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Name: Art Exhibit: "VESSELS: NEW WORK 2021-22" by Bethany Cordero
Start: 2022-07-19
End: 2022-08-20
Location: Main Library

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All Day	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Art Exhibit: "VESSELS: NEW WORK 2021-22" by Bethany Cordero All Day 7/19 - 8/20 Arts & Culture Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Gallery Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: Using traditional metalworking and fiber arts techniques, VESSELS—an exhibition of new work by Bethany Cordero— explores the formalistic tensions produced through precise manipulation and interweaving of metal and fabric. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
9 am		Reservation Career Passport Class 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description A job readiness course for clients of housing forward. Reservation District 97 Technology Department Retreat and Team Building 9:00am - 1:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description D97 Tech Team Retreat and Team Building Session We will not have food other than our own water and maybe a few snacks. Mostly will be collaborating and participating in team building activities.	Reservation Career Passport Class 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description A job readiness course for clients of housing forward.	Reservation Career Passport Class 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description A job readiness course for clients of housing forward. Reservation Food Protection Manager's Certification 9:00am - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room	Reservation Career Passport Class 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description A job readiness course for clients of housing forward.
10 am		This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read 10:30am - 11:00am Kids & Families, Storytimes Maze Branch Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregiver support. 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.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read at Lindberg Park 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Weather permitting. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Young & Restless at Scoville Park 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main Library This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library 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 » Event Details: Weather permitting. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read at Scoville Park 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Weather permitting. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.	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 This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Stay for a visit with the Book Bike! Best for families with kids 0-5. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Music to Me: Performing Arts Camp 10:00am - 2:00pm Main Library Registration closed Required Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Middle School, High School Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Join us Wednesdays from 11 am to 2 pm for a six-week performing arts camp designed to encourage youth to explore a musical concept of choice. For students in grades 6-12.	Reservation Breakfast & Board Games 10:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read 10:30am - 11:00am Kids & Families, Storytimes Dole Branch Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregiver support. 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.	This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read in Stevenson Park 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Weather permitting. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. English Language Conversation 10:00am - 11:00am Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: 9 Event Details: Join other English language learners to practice English and learn new vocabulary in an informal setting. Conversation facilitators will lead the session with a variety of topics for conversation. Reservation Ducks in a Row Gaming 10:00am - 5:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description A monthly gathering of friends to play board and card games. New friends and games always welcome, please join us!
11 am		This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Baby/Toddler Nature Exploration 11:00am - 12:00pm Kids & Families Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: It's never too early to start exploring nature! Join us for stories and science activities in Scoville Park, perfect for babies, toddlers, and their siblings. We will meet outside the library on the plaza. Weather permitting.
12 pm			This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga 12:30pm - 1:00pm Health & Wellness Virtual Registration closed Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Chair Yoga Calm and center your mind while moving your body through intentional poses and sequences. Chair yoga can improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your mood, and reducing stress and joint strain. Now is a great time to start a practice or revisit one. What to know before you join Chair yoga and meditation are accessible and open for all Dress comfortably Find a location where you can focus and dedicate 30 minutes to you You are not required to keep your camera on Prepare to take time to match your movement and motion and have a little fun Have a chair that can be stationary About the instructor Instructor DuShaun Branch is focused on bringing yoga to as many BIPOC and plus-sized communities as possible. She believes people not only need rest and relaxation, but resistance. Yoga is a powerful way to tap into the balance of ease and positive effort. DuShaun teaches through the lens of equity and trauma-informed, hosting classes in “nontraditional” settings all over the city. She intends on taking down as many barriers as possible to bring yoga to those who are looking for calm and relaxed minds. DuShaun truly believes yoga is for all, and shares that throughout Chicago and beyond. Disclaimer(s) Physical Activity By joining this class, you declare that you are physically fit and ready to participate and understand any physical activity may involve some risk of injury. You may rest at any time during the class. It is your responsibility to consult with your physician with respect to any past or present injury, illness, health problem, or any other condition or medication that may affect your participation. The participant assumes all risks of injury and illness that may result from such participation. The participant agrees to waive and release the Oak Park Public Library, its officers, employees, trustees, and agents and shall hold such persons/entity harmless from any and all liability for any claim, suit, or other cause of action which might arise from injuries, illness, damages, or loss which may occur on account of participation in such activities.			Reservation D&D Program Debrief Meeting 12:30pm - 1:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Meeting/Event Description Debrief meeting for the D&D Program that happened this summer at the Oak Park Public Library, and planning for future events/programs in the same vein	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. American Modernism: Poetry of T.S. Eliot 12:30pm - 2:00pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: Please join for a series of six discussions focusing on the poetic work of T.S Eliot, the leading Modernist poet, playwright, editor, and literary critic. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
