# Family Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public Library

> Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time.

- When: Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PM
- Where: Smart Museum of Art, 5550 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Check official pricing
- Organizer: Smart Museum of Art and Chicago Public Library
- Official page: https://idbglam.com/events/family-day-seeing-the-invisible-world-to-build-a-new-one/
- Last checked: Mon, Nov 9

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Families visit the Smart Museum of Art after hours for a bedtime story time led with the Chicago Public Library.

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