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This event is in the "Digital Learning" group.
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.

Tablet Time

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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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.

Housing Forward Voter Registration Event

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group.

Tea Talk! Let's Talk Emotions

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Over the next 15 weeks, we're diving deep into EMOTIONS! Each week, we'll explore different feelings, how they affect us daily, and learn how to handle our reactions when these feelings come up.

ROYAL Meeting

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group.
This event is in the "Digital Learning" group.

Sublimation Workshop: Garden Flags

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Culture, Digital Learning
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Sublimation is a process that uses heat and pressure to transfer dye onto polyester-based materials.  In this workshop, come learn how to design a full-color image to print and then sublimate onto a blank polyester garden flag.  We will

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Victories of the Heart Men's Group

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Group for men to discuss issues in their lives

Aria Group Meeting

9:00am - 11:45am
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Storytimes" group.

Shake, Rattle & Read at Euclid Square Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Offsite
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.

Audio Booth Reservation

10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Personal Assistant Training

11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Meeting/Event Description

To train people to become a Personal Assistant for people with disabilities

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

This meeting is for the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Affinity Group monthly meeting.

Audio Booth Reservation

3:45pm - 5:45pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group.
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group.

Access Granted Co-Ed Mentor 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: 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: 150
Event Details:

This program offers mentorship for students grades 6 through 12, providing them with invaluable life lessons and offering them a safe space to build social and professional skills.

Peace of the Land

5:30pm - 8:30pm
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 and public are welcome

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group.
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group.

Melanin Love Film Series: "Love & Basketball"

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 150
Event Details:

Celebrate Melanin Love this fall with six movies showcasing Black love and relationships.

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group.
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Storytimes" group.

Supported Storytime and Family Social Hour

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Designed for children with disabilities ages 3+ with caregiver support. Classes are structured with visual schedules and include fun picture books and songs, with fine and gross motor movement activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group.
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group.
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Multicultural" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group.
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group.

Art Exhibit Reception: "My Artistic Journey" by Clifford Phillips

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:

Meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments.

Oak Park Writers Group

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group.

Older Adults Coffee Hour

9:30am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

Stop into the library for a cup of coffee and friendly conversation. 

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.
This event is in the "Storytimes" group.

Shake, Rattle & Read at Dole

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Dole Branch Library
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole 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.

Audio Booth Reservation

10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group.

Wooden Train Open Play

11:00am - 1:00pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

All aboard! We supply the wooden tracks and train cars for your little ones to be railroad builders and engineers. 

Yes to the Address!

11:00am - 3:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

Yes to the Address!

Description
Linking individuals to housing.

Girl Scout Meeting Troop 47404

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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 Meetings