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Camilo's Birthday

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Play practice

Saturday, November 2, 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

play practice

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

play practice

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

play practice

Puppets on a stage

Young & Restless

Saturday, November 2, 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 »

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Masks Encouraged

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

TCS Rhoer Club Meeting

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
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

Medicare Educational

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:30am - 2:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Lee Bey headshot

Barbara Ballinger Lecture: Lee Bey

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Barbara Ballinger Lecture:

Each fall, we gather to celebrate and recognize former head librarian Barbara Ballinger and her 32 years of dedicated service to the library and to Oak Park. Listen to Barbara's st...

Event Details:

Celebrate this year's Barbara Ballinger lecture with speaker Lee Bey, the architecture critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and a member of the Sun-Times editorial board. Int...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Required
Seats Remaining: 80

Barbara Ballinger Lecture

Each fall, we gather to celebrate and recognize former head librarian Barbara Ballinger and her 32 years of dedicated service to the library and to Oak Park. Listen to Barbara's story told in her own words »

Event Details:

Celebrate this year's Barbara Ballinger lecture with speaker Lee Bey, the architecture critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and a member of the Sun-Times editorial board. Introduction by 

Kids' Election Voting Continues

All Day
Children's Services Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

The polls are open! Stop by any library branch through November 5 to vote with your pennies in our kid-friendly election. Will you support Pete the Cat or Bluey? All proceeds benef...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Services Area
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Event Details:

The polls are open! Stop by any library branch through November 5 to vote with your pennies in our kid-friendly election. Will you support Pete the Cat or Bluey?

WCCC Teen meeting

Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm
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

Layla's 1st Birthday Party

Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Layla's 1st Birthday Party

Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 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

Sullivan Lane Townhomes Association

Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

Girl Scout Troop 47227 Meeting

Sunday, November 3, 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

Election Day set up

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Election Day Set Up

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
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

Election Day Set Up

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
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

Village of Oak Park Benchmarking Data Jam

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

The Village of Oak Park requires all commercial and multi-family buildings over 10,000 square feet to benchmark energy and water data annually. The Data Jams are an opportunity for...

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

The Village of Oak Park requires all commercial and multi-family buildings over 10,000 square feet to benchmark energy and water data annually.

LGBTQ+ Youth Program

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Tablet with lightbulb on screen

Tablet Time

Monday, November 4, 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.

Beyond

Beyond the Books

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Scoville Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
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 inhere...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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.

Kids' Election Voting Closes

All Day
Children's Services Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

It's your last day to cast your vote! Stop by any library branch through the end of the day to vote with your pennies in our kid-friendly election. Will you support Pete the Cat or...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Services Area
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Event Details:

It's your last day to cast your vote! Stop by any library branch through the end of the day to vote with your pennies in our kid-friendly election. Will you support Pete the Cat or Bluey?

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
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

Election Day

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
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