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Free Admission for Illinois Residents

The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Admission is free for Illinois residents on weekdays (Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays), November 27โ€“December 22, 2023, as well as January 8โ€“March 22, 2024. If you reserve your free tickets online in advance, your resident status will be verified using the zip code associated with the billing address provided. If youโ€™re unable to reserve tickets in...

Free

Superhero Science with Kid President

Mount Prospect Public Library 10 S. Emerson, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Release your inner superhero with fun games and mini experiments that feature favorites like Black Panther, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and you! Thatโ€™s right, Kid President says โ€œYou may not have a cape or wear underwear outside your clothes (thatโ€™s a good thing), but...you have everything you need to make someoneโ€™s day more awesome.โ€ Come make...

Free

T-Rexplorers

Wood Dale Public Library 520 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL, United States

Get a glimpse of what itโ€™s like to go on a Paleontological dig and see authentic dinosaur fossils from species like Triceratops and T-Rex. Come 15 minutes early (1:45) to meet โ€œGreen Beanโ€ the baby Triceratops! Stay late to explore the fossils.

Free

Monday Afternoon Movie: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Eola Road Branch 555 S Eola Road, Aurora, IL, United States

Swim by the library on your day off school for a fun family movie! Bring your own packaged snacks & covered drinks. Movie: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023 DreamWorks, Rated PG). Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken: Sweet and awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman is desperate to fit in at school, but she mostly just feels invisible. She's...

Free

Celebrating Black Superheroes

Fountaindale Public Library 300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL, United States

Join us for an afternoon of celebrating Black superheroes! We will play games, learn about the history of black superheroes and watch "Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse." (Grades 6โ€“12)

Free

Under the Sea Fun

Helen Plum Library 411 South Main Street, Lombard, IL, United States

We'll go under the sea with crafts, games, and songs from the musical Finding Nemo Jr. performed by the Glen Westlake Middle School Theatre Club.

Free

Trivia: Pop Culture Edition

Barrington Area Library 505 N Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL, United States

From a galaxy far away to a marvelous cinematic universe, test out your knowledge and see if the force is with you to become a Jeopardy champion. Win one prize to rule them all! Register as a team of up to six or individually. All ages. Meeting Room.

Free

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