CHICAGO — The Austin-Irving Library, 6100 W. Irving Park Road, announced a packed schedule of free programs for kids and adults in September.
• At 2 p.m. on Saturday, the library will host a party to mark the end of Super Explorers, a summer curriculum for kids. The public event will include prizes and a live performance of classic folk songs, according to branch manager Anthony Powers.
• At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, retired Army colonel and military scholar Paul Herbert will give a free lecture on America's entry into WWI. The talk is part of a citywide series coinciding with the U.S. entry into the war, Powers said.
• Starting on Sept. 11, a teacher will hold free tutoring sessions from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Monday through Thursday, to help students with their homework throughout the school year.
• At 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, members of the City Lit Theater Company will discuss and read excerpts from 10 different "frequently challenged" books in honor of Banned Books Week. Titles will include Bill Cosby's "Little Bill" series, young adult novelist John Green's "Looking for Alaska" and David Levithan's "Two Boys Kissing."
• On Sept. 28, the library will kick off its fall "story time" series for young children, continuing every Thursday until Dec. 10. The series includes a session for toddlers at 10:30 a.m., another for pre-schoolers at 11:15 a.m. and a "lap sit" for babies at 12:15 p.m.
