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Community Art Supply Exchange

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

Free Art Supplies for Everyone
at The Community Exchange.
Donations of new and gently-used supplies accepted but not required to attend
Come by and be inspired!

Young & Restless

11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

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.

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

We meet to discuss history and philosophy.

World Peace-Austyn

11:00am - 2:00pm
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 meeting and the public is welcome.

Medicare Educational

11:30am - 2:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Medicare Educational Workshop

Cuenta Cuentos con Kathy/Spanish Storytime With Kathy

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Multicultural, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Acompañanos para una media hora de cuentos en español con Kathy Valdivia. Ven a escuchar historias, canciones, y baile! Este evento ayudará con el crecimiento cognitivo y fomentará el amor por la lectura y el aprendizaje.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Chicago Neurodiverse Social Club Support Group Meeting

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting 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 Chicago Neurodiverse Social Club at the Main Branch of the Oak Park Public Library.

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.

Degrowth Coffee Hour

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description

Degrowth is a movement that pushes for the downscaling of over-industrialized economies for the sake of the people and planet. Join us every other Sunday for free coffee and a discussion about our current book.

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

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!

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

LEGO Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Maze Branch Library
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Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

We provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination! Drop in and build your dreams. 

Content Corner

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:

A hands-on weekly program for high school students to conquer the latest social media trends while exploring various aspects of content creation.

Tutor session

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

Oak Park Meditation Group

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

OAK PARK MEDITATION GROUP
The Oak Park Meditation Group is open to all who want to learn and practice meditation together.

Audio Production for Podcasting and Audiobooks

6:30pm - 8:30pm
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: 11
Event Details:

Want to know how to edit your podcast or audiobook recordings so they're ready for sharing? Join us for this workshop on the basics of mixing and mastering audio for podcasts and audiobooks.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Kim Wade IC Meeting

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

A women's healthy habit group.

Art Exhibit: "Suffrage Song" by Caitlin Cass

All Day 7/23 - 8/24
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism
Event Details:

Suffrage Song is a graphic novel and art exhibition that seeks to understand how the radical call for universal suffrage led by the American Equal Rights Association after the Civil War became caught in a mire of racist and sexist id

Shake, Rattle & Read at Lindberg Park

10:00am - 10:30am
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.

Book Bike: Storytime at Lindberg Park

10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes

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 »

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The Book Bike visits Lindberg Park for Shake, Rattle & Read Storytime, weathe

CANCELED: Cool Cats Storytime & Craft

10:30am - 11:30am
Dole Branch Library
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Event Details:

This event is canceled due to building maintenance at the Dole Branch.

Calling all cats and kittens lovers! Share stories, sing songs, and create a purrrfect for you craft!