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Women's Conference

11:30am - 3:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description
Womens Conference meeting, light snack, praise and worship...

World Peace-Austyn

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description
Open discussion and the public are welcome....

International Poetry Series: South American Poetry

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Please join us for a survey of poetry around the world. We will meet in four monthly gatherings and begin our investigation with a literary culture of modern and contemporary South American poets. In the subsequent sessions, we will read Asian, ...

Art Exhibit Reception: "Abstraction/Subtraction" by Hodges Williams

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Event Details:
Join us for an artist reception with artist Hodges Williams in the Main Library Gallery. From the artist "The grid comprises a new and ongoing body of work for me, which bridges abstraction and representational elements in my paintings....

One Earth Film Festival Children's Watch Party

1:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Civic Learning, Sustainability
Event Details:
Young environmentalists, join us for seven award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll enjoy reel stories and think about taking action to create real change to celebrate and preserve our Earth! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celeb...

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 My Brother's Keeper by Tim Powers...

A Call to Activism With Ernest Crim III

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Get tips, ideas and inspiration for engaging in community activism for yourself and others in A Call to Activism. Ernest Crim III is an Anti-Racist Educator and hate crime survivor who uses (Black) historical narratives to empower and educate fami...

Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club Support Group Meeting

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description
This meeting is a combined support group/social connection opportunity for neurodiverse adults (18+) in the Chicago area, hosted by the Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club at the Main Branch of the Oak Park Public Library. Feel free to...

Book Bike: KidsFest at Oak Park Conservatory

10:00am - 12:30pm
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: 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 Conservatory for KidsFest, presented by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory (FOPCON), weather permitting. Check out materials, learn about library services and events, or sign up for a library card on t...

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 for World Peace and the public welcome....

World Peace

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description
Open discussion and the public is welcome....

One Earth Film Festival: "Common Ground"

1:00pm - 4:15pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning, Sustainability
Event Details:
Join this Watch Party of One Earth Film Festival's screening of the film "Common Ground." FILM DESCRIPTION: From the filmmakers of “Kiss the Ground” (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary “Common Ground,” winner of the Tribeca Film Festiva...

Death Cafe

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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: 26

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.

Learning Lab

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio

CANCELLED: Planning Your Next Journey

10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Change can be overwhelming. Particularly when it comes to thinking about your Aging in Place plan. But it doesn’t have to be. Planning Your Next Journey is an interactive panel discussion that introduces the many asp...

Shake, Rattle & Read at Maze

10:30am - 11:00am
Maze Branch Library
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Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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 to fill out the form for each family member, just once per group. Walk...

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Masks Encouraged

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

Tutoring w/ Asia

11:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

Upcycle Earth Day Craft

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:
Repurpose materials and make a fun craft to celebrate Earth Day! ...