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2nd Annual Oak Park Eco-Extravaganza: Community Voices, Sustainable Choices

10:00am - 12:00pm
Civic Learning, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: 114
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Join us for this Earth Month Community Kickoff event for all ages in alignment with Earth Day 2025’s theme of Our Power, Our Planet.

Sew Simple: Introduction to Hand Sewing

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Learn the basics of hand sewing! Stop in to learn how to sew patches and buttons onto clothing.

Wednesday Movie Matinee: "River"

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Arts & Culture, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: 148

Wednesday Movie Matinee

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

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April is Earth Month; the film "River" explores the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful.

Wednesday Movie Matinee: "The Lake at the Bottom of the World"

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Arts & Culture, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 149

Wednesday Movie Matinee

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

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April is Earth Month, join us to watch this documentary about an international team of scientists that explores a subglacial lake buried 3,600 feet beneath the Antarctic ice to reveal hidden truths about our planet's dynamic past.

Bird Making Workshop: Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Sustainability
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Do you enjoy crafting and giving back to the community? If so, please join us in this upcycled bird making workshop that will help contribute to raising awareness about bird collision deaths.

Earth Day Upcycle Crafts

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids & Families, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: 30
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It's Earth Day! Celebrate by making something new from something old by repurposing recyclables. We'll provide a variety of art materials and recylables and we'll have ideas to help you get started! 

One Earth Film Festival: "Every Little Thing"

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Civic Learning, Sustainability
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning, Sustainability
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Join us for this Watch Party of One Earth Film Festival's screening of the film "Every Little Thing" at the Village of Oak Park Town Hall.

One Earth Film Festival: "Cafeteria Man"

10:30am - 1:00pm
Civic Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Event Details:

Join this watch party of One Earth Film Festival's screening of Cafeteria Man.

Idea Box: Crossing Paths: Migrating Birds & You

All Day 5/1 - 5/12
Community Partner, Kids & Families, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Partner, Kids & Families, Sustainability
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Did you know that Chicago is a major flyway for over 200 species of migratory birds that fly from Central and South America to breed in the northern United States and Canada every year?

Art Exhibit: "Encoded Memories" by Betty Kim

All Day 5/2 - 5/31
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural, Sustainability
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, Sustainability
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Encoded Memories is a community-based art exhibition comprised of references and images from Oak Park Public Library’s Special Collections (Philander Barclay Collec

Art Exhibit Reception: "Encoded Memories" by Betty Kim

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural, Sustainability
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, Sustainability
Event Details:

Encoded Memories is a community-based art exhibition comprised of references and images from Oak Park Public Library’s Special Collections (Philander Barclay Collec

Idea Box Open House: Crossing Paths: Migrating Birds & You

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
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In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, drop by the Idea Box for tours of the exhibit CROSSING PAT

I-Pass On Demand Event

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Partner, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Partner, Sustainability
Event Details:

Illinois Tollway officials will be at the library to help motorists update their I-PASS technology to the new stickers that are replacing plastic transponders.

Seed to Sprout: Start Your Own Garden

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Students Grades 6-8, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Learn how to germinate seeds to start your own garden.

VIRTUAL: Cooking as Creative Meditation

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Virtual
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Learn how to approach cooking as a daily act involving mindfulness, gratitude, and joy with Vanessa Young of Thirsty Radish.  From the market to the kitchen to the table,&

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Virtual Program

After you register (below), you will receive an email with a specific Zoom link to join the event.

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.

Bike Checkup: Keep your Bike Working with Working Bikes

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Outside Plaza
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Wish you knew more about how to keep your bike operating smoothly between bike shop checkups?

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing From Soil to Stars"

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
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, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. Learn more about library-led book discussions »

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A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing From Soil to Stars is a vibrant collection of personal and lyric

Parks & Pages: Read with your Neighbor

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability
Event Details:

Experience a relaxing and community-driven event hosted in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park.

Earth Lounge: Discussion Hour

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
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Seats Remaining: 31
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Join us for an open discussion on climate change and other environmental topics. You are invited to share an article, book, podcast, video, website or film related to environmental issues that you'd like to discuss. 

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "Walkaway"

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
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, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every other month. Learn more about library-led book discussions »

Event Details:

In Walkaway by Cory Doctorow, Hubert, Seth, and their ultra-rich heiress fr