The Chicago Public Library Presents:

Home Buying 101...hey, and all its branches do have free WiFi. I'll get out of the office once-in-a-while and work at the Harold Washington Library downtown...but I digress:

The Chicago Public Library is hosting two sets of free programs on home buying at various branches around the city.

The first, Money Smart, is offered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to explain the process of home buying:

*Feb. 2, 1 p.m, at the West Englewood Branch, 1745 W. 63rd St.
*Feb. 2, 2 p.m. (in English and Spanish), at the Humboldt Park Branch, 1605 N. Troy St.
*Feb. 9, 10 a.m. (in English and Chinese), at the Chinatown Branch, 2353 S. Wentworth Ave.
*Feb. 16, 11 a.m., at the Legler Branch, 115 S. Pulaski Rd.
*Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., at the Archer Heights Branch, 5055 S. Archer Ave.

The second, Law at the Library, a monthly series on legal topics presented by the Chicago Bar Association, will focus on how to avoid common mistakes in buying and selling a home:

*March 4, 7 p.m., at the Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
*March 8, 2 p.m., at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St.
*March 24, 12:15 p.m., at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.

Visit http://chicagopubliclibrary.org/ or call 312-747-4300.