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Spark Meeting

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

We meet weekly to discuss history and philosophy.

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

We meet weekly to discuss history and philosophy.

Espanol written about open book, surrounded by Spanish phrases

Spanish Conversation Hour / Conversación en español

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Spanish Conversation Hour:

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

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Required
Seats Remaining: 32

Spanish Conversation Hour

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

D Day Commemoration - 80th Anniversary

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Community D day commemoration- have not decided on date yet

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

Community D day commemoration- have not decided on date yet

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Supported Gardening

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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 and vegetables that we will harvest, turn some into snacks, and donate th...

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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!

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read at Maze

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories! Register for each class you will attend. No need ...

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Required
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories!

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Library staff and board members posing with the Book Bike

Book Bike: Mills Park Tower

Monday, June 10, 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 Mills Park Tower for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting. Check out materials, learn about library services and events, or sign up for a library card on th...

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 Mills Park Tower for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting.

Content Corner

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
High School Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Students Grades 9-12
Age Group:
High School
Event Details:

A hands-on weekly program for high school students to conquer the latest social media trends while exploring various aspects of content creation. Created to empower students with t...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:

A hands-on weekly program for high school students to conquer the latest social media trends while exploring various aspects of content creation.

Mix of Minds Meeting

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Monthly discussion of articles chosen by group members.

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

Monthly discussion of articles chosen by group members.

Oak Park Meditation Group

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

The Oak Park Meditation Group is open to all who want to learn and practice meditation together. Meditation practice provides a warm, genuine basis for realizing the full potenti...

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

The Oak Park Meditation Group is open to all who want to learn and practice meditation together.

Arbor West Neighbors

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read at Lindberg Park

Tuesday, June 11, 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. Weather permitting. 

Economy Shop Lunch

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 2:30pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Puppets on a stage

Baby Lapsit

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Baby Lapsit:

This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and babies who are not yet walking. Babies learn to associate books with fun and shared moments with their...

Event Details:

  #babytoddler

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Baby Lapsit

This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and babies who are not yet walking. Babies learn to associate books with fun and shared moments with their favorite adults. 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.

Yoga mats stacked next to a chair

VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Chair Yoga:

Calm and center your mind while moving your body through intentional poses and sequences. Chair yoga can improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your ...

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

Chair Yoga

Calm and center your mind while moving your body through intentional poses and sequences. Chair yoga can improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your mood, and reducing stress and joint strain. Now is a great time to start a practice or revisit one.

What to know before you join

  • Chair yoga and meditation are accessible and open for all
  • Dress comfortably
  • Find a location where you can focus and dedicate 30 minutes to you
  • You are not required to keep your camera on
  • Prepare to take time to match your movement and motion and have a little fun
  • Have a chair that can be stationary

About the instructor
Instructor DuShaun Branch is focused on bringing yoga to as many BIPOC and plus-sized communities as possible. She believes people not only need rest and relaxation, but resistance. Yoga is a powerful way to tap into the balance of ease and positive effort. DuShaun teaches through the lens of equity and trauma-informed, hosting classes in “nontraditional” settings all over the city. She intends on taking down as many barriers as possible to bring yoga to those who are looking for calm and relaxed minds. DuShaun truly believes yoga is for all, and shares that throughout Chicago and beyond.

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.

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.

Scrabble Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a friendly game of Scrabble. All skills levels and ages are welcome.

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join us for a friendly game of Scrabble. All skills levels and ages are welcome.

Photo of Fred Rogers in a red cardigan

Be Our Neighbor

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Children learn more when watching educational programming with their caregiver! Structured discussions and activities, paired with an episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighbor...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Children learn more when watching educational programming with their caregiver! Structured discussions and activities, paired with an episode of Mr.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

&Rise Support Group for High School Girls

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

This group is an empowering space for high school-aged girls* to find community, support, and healthy coping skills as they navigate the complexities of adolescence and/or heal fro...

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

This group is an empowering space for high school-aged girls* to find community, support, and healthy coping skills as they navigate the complexities of adolescence and/or heal from trauma.

Adult Improv

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
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...

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Required
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 64

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 »

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read at Scoville Park

Wednesday, June 12, 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. Weather permitting.