Week Calendar

Name: Idea Box: National Poetry Month
Start: 2024-04-12
End: 2024-04-30
Location: Main Library

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (4/14)	Mon (4/15)	Tue (4/16)	Wed (4/17)	Thu (4/18)	Fri (4/19)	Sat (4/20)
All Day	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Idea Box: National Poetry Month All Day 4/12 - 4/30 Arts & Culture, Authors & Books Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Idea Box Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books Event Details: National Poetry Month was debuted in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. This commemorates poets' pivotal contributions to literature and the arts.
			This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Art Exhibit: "Abstraction/Subtraction" by Hodges Williams All Day 4/16 - 5/18 Arts & Culture Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Gallery Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: From the artist:
							This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Cancelled CANCELLED: Leading Edge Youth Empowerment Conference All Day Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Required This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Event Details: The 2024 Leading Edge Youth Empowerment Conference has been cancelled.
							Reservation MHS: Teen Leadership Conference All Day Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: High School Space
							Reservation MHS: Teen Leadership Conference All Day Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Middle School Space
9 am			Reservation Accent care 9:00am - 10:00am Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Reservation Pro-bono Network 9:00am - 11:30am Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Reservation Speak To Win 9:00am - 12:45pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room		Reservation Reserved 9:00am - 9:00pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room	Reservation BREAKTHRU Brands Meeting 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Reservation Speakers Forum 9:00am - 12:45pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Reservation Parent & Child Group 9:30am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description monthly parent and child group to discuss developmental milestones and build social skills	Reservation Dream Chaser Meeting 9:00am - 1:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description women discussing stocks and stock trends Reservation OPRF Community Chess Tournament 9:30am - 2:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description Chess tournaments are very simple, we set up play games then go home. Many participants will are students from Oak Park River Forest High School.
10 am		Reservation therapy 10:00am - 11:00am Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read at Maze 10:30am - 11:00am Kids & Families, Storytimes Maze Branch Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 19 Event Details: An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 10:30am - 1:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read in the Veterans Room 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 44 Event Details: This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 10:00am - 11:00am Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read in the Storytime Room 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 27 Event Details: This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Reservation Yarns & Yarns 10:00am - 11:30am Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room	Reservation Learning Lab 10:00am - 10:30am Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Creative Studio This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Building With Blocks 10:00am - 12:00pm Kids & Families Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 48 Building With Blocks We provide the wooden building blocks; you provide the imagination! For ages 0-5. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read at Dole 10:30am - 11:00am Kids & Families, Storytimes Dole Branch Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 22 Event Details: An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 26 Event Details: This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Reservation Den meeting for 3rd Grade Boy Scouts from Lincoln School in Oak park 10:00am - 11:00am Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Den meeting for 3rd Grade Boy Scouts from Lincoln School in Oak park This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. English Language Conversation 10:00am - 11:00am Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: 30 English Language Conversation Join other English language learners to practice English and learn new vocabulary in an informal setting. Conversation facilitators will lead the session with a variety of topics for conversation. Free and open to all English language learners. Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 10:00am - 1:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth
11 am		Reservation Speak to win 11:15am - 3:15pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Baby Lapsit 11:00am - 11:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 17 Baby Lapsit This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and babies who are not yet walking. Babies learn to associate books with fun and shared moments with their favorite adults. Short books are paired with songs and rhymes that are modeled to introduce pre-literacy skills. #babytoddler See all upcoming storytimes » Event Details: #babytoddler Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.		Reservation nannies and kids event 11:00am - 1:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Media Preservation Station Overview 11:00am - 12:00pm Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Creative Studio Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Required Seats Remaining: 15 Event Details: Curious about the library's Media Preservation tools? This program will review the library's different resources for digitizing different types of media—including VHS tapes, cassette tapes, film negatives, and more. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Young & Restless 11:00am - 11:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 18 Young & Restless Babies learn to associate books with fun and shared moments with favorite adults during this storytime designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children birth to 24 months. One-year-olds love to wander and listen while they explore, and caregivers can help them participate while on the move. Short books are paired with songs and rhymes that are modeled to introduce pre-literacy skills. #babytoddler See all upcoming storytimes » Event Details: #babytoddler Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Reservation Tau Xi Zeta - Zeta Phi Beta Chapter Meeting 11:30am - 3:00pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Reservation Women's Conference 11:30am - 3:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Womens Conference meeting, light snack, praise and worship
12 pm	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth		This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga 12:30pm - 1:00pm Health & Wellness Virtual Registration closed Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Chair Yoga Calm and center your mind while moving your body through intentional poses and sequences. Chair yoga can improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your mood, and reducing stress and joint strain. Now is a great time to start a practice or revisit one. What to know before you join Chair yoga and meditation are accessible and open for all Dress comfortably Find a location where you can focus and dedicate 30 minutes to you You are not required to keep your camera on Prepare to take time to match your movement and motion and have a little fun Have a chair that can be stationary About the instructor Instructor DuShaun Branch is focused on bringing yoga to as many BIPOC and plus-sized communities as possible. She believes people not only need rest and relaxation, but resistance. Yoga is a powerful way to tap into the balance of ease and positive effort. DuShaun teaches through the lens of equity and trauma-informed, hosting classes in “nontraditional” settings all over the city. She intends on taking down as many barriers as possible to bring yoga to those who are looking for calm and relaxed minds. DuShaun truly believes yoga is for all, and shares that throughout Chicago and beyond. Disclaimer(s) Virtual Program After you register (below), you will receive an email with a specific Zoom link to join the event. By registering, you agree to library policy and understand that no conduct is permitted that may reasonably be expected to create a disturbance or otherwise interfere with the safe use and enjoyment of the library and program by others. All times are listed in Central time. Physical Activity By joining this class, you declare that you are physically fit and ready to participate and understand any physical activity may involve some risk of injury. You may rest at any time during the class. It is your responsibility to consult with your physician with respect to any past or present injury, illness, health problem, or any other condition or medication that may affect your participation. The participant assumes all risks of injury and illness that may result from such participation. The participant agrees to waive and release the Oak Park Public Library, its officers, employees, trustees, and agents and shall hold such persons/entity harmless from any and all liability for any claim, suit, or other cause of action which might arise from injuries, illness, damages, or loss which may occur on account of participation in such activities.	