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play practice

10:00am - 2:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
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play practice

Young & Restless

11:00am - 11:30am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
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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#babytoddler

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Masks Encouraged

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

TCS Rhoer Club Meeting

11:00am - 3:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Barbara Ballinger Lecture: Lee Bey

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39

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
Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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

12:00pm - 2:30pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL: Novel Quest Write In

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Culture
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Come join your fellow writers at the Oak Park Library as we spend dedicated time on our novels.

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Virtual & In-Person Program

After you register (below), you will receive an email with information about attending in person and a specific link to join the event virtually.

Please indicate whether you plan to attend the event in person or virtually when you register. 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.

Layla's 1st Birthday Party

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Layla's 1st Birthday Party

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room

Sullivan Lane Townhomes Association

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

Brownie Troop 47440 Meeting

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting 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

Election Day set up

9:00am - 9:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Election Day Set Up

9:00am - 9:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Election Day Set Up

9:00am - 9:00pm
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

3:30pm - 6:30pm
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

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

Tablet Time

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Registration 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 the Books Co-Ed Mentorship Program

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: Scoville 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: 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.

Troop 2 Oak Park Committee Meeting

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description

Troop Committee Meeting

Kids' Election Voting Closes

All Day
Civic Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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?

Art Exhibit: "Process" by Alexander Gonzalez

All Day 11/5 - 12/7
Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Event Details:

"Process" by Alexander Gonzalez will be on exhibit at the Main Library Art Gallery from November 5 to December 7.

Election Day

9:00am - 9:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Election Day

9:00am - 9:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room