Join us for refreshments and a bouquet of staff reviews of this spring’s best fiction and nonfiction titles. The reviewers will be Jake, Matthew, Rachel, and Sara. This GPL tradition is a wonderful way to build your beach reading list!

Registration encouraged.

The Bronzeville area has a fascinating history that goes back to pre-Civil War days and was strongly shaped by the Great Migration. This richly illustrated lecture will take you from the early times right up to the present, with an emphasis on the glory days of what was known as Black Metropolis. Presented by architectural historian Laurie Petersen.

Join an expert birder for a spring migration bird walk at the Skokie Lagoons! Early May is a great time of year for birding in the Chicago area, as breeding birds are singing and migrating birds are pouring through. You will look for a variety of birds, learn about migration, and be able to ask all of your burning bird-related questions. Registration required.