Reservation Housing Forward Leadership Team 12:00pm - 4:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Reservation Oak Park River Forest Worker Bees 12:30pm - 2:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room			This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. International Poetry Series: South American Poetry 12:30pm - 2:00pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 8 Event Details: Please join us for a survey of poetry around the world. We will meet in four monthly gatherings and begin our investigation with a literary culture of modern and contemporary South American poets.
1 pm	Reservation Tutortastic Session 1:00pm - 4:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Lobby Community Space Reservation Girl Scout Troop #47151 1:30pm - 2:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 1:30pm - 4:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth Reservation The Justice Network 1:30pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description Congregations Networking for Social Justice presents: Oak Park Area Responds to Migrants. A panel of experts, volunteers, and story-tellers will present relevant information.		Reservation Itinerant Adventurer Book Club - The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams 1:00pm - 3:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description book discussion This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Scrabble Club 1:00pm - 3:00pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: Join us for a friendly game of Scrabble. All skills levels and ages welcome This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Supported Storytime 1:30pm - 2:00pm Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: Designed for children with disabilities ages 3+ with caregiver support. Classes are structured with visual schedules and include fun picture books and songs, with fine and gross motor movement activities. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Words on Wednesday: "The Wager" 1:00pm - 2:00pm Authors & Books Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 31 Words on Wednesday Expect stimulating conversation about fiction and nonfiction titles selected by Adult Services Librarians. Learn more about library-led book discussions » Event Details: From the number one New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, David Grann's This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Wednesday Matinee Film Series: When Harry Met Sally 1:00pm - 3:00pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 149 Event Details: It is a Wednesday Matinee! Each Wednesday the library has a movie matinee film screening at Main Library. Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 1:00pm - 4:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 1:00pm - 1:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	Reservation Weekly knitting group 1:00pm - 3:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description Oak park residents who meet weekly to knit and socialize Reservation Styles 4 Kidz Board Training Session 1:00pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room	Art Exhibit Reception: "Abstraction/Subtraction" by Hodges Williams 1:00pm - 2:00pm Main Library Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Gallery Event Details: Join us for an artist reception with artist Hodges Williams in the Main Library Gallery. This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. One Earth Film Festival Children's Watch Party 1:00pm - 3:15pm Civic Learning, Sustainability Main Library This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School Program Type: Civic Learning, Sustainability Event Details: Young environmentalists, join us for seven award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll enjoy reel stories and think about taking action to create real change to celebrate and preserve our Earth!
2 pm	Reservation Holistic Tutoring 2:00pm - 4:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description We will be facilitating a writing class for a group of students ages kindergarten through fifth grade.	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 2:00pm - 3:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	Reservation AWN Communications Group 2:00pm - 3:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Lobby Community Space Meeting/Event Description Planning meeting This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Shakespeare Movie Fest: Othello 2:00pm - 4:30pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 148 Event Details: Join in a celebration of Shakespeare's work at this weekly film series. Each week will feature a different film based on a Shakespeare's play. Come to all or any of the series. April 16: Othello				Reservation Chicago sf book discussion 2:00pm - 4:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description Discuss My Brother's Keeper by Tim Powers
3 pm	Reservation Girl Scout Troop 47356 3:00pm - 4:15pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room	Book Bike: Mills Park Tower 3:00pm - 4:00pm Offsite Offsite Event Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Book Bike The Book Bike brings the library to you and your neighbors by popping up throughout the village—April through October, weather permitting! Learn more about Oak Park’s Book Bike » Event Details: The Book Bike visits Mills Park Tower for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting.	This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. MHS: Job Readiness Series 3:30pm - 6:00pm Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: High School Program Type: Students Grades 9-12 Required Seats Remaining: 29 Event Details: High school students! Join us for a three day program to learn career fundamentals including:	This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. MHS: Job Readiness Series 3:30pm - 6:00pm Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Required Seats Remaining: 30 Event Details:	Reservation Tutor 3:30pm - 4:30pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Reservation Meeting with Illinois State Librarian 3:30pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. MHS: Job Readiness Series 3:30pm - 5:00pm Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Required Seats Remaining: 30 Event Details:	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 3:00pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Read to a Dog 3:30pm - 4:30pm Kids & Families Main Library This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Children's Services Area Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School Program Type: Kids & Families Event Details: Dogs love to hear kids read and appreciate the cuddles as well!	This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. A Call to Activism With Ernest Crim III 3:00pm - 4:00pm Authors & Books, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Get tips, ideas and inspiration for engaging in community activism for yourself and others in A Call to Activism. Reservation Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club Support Group Meeting 3:00pm - 4:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description This meeting is a combined support group/social connection opportunity for neurodiverse adults (18+) in the Chicago area, hosted by the Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club at the Main Branch of the Oak Park Public Library.
