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Sound Bath Meditation

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Looking for a way to reset and relax? Still the mind and expand your awareness through a guided meditation sound bath. Using the ambient sounds and vibrations of crystal ...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Looking for a way to reset and relax? Still the mind and expand your awareness through a guided meditation sound bath. Using the ambient sounds and vibrations of crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, and Tingsha Bells, a meditati

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Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "The Overstory"

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature in the Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature in the Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Group, held on Wednesdays in the later half of the month ever

Oak Park Public Library Regular Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Scoville Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Library Board
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Board Meeting:

Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board »

Event Details:

Meeting agenda and materials will be linked from this page—and via oppl.org/board—48 hours before the meeting date.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Library Board

Board Meeting

Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board »

Event Details:

Meeting agenda and materials will be linked from this page—and via oppl.org/board—48 hours before the meeting date.

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VIRTUAL: French Conversation Hour

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
French Conversation Hour:

Join us for a casual hour of open conversation with other French speakers. Whether you speak enough to hold a basic conversation or you can rattle off long stories, all are welcome...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Required
Seats Remaining: 18

French Conversation Hour

Join us for a casual hour of open conversation with other French speakers. Whether you speak enough to hold a basic conversation or you can rattle off long stories, all are welcome. No class, no formal lesson—just practice for current French speakers.

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.

Tech Help Drop-In

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Creative Studio at Main Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Tech Help Drop-In:

Have a tech question? Join us for monthly Tech Help Drop-In sessions. Our digital learning staff will help you answer your technology-based questions and address your concerns...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Digital Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Tech Help Drop-In

Have a tech question? Join us for monthly Tech Help Drop-In sessions. Our digital learning staff will help you answer your technology-based questions and address your concerns about laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes. Bring your questions and your device!

No registration required for these sessions. To protect everyone's safety, masks are required.

The Creative Studio is located on the third floor of the Main Library.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.

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Tablet Time

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Tablet Time:

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Event Details:

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Tablet Time

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Event Details:

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

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Author Visit: "Ringmaster:" A Conversation With Abraham Josephine Riesman

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a lively evening with Oak Park native and New York Times bestselling author, Abraham Josephine Riseman and moderated by Michael Allen Rose. They’ll discuss Ri...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books
Required
Seats Remaining: 77
Event Details:

Join us for a lively evening with Oak Park native and New York Times bestselling author, Abraham Josephine Riseman and moderated by Michael Allen Rose. They’ll discuss Riseman's book,

Wooden Train Open Play

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

All aboard! We supply the wooden tracks and train cars for your little ones to be railroad builders and engineers. 

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

All aboard! We supply the wooden tracks and train cars for your little ones to be railroad builders and engineers. 

Idea Box: Juneteenth Display

All Day 6/1 - 6/15
Idea Box at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Honoring Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom, Remembering Sacrifice The Idea Box window display commemorates Juneteenth marking the end of slavery in the United States. It's a joyou...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural
Event Details:

Honoring Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom, Remembering Sacrifice

The Idea Box window display commemorates Juneteenth marking the end of slavery in the United States.

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library logo alongside a graphic of a book

Book Donations Accepted

All Day 6/1 - 6/18
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
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. Le...

Event Details:

Please consider donating your gently used books to the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library as their volunteers prepare for the 2024 Annual Book Fair to be held July 12-14 at the...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
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 »

Event Details:

Please consider donating your gently used books to the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library as their volunteers prepare for the

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VIRTUAL: English Language Conversation

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
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 f...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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.

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.

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL: Grupo de apoyo para cuidadores de personas con alzhéimer/ Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Cuando te enfrentes a momentos difíciles, tener un grupo de apoyo al que puedas hablar para obtener consejos y alientos puede ayudarte a sentirte conectado socialmente y darte un s...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Cuando te enfrentes a momentos difíciles, tener un grupo de apoyo al que puedas hablar para obtener consejos y alientos puede ayudarte a sentirte conectado socialmente y darte un sentido de pertenencia y propósito.

Disclaimer(s)

Virtual & In-Person Program

After you register (below), you will receive an email with information about attending in person and a specific link to join the event virtually.

Please indicate whether you plan to attend the event in person or virtually when you register. 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.

