This Saturday should be day to remember as we welcome the 24th United States Poet Laureate as our #PoetryFest keynote speaker! Click here to learn more about the keynote and the fest: bit.ly/cplpoetry24

Only three days left until our #LP Sale is here! Join us at Harold Washington Library this Thursday where we will offer over 9,000 LP records from our collection for just $1 each. Cash only. While supplies last. Learn more here: bit.ly/1lpsale

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Happy #JazzAppreciationMonth !

With the American Writers Festival just one month away, we're excited to highlight one of the upcoming panels, Writing the Story of Jazz!

Learn more about the festival here! bit.ly/3JLFtJm

Check out some of the most popular and acclaimed collections of poetry of the last year: bit.ly/24poetry

Calling all #SmallBusinessOwners ! Learn how to use social media including Facebook and Instagram to promote your business and advertise to new customers. Full details here: bit.ly/socialsbo

More #Job and #Career events here: bit.ly/cpljandc

The #AmericanWritersFestival will be taking over Harold Washington Library on May 19th! Take a look at the amazing highlights for the day below.

#StarWarsDay is coming up soon! Join CPL for our Star Wars for Beginners information session. If you have always wanted to watch the movies or learn more about the Star Wars saga, then this event is for you. More: bit.ly/cplswfb

From a moving detective desk to photos from Chicago Public Library's Special Collections of the 1940s, Night in the Stacks was a fete with a film noir flair! Relive the evening through this feature in Crain's Chicago Business: bit.ly/49KDIsS

Thank you for the amazing recap, Candace Jordan!

We want to give a huge shoutout to our Associate Board for their hard work in helping plan our annual Night in the Stacks event. Associate Board President André Smith shares a behind-the-scenes look at the planning of this Library party: bit.ly/4cSi1tP

We're so excited to see you this weekend for our #DíaDeLosNiñosYLibros : A Celebration of Children and Books! Click here to learn more: bit.ly/ddlnl 🥳

Featured Special Guests:
11:30 a.m. Little Parade
12:30 p.m. Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
2 p.m. Miss Katie Sings

May 19 at Harold Washington Library! #Fest #Writers

Poet Lucy Park will delve into the fundamentals of sijo #Sijo (시조, pronounced SHEE-jo): a Korean poetic form, composed of three lines of 14-16 syllables, totaling 44-46 syllables in all. Join us to discover and craft your own captivating sijo. Register: bit.ly/cplpoetry24

Join YOUmedia this #PoetryMonth for an evening of the appreciation of poetry. Read, recite and listen to readings of famous poets or bring your own poems. For high school teens 13 to 19. Click here to learn more: bit.ly/ompoetry

What treasures will you find at our #LP Sale ? Join us on the 8th floor (Arts & Music Department) of Harold Washington Library and buy records for $1 each! Remember, cash only, Apr. 25-28. Full details here: bit.ly/1lpsale

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Join artist and educator Josh Runnels on an exhilarating journey, transcending clichés to craft original verses that resonate with the pulse of your life. April 16, 6 – 7:30 PM.

Click here to learn more: bit.ly/cplpoetry24

#PoetryMonth

Only 5 days until we host the very special screening of #Punch9 ! The screening will be followed by a talkback with director Joe Winston and producer Raymond Lambert. A must-watch for any history, documentary or film lover. April 17, 5 – 7:30 PM. More: bit.ly/hwpunch9