YOUmedia

YOUmedia YOUmedia [yoo me•de•a] noun 1. A social learning space for teens filled with the latest digital media technology at the Chicago Public Library

🎨🌸 Get Quinceañera-inspired!Help Little Village Library celebrate its 15th birthday by creating Quinceañera-inspired art...
08/22/2026

🎨🌸 Get Quinceañera-inspired!

Help Little Village Library celebrate its 15th birthday by creating Quinceañera-inspired art and decorations for a teen art exhibition and photo backdrop! 🎉

📅 Aug 27 | 3–5 PM
📍 Little Village Branch
🍕 Pizza + art supplies provided!
👑 Teens ages 13–19

🎯 Ready to meet your goals this school year?Stop by YOUmedia Chinatown Branch to make and decorate your own Goal Trackin...
08/22/2026

🎯 Ready to meet your goals this school year?

Stop by YOUmedia Chinatown Branch to make and decorate your own Goal Tracking Punch Card! Set goals, track your wins, and start the school year strong. ✨

📅 Wed, Aug 26
⏰ 3–4:30 PM
📍 Chinatown Library
🎨 All materials provided

08/03/2026

📍Come with me to visit the new CPL Obama Presidential Center branch and the YOUmedia teen space inside. You can find this new space and other events if you download the My CHI. My Future. app.

10 DAYS until Q***r Radical Fair! ✨The CPL x Radical Fit designers & Rebirth Warriors have been working with mentors Sk...
07/20/2026

10 DAYS until Q***r Radical Fair! ✨
The CPL x Radical Fit designers & Rebirth Warriors have been working with mentors Sky Cubacub Vieve Calla May Bordie and Morgan Hill .hill.art to create original fashion capsule collections — and it's almost time to see the final looks!

📍 Ping Tom Park, 1700 S. Wentworth Ave
📅 Thursday, July 30th
🕓 4-8PM | Fashion show starts at 4:30PM

What to expect:
👗 Fashion show + intermission performances by We Rock! Chicago () & K18 Dance ()
🎶 Music all afternoon by , &
📸 Photobooth with & .u.c.e.r.i.t.o
🎨 Arts & crafts, free SWAG, and community resources from local orgs
🍦 FREE ice cream from + free drinks & snacks (while supplies last)

Accessibility: ASL interpretation, CART, and audio description throughout. Live-streamed & archived by for those watching from home. Free KN95 masks provided, free gender-affirming garments while supplies last, and wheelchair-accessible porta-potties on site.

💟 💟 💟 💟 💟 Orgs Tabling
The artistic alphabet mafia
Uncommon Closet
Life Is Work Resource Center .iswork
Pushing Envelopes Chicago
Hyde Park Art Center
Gerber/Hart Library & Archives
GF Productions ,
Chicago Books to Women in Prison
Yollocalli Arts Reach & CALOR
Art Institute of Chicago
Chinese American Museum of Chicago and Heritage Museum of Asian Art
Center on Halsted
We Rock! Chicago
Just Roots

Made possible by the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks

Full details at https://bit.ly/4ybmuSZ

***rRadicalFit

07/14/2026

🏞️Don’t get lost for days when you visit a park this summer. What activities will you complete to get your Summer at CPL challenge tote? 🚨No Simon’s or bears were hurt during the making of this video.

Our CPL summer interns teamed up with library staff to plan a month full of events across Chicago. TUES, JULY 21🎉 Slime ...
07/13/2026

Our CPL summer interns teamed up with library staff to plan a month full of events across Chicago.

TUES, JULY 21
🎉 Slime Social — Douglass Branch, 3-4PM
✍️ Youth Poetry Workshop — Humboldt Park Branch, 2-3PM
🏃 Mini Field Day Teen Led! — McKinley Park Branch, 3-4:30PM

WED, JULY 22
🛍️ Creative Canvas: Totes & Trinkets — Chinatown Branch, 3-4:30PM
🌿 Paint Your Planter — Walker Branch, 2-5PM
🎮 Intern Take-Over: Game Night — Beverly Branch, 5-6PM

THURS, JULY 23
🖌️ Arts and Crafts Workshop — Scottsdale Branch, 2-4PM
🍦 Let's Make Ice Cream — Merlo Branch, 1:30-3PM
🖋️ Summer Ink Studio — Portage-Cragin Branch, 1-2PM
🪡 Embroidery for Teens — Jefferson Park, 5:30-7:00PM

Full details + registration: chipublib.org/teens

Our CPL summer interns teamed up with library staff to plan a month full of events across Chicago. WED, JULY 15💌 Origami...
07/10/2026

Our CPL summer interns teamed up with library staff to plan a month full of events across Chicago.

WED, JULY 15
💌 Origami Workshop! — Bucktown Wicker Park Branch, 6-7PM

MON, JULY 20
🥁 Take Me Thru There Dance Party — Legler Regional, 2-4PM
🧡 Cards For Kindness — Lincoln Belmont Branch, 3:30-4:30PM
🎨 Slime It Workshop — Daley, Richard M. Daley Branch 1-3PM
🫧 Oobs of Fun — West Pullman Branch, 4-5PM
🎨 Lace Painting — Bezazian Branch, 4:30-6:30PM

Full details + registration: chipublib.org/teens

07/07/2026

How many summer Chicago Public Library activities have you completed? There’s still time to sign up at your local library branch.

🌈✨ Save the Date! ✨🌈Join us on Thursday, July 30 | 4–8 PM| Ping Tom Memorial Park for this year's Q***r Radical Fair a c...
07/07/2026

🌈✨ Save the Date! ✨🌈

Join us on Thursday, July 30 | 4–8 PM| Ping Tom Memorial Park for this year's Q***r Radical Fair a celebration of queerness, fashion, self-expression, creativity, and community! 💖

Here's a sneak peek at what's in store:
👗 Teen fashion show featuring original designs
💃 dance party
📸 Photo booth
📚 Library resources
🎨 Interactive activities from local community organizations
🍦 Food, refreshments, and (while supplies last!)
⚡RSVP https://bit.ly/4ybmuSZ

The Q***r Radical Fair is presented by Chicago Public Library's YOUmedia Radical Fit in collaboration with Sky Cubacub of Rebirth Garments , Vieve of Vulpinic , and the Chicago Park District's NOITP initiative.

Stay tuned, we'll be announcing the full lineup of performers and community partners in the coming weeks!

***rRadicalFair

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400 S State St
Chicago, IL
60605

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 6pm
Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
Wednesday 1pm - 6pm
Thursday 1pm - 6pm
Friday 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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