Did you know there is a Civic Season? Led by museums and libraries around the country, Civic Season is two weeks every year devoted to programs and events the build our civic skills between the Fourth ...

Have you ever dreamed of writing the next Great American Novel? Do you have a torrid romance burning inside you? Do you know why the aliens are coming to get you, and you have to share the secret of ...

A library location will be open in each ward on Monday, Oct. 14 in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. Neighborhood libraries will be open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ...

Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year. Key customs include blowing the shofar (a ram's horn), attending synagogue services, and eating symbolic foods like apples dipped in honey.

The Memory Lab provides equipment for personal archiving of documents, home movies and photographs. It's a do-it-yourself (DIY) model, meaning we provide step-by-step instructions, but you control the ...

Pesto the Penguin, the largest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia has ever had, has taken the internet by storm. Weighing in at more than 50 pounds, he is larger than his ...

Create our 2025 bookmarks! Submit your design for the 2025 Southwest Library bookmark by Dec. 1. Winners will receive a gift card to Politics & Prose and have their design printed and available for ...

Beyond the Book is a literacy program centered on developing readers in kindergarten through third grade. By highlighting vibrant stories on a seasonal basis that represent the wonders of children's ...

This October, celebrate spooky season at your neighborhood library! Check out spine-tingling reads, stream haunting playlists at your costume party or classic horror movies at your next movie night ...