Kōtarō Isaka’s Bullet Train
In Bullet Train, Ladybug is an unlucky assassin who is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs have gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on the…
2022 Star Wars Celebration
Before the new season of The Mandalorian arrives on Disney+, get in the Star Wars spirit and show your love for this epic franchise with a day of out-of-this-world fun for people—and Wookies—of all ages! We are hosting an adventure-filled…
WWI Military Movies You Won’t Want to Miss!
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month, and Veterans Day is on November 11. Our current Veterans Day commemorations grew out of Armistice Day, which marked the end of World War I in 1919. I read and watch a…
International Games Day 2022
Join us in the Vortex for an afternoon of fun and games on Saturday, November 19! All events are for teens in grades 6–12, and registration is required. Giant Games 1–2 p.m. Get ready to play some of your favorite…
Seeking the Stars: Fandom in Space
I’ve been obsessed with space since I was young. My dad and I would look at the stars outside together on the nights when we both couldn’t sleep (insomnia seems to run in the family), and we had the SETI…
Stepping into the Hellboy Universe
Mike Mignola wrote the first Hellboy comic in 1994, starting the chain of what would branch off into the large imagined world of Hellboy. With expanding universes, there always comes a point where there is just a huge amount of…
Get Free Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Tickets with Your Library Card (2022–2023)
We are excited to partner with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) to offer free tickets to their 2022–2023 season performances. Library cardholders can check out one concert pass redeemable for two tickets (student and/or adult) at the IPO box office. Simply…
Film Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everyone I knew that has seen Everything Everywhere All At Once in theaters raved about it. They told me to go see it immediately, but they couldn’t really tell me about the movie without spoiling some aspect of it. Now,…
Book Review: “The Way to the Stars” by Una McCormack
Hopefully, without sounding as though I’m disparaging Extended Universe or media tie-in novels, The Way to the Stars by Una McCormack is, technically, a Star Trek novel. However, you can ignore that entirely for the purposes of this book and this…
Fall Fandom Fest (October 2022)
Do you love all things fandom: the books, the movies, the TV shows, the comics and most importantly, the fun? Join us in person and online from Sunday, October 16 until Friday, October 21 for a week of epic fun…