Celebrate 50 years of Woodson Regional Library! Enjoy a day full of festivities including a house dance party, a special "Sinners" presentation, traditional African percussion and dance and more! Register: https://t.co/YLlqp6N3Hq

Join us for a Winter Story Time with @fox32news meteorologist Mark Strehl, who will be reading favorite classic winter children’s books. Plus, kids will be able to share why they love the library and get featured in the FOX 32 Holiday Special! More info: https://t.co/1WM2yar4SN

Praise & Protest: Voices of the Chicago Black Renaissance is on view at the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Exhibit Gallery at Woodson Regional Library. The exhibit showcases a transformative and cultural moment that is often overlooked. https://t.co/bnfVKjohp2

Finish the year strong with CPL's Renaissance Project events! Programs include hair ornament workshops, live music performances, model plane making and more, all with a focus on celebrating Chicago Black history. https://t.co/iXmqrFMzkS

December's Book of the Month is "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell. This deep and moving novel follows the death of William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet. Interested in reading "Hamnet" with friends? Visit The Reading Set to reserve your copies: https://t.co/gddqJjbJfo #CPLBotM

Looking for #BlackFriday deals? Here's one you can't miss! A CPL card gives you access to thousands of pieces of content for FREE! From top movies, books and music to author events, concerts and much more, there's something for everyone. Learn more: https://t.co/oKvbaumYsO

CPL wishes you a #HappyThanksgiving! We are thankful for all of our patrons and the hardworking staff who provide a great Library experience for all Chicagoans.

That's a wrap on our One Book, One Chicago season! Last Thursday, CPL held its OBOC keynote at Harold Washington Library Center, featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, author of this year's selection, "Olga Dies Dreaming." Missed it? Watch it here: https://t.co/4ADDnOklI1

Attention all writers! CPL is excited to announce its Write at CPL Celebration happening at Harold Washington Library Center on December 1, 2025. Visitors can expect local writing organizations, workshops, activities and more! Register here: https://t.co/Z2ylYD5Y8p

Applications are open for CPL’s Renaissance Project $4,000 microgrants to support new scholarship and storytelling around Black history and culture. Each of the 10 grants is funded by @MellonFdn. Applications close Friday, January 7, 2026. https://t.co/g4GCFpTLlO

Join us for an OBOC season finale keynote event featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, author of this year's selection, "Olga Dies Dreaming." Gonzalez will be in conversation with @Booklist_Donna at Harold Washington Library Center this Thursday. Learn more: https://t.co/Nqp0T8AqzK📚

Woodworking by @emilystjams Erica Skyberg is a teacher in rural South Dakota. Recently divorced from her best friend, she is growing weary from the cognitive dissonance of maintaining the facade of being a man. Place a hold: https://t.co/GUS5KSZ4Cr @zandoprojects

Wild Dark Shore by @Charlottewrite7 McConaghy has a knack for penning lyrical, suspenseful novels featuring natural world settings that center human grief and a changing world. Place a hold: https://t.co/ABSYKEkjfe @Flatironbooks

Mother Mary Comes to Me by @royarundhti Roy's difficult mother memoir is on par with both her fiction and her journalism, which is to say, it's spectacular. Place a hold: https://t.co/YX2l0NUUtR @ScribnerBooks

A Marriage at Sea by @SophieElmhirst One morning in March 1973, drifting in the Pacific on their beloved yacht, Maralyn and Maurice Bailey discover that a dying whale has struck the ship, creating a lethal hole. Place a hold: https://t.co/H6jIx8YBIp @riverheadbooks

Is a River Alive? by @RobGMacfarlane Nature writer MacFarlane, drawing inspiration from his local springs near Oxford, sets off on three journeys around the world to explore the question posed by the book's title. Place a hold: https://t.co/tZmcnB70WR @wwnorton

A Flower Traveled in My Blood by @hco96 The incredible true story of the grandmothers who fought to find a stolen generation of children. Place a hold: https://t.co/qVh5dQdCT6 @AvidReaderPress

Flesh by @DSzalayAuthor Teenager István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in town, he is a stranger to the social rituals practiced by his classmates and soon becomes isolated. Place a hold: https://t.co/olixanFY2I @ScribnerBooks

Flashlight by Susan Choi Spanning continents and decades, this haunting, evocative family saga will linger in your memory well after reading it. Place a hold: https://t.co/Oi4yvwYKVy @fsgbooks

The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones A manuscript from 1912 uncovered by construction workers ends up in the hands of Professor Etsy Beaucarne, who thinks the history within it may finally earn her tenure. Place a hold: https://t.co/caav2Km4WM @SagaPressBooks