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Introduction to Forest Bathing

11:00am - 12:00pm
Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Offsite
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Registration 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

11:00am - 12:30pm
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

11:30am - 12:15pm
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Main Library
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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
Registration 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

11:30am - 3:00pm
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 Swap

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness
Registration 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

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Main Library
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

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Main Library
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

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Crime & Coffee: The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With It by Jamie Bartlett

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Registration 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

12:00pm - 3:00pm
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

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Health & Wellness
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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

2:00pm - 4:30pm
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

2:30pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Girl Scout Troop 47227 Meeting

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Children's Halloween Costume Swap

9:00am - 8:00pm
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Main Library
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

10:00am - 2:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

meeting for strategic planning

Shake, Rattle & Read at Maze

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Maze Branch Library
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
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.

Book Bike: Mills Park Tower

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite
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.

LGBTQ+ Youth Program

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Beyond the Books

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 149
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.

Craft Corner: Spooky Jars

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27

Craft Corner

Craft Corner is an all-ages, intergenerational program that brings the community together to create projects throughout the year. With a focus on using different materials and upcycling when possible, each craft is designed to appeal to kids, teens, and adults. Bring your family or neighbors for some hands-on fun! If you'd like, you can even bring your own materials to make the planned craft or create something uniquely your own.

Event Details:

Let's have fun making glowing creepy crawly jars! Bring an empty, clean jar from home, or use our upcycled jars.