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Audio Booth Reservation

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Kids Chess Class

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Age Group:
Elementary School, Middle School
Event Details:

Chicago Chess Academy is here for weekly chess fun with kids ages 6-12! Learn and play in a fun, safe and supportive environment. No experience needed. Sign up for each week you...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Chicago Chess Academy is here for weekly chess fun with kids ages 6-12! Learn and play in a fun, safe and supportive environment. No experience needed.

Zeta Phi Beta Womens Empowerment Meeting

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:30am - 3:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Monthly 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 Meeting

Puzzle

Puzzle Swap

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Do you have puzzles that you have already worked on? Need a new one? Consider swapping your puzzle at the library. New or gently used puzzles must be at least 300 pieces and in the...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 190
Event Details:

Do you have puzzles that you have already worked on? Need a new one? Consider swapping your puzzle at the library. New or gently used puzzles must be at least 300 pieces and in the original box. 

Children's Halloween Costume Swap

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
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: Saturday, October 19, 1-5 pm Monday, October 21, 9 am-...

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:

Auxiliary Meeting

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room

"Experience Dyslexia" Simulation Workshop

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Experience Dyslexia® is a hands-on workshop run by Everyone Reading Illinois that lets participants experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with a langua...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Event Details:

Experience Dyslexia® is a hands-on workshop run by Everyone Reading Illinois that lets participants experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with a language-based lea

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Copy of Model Airplane Group

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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

Audio Booth Reservation

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
Crime & coffee icon featuring a travel coffee cup with the shadow of a hand holding a knife behind

Crime & Coffee: "The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con & the Woman Who Got Away With It"

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Scoville Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Crime & Coffee:

Talk history and crime with fellow true crime lovers over a hot cup of coffee. Each month, participants will be presented with a true-crime case to discuss as a group. Expect ...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Crime & Coffee

Talk history and crime with fellow true crime lovers over a hot cup of coffee. Each month, participants will be presented with a true-crime case to discuss as a group. Expect multiple points of access to each case, from books, ebooks, and audiobooks to true crime podcasts, documentaries, and more. Then join library staff for coffee and snacks as we discuss the details. Whether you like to read, listen, or watch—or all of the above!—there's an option for everyone. Learn more about library-led book discussions »

Library staff members posing with the Book Bikes

Book Bike: Frank Lloyd Wright Races

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 8:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Elementary School, Middle School, High School, 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:

Find the Book Bike at the Frank Lloyd Wright Races, presented by the Parks Foundation of Oak Park! Check out materials, learn about library services and resources (inc...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

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:

Find the Book Bike at the Frank Lloyd Wright Races, presented by the Parks Foundation o

World Peace

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Open discussion meeting and the public is welcome.

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

Open discussion meeting and the public is welcome.

Boy Scout Patrol Leaders Council

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space

Audio Booth Reservation

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Dynamic Lynks Fall Carnival

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of sensory-friendly music, face painting, crafts, & games for the whole family!

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

Join us for an afternoon of sensory-friendly music, face painting, crafts, & games for the whole family!

Death Cafe logo

Death Cafe

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Death Cafe:

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to discuss death. The objective is to bring awareness to the impermanent nature of life so that we may remember the sacredness of ea...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Death Cafe

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to discuss death. The objective is to bring awareness to the impermanent nature of life so that we may remember the sacredness of each breath.

Troop 47289

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

regular troop meeting

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

regular troop meeting

Troop 47876 Meeting

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Regular monthly troop meeting

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

Regular monthly troop meeting

TCS Rhoer Club Meeting

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Girl Scout Troop 47227 Meeting

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Girl Scout Meeting

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

Girl Scout Meeting

Girl Scout Troop #47151

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Audio Booth Reservation

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Audio Booth at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Children's Halloween Costume Swap

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
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: Saturday, October 19, 1-5 pm Monday, October 21, 9 am-...

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:

Wonder Works Leadership Meeting

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

meeting for strategic planning

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

meeting for strategic planning