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CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Sound Studio Mentor Sessions in YOUmedia to be held on March 12, 2020
Stop by West Loop YOUmedia's Recording Studio from 3PM to 7:30 PM every Thursday and meet Bucio, our visiting Music Mentor and Recording Engineer!
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Baby & Me to be held on March 11, 2020
Welcome, baby! This 25-minute story time is designed specifically for infants from birth to 12 months, along with their caregivers.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Little Learners Story Time to be held on March 11, 2020
Build a love of reading with short books, rhymes, songs and a variety of body movement activities during this interactive story time.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Family Movie Night: The Princess and the Frog (2009) to be held on March 7, 2020
By Press release submission Mar 2, 2020
A prince and a princess are transformed into frogs and seek the help of a voodoo priestess to restore their true forms.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY: Little Learners Story Time to be held on March 04, 2020
By Press release submission Mar 2, 2020
Build a love of reading with short books, rhymes, songs and a variety of body movement activities during this interactive story time.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Baby & Me to be held on March 04, 2020
By Press release submission Mar 2, 2020
This 25-minute story time is designed specifically for infants from birth to 12 months, along with their caregivers.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Documentary Screening: Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) to be held on March 03, 2020
By Press release submission Mar 2, 2020
Join us for a screening of Why We Laugh: Funny Women.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: YOUmedia Open Lab to be held on February 25, 2020
By Press release submission Feb 24, 2020
Start your own interest-driven project during open lab.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP: Little Learners Story Time to be held on Feb. 26, 2020
By Press release submission Feb 24, 2020
Build a love of reading with short books, rhymes, songs and a variety of body movement activities during this interactive story time.
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - WEST LOOP BRANCH: Adult Screening: When Harry Met Sally (1989) to be held on February 22, 2020
By Press release submission Feb 20, 2020
Join us for a screening of When Harry Met Sally.
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Students in West Loop show support for Wuhan, China
Students at the Intercultural Montessori Language School are mastering a song so that they can send their love – literally – to Wuhan, China as inspiration for those impacted by the coronavirus.
Open Books to hold Reading Buddies volunteer training
Open Books is holding a volunteer training session for its Reading Buddies program on March 6 at its West Loop location at 651 W. Lake Street.
Montessori Academy hosting Admissions Coffee Chat
The Montessori Academy of Chicago is hosting an Admissions Coffee Chat for families interested in learning more about its programs at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb.18.
West Loop is home to a funky central hub for literacy efforts
The literacy stats for Chicago are dire: According to the Chicago Literacy Alliance (CLA), 30 percent of the population has low basic literacy skills, 39% of public school children read below their grade levels, and 61% of low-income homes have no children’s books in them.
Volunteers collect items for Skinner West Library
Friends of Skinner West volunteers are hard at work collecting items for the school’s soon-to-be STEM library.
Skinner West raises funds for eighth grade Washington, D.C. trip
Skinner West officials are taking orders now for one-of-a-kind magnets that are being sold to help raise funds for the Class of 2020 eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C.
Skinner West debate team wins 28 awards at league tournament
The Skinner West Elementary School debate team recently finished first in five out of six award categories at the Chicago Middle School Debate League Tournament.
Skinner West seeking donations for gala art event on Feb. 29
Mark Skinner West Elementary School is set to host its annual “No Art Left Behind” gala, beginning at 7 p.m on Feb. 29 at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
West Monroe Partners plans expansion in new Chicago location
Business and technology consulting firm West Monroe Partner’s rapid expansion in the downtown Chicago area is set to hit the gas pedal with the company announcing plans to move into a facility twice the size of its current one and increase its city workforce by 400 percent over the next five years.