Event List

Filters
Program Type
Disability Pride Flag

Supported Gardening

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Sensory Garden at Maze Branch Library
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School
Event Details:

Gardening helps build strong bodies and minds! This season, we will be growing a Victory Garden with herbs that we will harvest, turn some into snacks, and donate the rest to Beyon...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Community Sensory Garden
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Gardening helps build strong bodies and minds! This season, we will be growing a Victory Garden with herbs that we will harvest, turn some into snacks, and donate the rest to Beyond Hunger.

DnD Group

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Pop-Up Shop items for sale

Library Store Pop-Up Shop

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite
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 ava...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
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.

League of Women Voters Fall Kickoff Misinformation and Disinformation

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

League Fall Kickoff with at panel discussion about misinformation and disinformation in election season Note: I previously had this scheduled on Sept 10 but found out that date ...

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

League Fall Kickoff with at panel discussion about misinformation and disinformation in election season

Pack 4023 Bear Den Meeting

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 5:45pm - 7:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Monthly Cub Scout Den Meeting

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

Loteria Cards

Noche de Loteria/Loteria Night

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Noche de Loteria/Loteria Night:

Noche de Loteria ¡Disfruta una noche de Lotería con tu familia y amigos y gana premios! ¡Para todas las edades! Durante la noche hablaremos en español y ingles. Este evento va t...

Register now
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Required
Seats Remaining: 26

Noche de Loteria/Loteria Night

Noche de Loteria

¡Disfruta una noche de Lotería con tu familia y amigos y gana premios! ¡Para todas las edades! Durante la noche hablaremos en español y ingles. Este evento va tomar lugar en el restaurante Tacos '76 ubicado en 838 Madison St., Oak Park.

¿Qué es Lotería? Loteria es un juego similar a bingo. ¡Llena tu tabla primero y ganas!

Loteria Night

Enjoy a few rounds of Loteria with your family and friends and win prizes! For all ages! Throughout the night we will be speaking in Spanish and some English! This event will take place at Tacos ’76 located at 838 Madison St., Oak Park.

What is Loteria? Loteria is a century-old game often referred to as "Mexican Bingo." Fill your card first and you win!

Oak Park Public Library Regular Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 24, 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:

Review the meeting materials (pdf).

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:

Review the meeting materials (pdf).

Auxiliary Meeting

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space

GLR Race committee meeting - September

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Good Life Race Committee meeting

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Good Life Race Committee meeting

Virtual: Adult Improv

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Adult Improv:

Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Join us for a night of spontaneous comedy. All skill levels welcome. Warning: Hil...

Register now
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Adult Improv

Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Join us for a night of spontaneous comedy. All skill levels welcome. Warning: Hilarity will ensue.

Adult Improv is held both in person at the Maze Branch Library and virtually every month; see all upcoming Adult Improv events »

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.

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read at Scoville Park

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Offsite
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

We’re partnering with the Park District of Oak Park to bring the library to your neighborhood! Share books, songs, and play with fun storytimes in our parks. Best for families with...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Event Details:

We’re partnering with the Park District of Oak Park to bring the library to your neighborhood! Share books, songs, and play with fun storytimes in our parks. Best for families with kids 0-5.

Audio Booth Reservation

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Wednesday Matinee Film Series: Under the Same Moon / La Misma Luna

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

It is a Wednesday Matinee! Each Wednesday the library has a movie matinee film screening at Main Library. This week's it's the spanish lanuage film La Misma Luna:a film about a ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Event Details:

It is a Wednesday Matinee! Each Wednesday the library has a movie matinee film screening at Main Library.

AWN Movie Discussion Group

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Watching and discussing movies that members select.

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Watching and discussing movies that members select.

Audio Booth Reservation

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Worms are Wonderful

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Join us to learn about what makes worms so wonderful! Get up close and investigate these fascinating creatures with a magnifying glass and microscope and find out what the wor...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Join us to learn about what makes worms so wonderful! Get up close and investigate these fascinating creatures with a magnifying glass and microscope and find out what the worms in our vermicomposting worm bin have been up to!

Audio Booth Reservation

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
Tea Talk

Tea Talk! Let's Talk Emotions

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Middle School Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Over the next 15 weeks, we're diving deep into EMOTIONS! Each week, we'll explore different feelings, how they affect us daily, and learn how to handle our reactions when these fee...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Over the next 15 weeks, we're diving deep into EMOTIONS! Each week, we'll explore different feelings, how they affect us daily, and learn how to handle our reactions when these feelings come up.

dnd

Dungeons and Dragons Middle School Campaign!

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Maze Study Room at Maze Branch Library
Program Type:
Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Joins us for an exciting session of Dungeons and Dragons! This series of campaigns will be exciting and build for middle school students to drop in whether they are polished vetera...

Registration closed
Required
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Study Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Joins us for an exciting session of Dungeons and Dragons! This series of campaigns will be exciting and build for middle school students to drop in whether they are polished veterans or just learning how to play. 

 

All We Can Save Book Cover

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "All We Can Save"

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Learn more about library-led book discussio...

Event Details:

All We Can Save, an anthology edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Keeble Wilkinson, is a collection of diverse voices of women asking critical questions and provid...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 28

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Learn more about library-led book discussions »

Event Details:

All We Can Save, an anthology edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Keeble Wilkinson, is a colle

Smooth, flat rocks stacked on top of one another, with greenery in the backdrop

Sound Bath Meditation

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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 ...

Registration closed
Required
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

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Disability Access Commission Meeting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Village of Oak Park Disability Access Commission Monthly Meeting.

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Meeting/Event Description

Village of Oak Park Disability Access Commission Monthly Meeting.

Jack & Jill of America, WCC Executive board meeting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Oak Park CashFlow 101 Game Night

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

We have played the Cashflow game here for four years. Everyone has been asking when the meetings will continue. This is an entry-level game created by Rich Dad author Robert Kiyosa...

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description

We have played the Cashflow game here for four years. Everyone has been asking when the meetings will continue.