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Exhibición: Nuestros Héroes, Nuestras Historias

Our Heroes, Our Stories Exhibit
2025-09-26 00:00:00 2025-09-26 23:59:00 America/Chicago Exhibición: Nuestros Héroes, Nuestras Historias Ven y conoce los Avatares de los Héroes comunitarios. Patrocinado por la Fundación del Caucus Latino Legislativo de Illinois. Main Library -

Friday, September 26
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-09-26 00:00:00 2025-09-26 23:59:00 America/Chicago Exhibición: Nuestros Héroes, Nuestras Historias Ven y conoce los Avatares de los Héroes comunitarios. Patrocinado por la Fundación del Caucus Latino Legislativo de Illinois. Main Library -

Ven y conoce los Avatares de los Héroes comunitarios. Patrocinado por la Fundación del Caucus Latino Legislativo de Illinois.

17 legisladores estatales latinos identificaron a héroes comunitarios anónimos en sus distritos. Muchos de esos avatares estarán exhibidos en la biblioteca del 12 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. Como parte de esta exhibición, se realizará un taller en el que podrás diseñar y comenzar a crear el avatar de tu propio viaje del héroe. 
 
Taller: Tu Viaje del Héroe y Tu Avatar Personal 
Sábado, 27 de septiembre 
1-4 p. m., Salones de la Comunidad, Biblioteca Principal 

Our Heroes, Our Stories Exhibit

Come and meet the Community Heroes Avatars.  In a project sponsored by the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation, 17 Latinx state legislators identified unsung community heroes in their districts. After participating in a workshop to discuss the “hero’s journey” and how it applied to them, each hero created an avatar to represent their strengths, their journey, and obstacles they had overcome. 

Many of those avatars will be exhibited in the library from September 12th through October 15th. As part of this exhibit, there will be a workshop at which you can design and begin creating your personal hero's journey avatar. 
 


Workshop: Your Hero’s Journey and Your Personal Avatar 

Saturday, September 27 
1-4 pm, Community rooms 

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | En Espanol |

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Exhibición: Nuestros Héroes, Nuestras Historias - Our Heroes, Our Stories Exhibit
Thu, Sep 25, All day
Main Library
Ven y conoce los Avatares de los Héroes comunitarios. Patrocinado por la Fundación del Caucus Latino Legislativo de Illinois.
Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
Thu, Sep 25, 9:00am - 9:00pm
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Registration is now closed
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Exhibición: Nuestros Héroes, Nuestras Historias - Our Heroes, Our Stories Exhibit
Fri, Sep 26, All day
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Ven y conoce los Avatares de los Héroes comunitarios. Patrocinado por la Fundación del Caucus Latino Legislativo de Illinois.
Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
Fri, Sep 26, 9:00am - 9:00pm
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