Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers can join us Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. for a 30-minute storytime with stories, music, and fun activities!
Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers can join us Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. for a 30-minute storytime with stories, music, and fun activities!
Enjoy a fun storytime featuring movement, music, and rhyming!
Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage for two hours per visit. Parking around the library is metered at various costs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Join yoga instructor, Lily Allen-Duenas, for chair yoga at the Forest Avenue Library! No experience needed! No yoga mats or props are needed. Just bring yourself!
Need help with a phone, laptop, or tablet, or another electronic device? Come by the Central Library at 2PM on Thursdays and our staff will work with you to figure things out. This is a drop-in, first-come first-served service.
Join us for South Side's Monthly Book Discussion! This month we're reading A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin!
Book Discussion books are first come first served during the monthly book discussion meeting.
Get creative in this class and give plain old cardboard exciting new life! Each week will present a different challenge to transform something ordinary into something extraordinary. Snack provided for all participants.
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
Are you a fan of graphic novels? Join us for our EPIC Graphic Novel Book Club for kids ages 7-11. We will have a brief discussion about this month's book followed by fun activities and crafts related to the book!
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
Relax, read, and spend time with friendly therapy animals from the ARL! Drop in to meet our cuddly visitors and enjoy a calm, cozy evening at the library.
This program requires participants to be within a specific age range. Please select the correct age/grade when registering.
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Maria Semple is the bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Today Will Be Different, This One Is Mine, and the forthcoming Go Gentle (2026). Her novels are translated into 40 languages.