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Spooky Library Programs to Bring Chills & Thrills

Halloween pumpkins and books

Celebrate the spooky season with this lineup of programs that celebrate things that go bump in the night. All programs are virtual, and advance registration is required. 

Virtual Programs for Adults

The History of Horror Adaptations (Virtual)
Tuesday, October 26, 7:00-8:00pm

Blair Davis, Associate Professor of Media Studies at DePaul will discuss the long history of Hollywood adaptations of literary horror stories and how popular movie monsters have been put to the page.

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Ghost Trio (Piano, Violin & Cello) (Virtual)
Sunday, October 31, 3:00-4:30pm

Enjoy the perfect Halloween concert featuring a talented performance of Beethoven’s s Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, nicknamed the “Ghost" Trio” and Levinson’s “Dybbuk.” Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio has been named some of the eeriest, strange, and terrifying music ever written, and Levinson's Dybbuk is named after a malevolent wandering spirit that enters and possesses the body of a living person until exorcized.

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Virtual Programs for Kids 

Andertoons Drawing Workshops: Draw Your Own Haunted House (Grades K-6) (Virtual)
Tuesday, October 26, 4:00-5:00pm

Cartoonist Mark Anderson will show kids how to create their own haunted house filled with creepy creatures in this draw-along class. 

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