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Audio Booth Reservation

9:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Sustainability" group.

Children's Halloween Costume Swap

9:00am - 8:00pm
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families, Sustainability
Event Details:

Looking for Halloween costumes for children ages 0-11? "Shop" the free swap—even if you don't have a costume to swap:

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Wonder Works Leadership Meeting

10:00am - 2:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

meeting for strategic planning

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
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
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.

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Audio Booth Reservation

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Book Bike: Mills Park Tower

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite
Offsite Event
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.

Reservation

Audio Booth Reservation

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
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LGBTQ+ Youth Program

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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 "Careers & Businesses" 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.

Beyond the Books Co-Ed Mentorship Program

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: 149
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 "Civic Learning" group.

Voter Registration Information

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Civic Learning
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning
Event Details:

Stop by the lobby and get information about registration with a Deputy Registrar sponsored by HEADCOUNT

Voter Qualifications: 

To register to vote, you must be:

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Audio Booth Reservation

5:00pm - 5:45pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group.
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group.
This event is in the "Sustainability" group.

Craft Corner: Spooky Jars

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
Registration closed
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Craft Corner

Craft Corner is an all-ages, intergenerational program that brings the community together to create projects throughout the year. With a focus on using different materials and upcycling when possible, each craft is designed to appeal to kids, teens, and adults. Bring your family or neighbors for some hands-on fun! If you'd like, you can even bring your own materials to make the planned craft or create something uniquely your own.

Event Details:

Let's have fun making glowing creepy crawly jars! Bring an empty, clean jar from home, or use our upcycled jars.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Storytimes" group.

Haunted Trails Tales in the Dark

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Outside Plaza
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Get ready for some spooky stories after dark! Join us outside the library for a series of light fright stories and fun.

Best for preschool and elementary age kids. Costumes encouraged.

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Audio Booth Reservation

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
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Girls on the Rise Parent Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
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Oak Park Referendum Presentation by League of Women Voters

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

Learn about the two referendum questions on the Oak Park November Ballot through a presentation. Redistricting is a non-binding question and Ranked Choice Voting for Oak Park Village President and Trustees is a binding question.

This event is in the "Friends Board" group.

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Friends Board
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Program Type: Friends Board

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »