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Read to a Dog

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Dogs love to hear kids read and appreciate the cuddles as well! Come to the Children's Desk to sign up for a 10 minute reading slot. Book suggestions provided, or choose your own. ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

Dogs love to hear kids read and appreciate the cuddles as well! Come to the Children's Desk to sign up for a 10 minute reading slot. Book suggestions provided, or choose your own.

Tutoring

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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
Move Me Soul

Move Me Soul

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

If you're into Yoga and dancing, Move Me Soul is the perfect program for you! This class is split into two parts where you can freely express yourself and unwind through movement. ...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: 150
Event Details:

If you're into Yoga and dancing, Move Me Soul is the perfect program for you! This class is split into two parts where you can freely express yourself and unwind through movement.

Park with trees

Introduction to Forest Bathing

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Reduce stress and open up to a sense of awe, connection, and well-being with the practice of forest therapy aka forest bathing. Certified forest therapy guide Sarah Abu-Absi will l...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Reduce stress and open up to a sense of awe, connection, and well-being with the practice of forest therapy aka forest bathing.

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.

Library staff members posing with the Book Bikes

Book Bike: Oak Park Farmers Market

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary 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:

The Book Bike visits the Oak Park Farmers Market, weather permitting. New to the Book Bike? Check out materials, learn about library services and events, or sign up for a ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, 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 the Oak Park Farmers Market, weather permitting.

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
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 d...

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

Daisy Troop 47914 Meeting

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
English written above an open book, surrounded by English phrases

English Language Conversation

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
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
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism
Required
Seats Remaining: 32

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.

Girl Scouts

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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

Play Practice

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

play practice

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

play practice

Puppets on a stage

Young & Restless

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
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...

Event Details:

#babytoddler

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes

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.

Park with trees

Introduction to Forest Bathing

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Reduce stress and open up to a sense of awe, connection, and well-being with the practice of forest therapy aka forest bathing. Certified forest therapy guide Sarah Abu-Absi will l...

Register now
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Reduce stress and open up to a sense of awe, connection, and well-being with the practice of forest therapy aka forest bathing.

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.

Spark Meeting

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Historical discussion group

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

Historical discussion group

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...

Register now
Required
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: 9
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: 195
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:

"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...

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
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.

chicago-sf book discussion

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

discuss The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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

discuss The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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
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 and the Woman Who Got Away With It by Jamie Bartlett

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 »

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.

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