Closed for Thanksgiving 🦃

The library will close early at 5pm on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and will remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gobble up some good reads before the holiday—we’ll reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30!

Eastland: Chicago's Deadliest Day film screening

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Passengers packed aboard a Great Lakes excursion steamer never suspected that the SS Eastland had a dark past. But others knew, and the tragedy that would end 844 lives became America’s shameful secret. EASTLAND combines story lines of immigrant exploitation, greed, corruption, a cover-up, and hundreds of casualties in one of America's worst maritime tragedies. Join us for a 30-minute screening of this Emmy award winning documentary followed by Q&A with Executive Producer Harvey Moshman.

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