For Kids
What's Happening in the Library
BookamaniaApproximately 4,000+ children and parents attend performances, craft programs and listen to storytellers and celebrate reading.
Children's Summer Reading ProgramRead for fun all summer long during the annual Summer Reading Program open to kids three to fourteen.
Kraft Great KidsThe Chicago Public Library has joined with Kraft Foods to offer Chicago residents free admission to thirteen world-class museums.
Nature ConnectionsSpecial collections and programs celebrating nature and natural history in the city. Kids can Read, Learn and Explore nature all around them.
Teacher in the LibraryThis program, supported by the Chicago Public Library Foundation, provides free drop-in, homework help to any elementary school student who visits the library after school. Accredited teachers are hired to provide a structured after-school learning environment for children in the library.