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Parks & Pages: Read With Your Neighbors

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults

Experience a relaxing and community-driven event hosted in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Event Details:

Experience a relaxing and community-driven event hosted in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park.

Earth Lounge: Discussion Hour

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Join us for an open discussion on climate change and other environmental topics. You are invited to share an article, book, podcast, video, website or film related to environmental issues that you'd like to discuss. 

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
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Event Details:

Join us for an open discussion on climate change and other environmental topics. You are invited to share an article, book, podcast, video, website or film related to environmental issues that you'd like to discuss. 

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Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
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Upcycled Filament Workshop: Collage By Number

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Creative Studio at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Sustainability
Age Group:
Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Unwind and create while collaging with the leftover multi-colored and many-shaped filament scraps we’ve been collecting from 3D printer projects.

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unwind and create while collaging with the leftover multi-colored and many-shaped filament scraps we’ve been collecting from 3D printer projects.

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Friends Book Fair

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:30pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Friends of the Oak Park Public Library:

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Le...

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

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Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library logo alongside a graphic of a book

Friends Book Fair

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Friends of the Oak Park Public Library:

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Le...

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

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Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library logo alongside a graphic of a book

Friends Book Fair

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Friends of the Oak Park Public Library:

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Le...

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

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Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

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Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "Walkaway"

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. ...

In Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, Hubert, Seth, and their ultra-rich heiress fr

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

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

In Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, Hubert, Seth, and their ultra-rich heiress fr

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Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "How far the light reaches: a life in ten sea creatures"

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. ...

In How far the light reaches: a life in ten sea c

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

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

In How far the light reaches: a life in ten sea c

Library closed; log in at oppl.org

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We are the middle of forever

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "We are the Middle of Forever"

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. ...

An American Library Association Notable Book, We are t

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

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

An American Library Association Notable Book, We are t

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Main Library, Maze Branch Library, Dole Branch Library, Virtual, Offsite

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All Day 11/27 - 11/28
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All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Main Library, Maze Branch Library, Dole Branch Library, Virtual, Offsite

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
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