A Day In Our Village

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
Offsite
Event Details:

Stop by both the library and the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library booths in Scoville Park! Here's more about the festival »

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Event Details:

Stop by both the library and the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library booths in Scoville Park!

Library Pop-Up Shop Summer Items

Summer Pop-Up Shop

Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Lobby at Main Library
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Visit us to purchase new branded merchandise (or shop online anytime at oppl.org/store). All sales are final; no refunds, no exchanges. For online orders: pick-up is availabl...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Visit us to purchase new branded merchandise (or shop online anytime at oppl.org/store).

All sales are final; no refunds, no exchanges.

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Book Bike: The Oaks

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 The Oaks for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting. Check out materials, learn about library services and events, or sign up for a library card on the spot. ...

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 The Oaks for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting.

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VIRTUAL: Midday Meditation

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Midday Meditation:

You've likely heard people talk about the benefits of meditation for managing stress, boosting the immune system, and increasing energy. Now is a great time to start a practice or ...

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Required
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Midday Meditation

You've likely heard people talk about the benefits of meditation for managing stress, boosting the immune system, and increasing energy. Now is a great time to start a practice or revisit one. This is a welcoming group of meditators, old and brand new. The session starts with Kundalini breath practices that offer powerful practices to shift your state of mind and make meditation more accessible.

About the instructor
Teacher Betsy Grimm is a yoga and meditation instructor who is drawn to practices to help manage mood, anxiety, and depression.

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.

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Mobile Tech Workshop for Older Adults: Cloud Storage Basics

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Creative Studio at Main Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

This "bring your own device" (BYOD) workshop will cover the basics of how to use the cloud (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and iCloud) via your smartphone or tablet. This worksh...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Digital Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

This "bring your own device" (BYOD) workshop will cover the basics of how to use the cloud (Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and iCloud) via your smartphone or tablet.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.

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Tablet Time

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Elementary School
Tablet Time:

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Event Details:

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Tablet Time

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Event Details:

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

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VIRTUAL: Illinois Libraries Present: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers With Dr. Temple Grandin

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us on Zoom for a special event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Event Details:

Join us on Zoom for a special event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr.

Disclaimer(s)

Illinois Libraries Present Virtual Program

After you register (using the registration link above), 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.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among 200+ public libraries—including Oak Park Public Library—offering premier events for participating member libraries of all sizes and budgets. Funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.

Cool Cats Storytime and Craft

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Calling all cats and kittens lovers! Share stories, sing songs, and create a purrrfect for you craft!

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Calling all cats and kittens lovers! Share stories, sing songs, and create a purrrfect for you craft!

Wednesday Matinee Film Series: "The Last Black Man in San Francisco"

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Wednesday Movie Matinee:

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

Event Details:

This week The Last Black Man in San Francisco: A black man who lives with his best friend and works in an elderly care facility dreams of living in the grand Victorian ho...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 150

Wednesday Movie Matinee

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

Event Details:

This week The Last Black Man in San Francisco: A black man who lives with his best friend and works in an elderly care facility dreams of living in the grand Victorian house his grandfather built in the Fillmore District.

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Celebrate Pride: Digital Collage & Poster Design

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Creative Studio at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Want to show your LGBTQIA2S+ pride? Join us for a demonstration of Adobe Photoshop Elements to create a digital collage. Once your collage is designed, we'll show you how to submit...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Want to show your LGBTQIA2S+ pride? Join us for a demonstration of Adobe Photoshop Elements to create a digital collage. Once your collage is designed, we'll show you how to submit your design as a poster print request.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.

"The Wise Corner" 2023, Acrylic and oil pastel on Canvas, 32x50x1.5in

Artist Talk & Reception: "To Come Together, To Get Together" by Marlon Tobias

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Gallery at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Age Group:
Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Meet the artist, learn more about Marlon Tobias' work, and enjoy light refreshments.  To Come Together, To Get Together is on view at the Main Public Library Gallery f...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Meet the artist, learn more about Marlon Tobias' work, and enjoy light refreshments. 

Library staff and board members posing with the Book Bike

Book Bike: Thursday Night Out

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Kids & Families
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 Downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night Out, weather permitting. Downtown Oak Park restaurants offer a variety of drinks, appetizers, entrees and desserts on...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Kids & Families

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 Downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night Out, weather permitting.