4 pm		Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 4:00pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Love on the Page Book Discussion: "Powerless" 4:00pm - 5:00pm Authors & Books Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 23 Love on the Page Book Discussion Join us as we meet every other month to discuss romance books and subgenres—like romantic fantasy, historical romance, contemporary romance, and more. Learn more about library-led book discussions » Event Details: This month we will be discussing Powerless This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. MHS: Beyond the Books 4:00pm - 5:30pm Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Event Details: A Greater Good Foundation—together with the library—is offering a comprehensive co-ed mentor program to inspire all students 13-18 to look inward and harness their inherent capabilities and resources to realize their fullest potential.	This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Tea Talk 4:30pm - 5:30pm Students Grades 6-8 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Middle School Space Age Group: Middle School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8 Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Open space for Middle School student to express themselves through Talking, Education and Art. To receive advice on daily topics from peers and middle school staff.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Cancelled Cancelled: Be Our Neighbor 4:00pm - 5:00pm Kids & Families Main Library Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School Program Type: Kids & Families Event Details: Children learn more when watching educational programming with their caregiver! Structured discussions and activities, paired with an episode of Mr. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Empower Her Mentorship 4:00pm - 5:00pm Students Grades 9-12 Main Library This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: High School Program Type: Students Grades 9-12 Event Details: A mentoring program that develops life and leadership skills, provides professional development opportunities, and creates a sense of community among female identifying high school students. Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 4:30pm - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Access Granted Co-Ed Mentor Program 4:00pm - 5:30pm Careers & Businesses, Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Required Seats Remaining: 40 Event Details: This program offers mentorship to students grades 6th through 12th, providing them with invaluable educational opportunities and nurturing personal growth. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Money on My Mind: Youth Financial Literacy Series 4:00pm - 6:00pm Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Middle School Space Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Required Seats Remaining: 50 Event Details: Join Byline Bank representatives as they educate middle and high schoolers on the benefits of personal financial management.	This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. MHS: Just Dance Duos Gaming Tournament! 4:00pm - 5:45pm Digital Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Middle School Space Age Group: Middle School Program Type: Digital Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Event Details: Join us at the Oak Park Public Library for a series of gaming tournaments that are sure to be remembered! Our very own Middle and High School Services team will be hosting a variety of tournaments and we hope to see you there!
5 pm			Reservation Pack 23 Wolf Den Meeting 5:45pm - 6:45pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Monthly Cub Scout Den Meeting	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 5:30pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth	Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 5:30pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth
6 pm		Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 6:00pm - 7:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth Reservation Collaboration for Early Childhood Board of Directors Meeting 6:00pm - 8:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room	Reservation &Rise Support Group for High School Girls 6:30pm - 8:30pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Our Mission at &Rise is to empower women to be the ultimate versions of themselves no matter what adversities they’ve faced.		This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Oak Park STEAM Fest 6:00pm - 7:30pm Digital Learning, Kids & Families Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 274 Event Details: Experience the wide world of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) at hands-on robotics, coding, and art stations set up throughout the library!
7 pm		Reservation FOPPL Finance Committee 7:00pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Reservation Private Practice 7:00pm - 8:45pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description Private dance practice and meeting	Reservation Oak Park Runners Club Race Committee Meeting 7:00pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Final race committee meeting before 4/28 race. Reservation LaLeche League 7:30pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Meeting/Event Description Gathering for new caregivers to receive breastfeeding support	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Author Visit: Sketchbook or Notebook: Exploring the Relationship Between Making Art & Writing Fiction 7:00pm - 8:00pm Arts & Culture, Authors & Books Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 58 Event Details: Rebecca Keller explores how writing—and different types of writing—overlap, and how these overlaps have impacted her thinking as a teacher. Reservation Victories of the Heart Men's Group 7:00pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Group for men to discuss issues in their lives Reservation Private Practice 7:00pm - 8:45pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Private dance practice and meeting Reservation Oak Park Muslim Community Board Meeting - April 7:30pm - 8:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room	Reservation Oak Park Writer's Group 7:00pm - 8:30pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

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