1 pm	This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Leading Edge Teen Environmental Club 1:00pm - 2:00pm Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 9-12, Students Grades 6-8 Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: High School Space Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Careers & Businesses, Students Grades 9-12, Students Grades 6-8 Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: Want to make a difference in your community? Join the Teen Environmental Club for their monthly Adopt-a-Block cleanup! Disclaimer(s) Physical Activity By joining this class, you declare that you are physically fit and ready to participate and understand any physical activity may involve some risk of injury. You may rest at any time during the class. It is your responsibility to consult with your physician with respect to any past or present injury, illness, health problem, or any other condition or medication that may affect your participation. The participant assumes all risks of injury and illness that may result from such participation. The participant agrees to waive and release the Oak Park Public Library, its officers, employees, trustees, and agents and shall hold such persons/entity harmless from any and all liability for any claim, suit, or other cause of action which might arise from injuries, illness, damages, or loss which may occur on account of participation in such activities. Reservation Study Booking 1:15pm - 2:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room		Reservation Collaboration Staff Meeting 1:00pm - 3:00pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Reservation Serious Business Network 1:30pm - 3:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. VIRTUAL: Healing Through the Photographer’s Lens 1:00pm - 2:00pm Arts & Culture Virtual Registration closed Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: During a crisis of magnitudes beyond our compression, we search for solace, a moment of quiet contemplation; in the end, we seek stability. Disclaimer(s) 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. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Words on Wednesday: "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism" 1:00pm - 2:00pm Authors & Books Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 7 Words on Wednesday Expect stimulating conversation about fiction and nonfiction titles selected by Adult Services Librarians. Learn more about library-led book discussions » Event Details: In Amanda Montell's Cultish: The Language of Fanati			Reservation GS Troop 47230 Meeting 1:00pm - 3:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description Girl Scouts Bridging ceremony
2 pm			This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL: Memory Cafe 2:00pm - 3:30pm Health & Wellness Offsite Registration closed Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Memory Cafe Designed for individuals living with memory loss and their care partners to have a safe space in the community to connect through conversation and enjoyable activities, Memory Cafe is a partnership of Oak Park Township Senior Services, River Forest Public Library, and Oak Park Public Library. Event Details: This event will be held both virtually via Zoom and in-person, OUTSIDE at the Oak Park Township Senior Services office, 130 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. 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.				Reservation 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 Hugo Award finalist "The Galaxy and the Ground Beneath" by Becky Chambers
3 pm	Reservation Daisy Troop 47408 3:00pm - 4:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description Daisy Scout Meeting This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Read to a Dog 3:00pm - 4:00pm Kids & Families Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 18 Event Details: Read to a dog! Dogs don't mind if you make any mistakes, they just love spending time with you. Come a little early to sign up for a 10 minute time slot, and don't forget to count it toward your Summer Reading Program goal! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.					This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Back-to-School Celebration! 3:30pm - 6:00pm Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Event Details: Come join the Middle & High School Services Team as we celebrate the start of the school year with food, games, giveaways, and resources!	This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Crime & Coffee: "Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" 3:30pm - 4:30pm Authors & Books Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 13 Event Details: We will be joined via Zoom by Robert Wittman founded the FBI’s National Art Crime Team, and author of Priceless. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
4 pm				This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Supported Gardening 4:00pm - 5:00pm Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8 Maze Branch Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School Program Type: Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8 Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Gardening helps build strong bodies and minds!
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6 pm		Reservation Washington Lockwood Condo Association 6:00pm - 7:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room This event is in the "Library Board" group. VIRTUAL: Oak Park Public Library Special Board Meeting 6:30pm - 8:30pm Library Board Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Library Board" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Program Type: Library Board Board Meeting Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board » Event Details: Get the meeting agenda, materials, and Zoom link to participate (pdf) »		Reservation Wright Ride Bike-a-thon 6:00pm - 8:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Meeting/Event Description A short meeting to give riders more information on the upcoming Wright Ride Charity Ride	Reservation QuadA Oak Park 6:45pm - 8:15pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description QuadA Oak Park (Let's Talk About It - Agnostics, Atheists and Anyone)
7 pm			This event is in the "Friends Board" group. Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Board Meeting 7:30pm - 9:00pm Friends Board Main Library This event is in the "Friends Board" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Program Type: Friends Board Friends of the Oak Park Public Library As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »		This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Smarty Pants: Balloons Under the Sea Show 7:00pm - 8:00pm Kids & Families Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 91 Event Details: We're celebrating an incredible summer of reading with Chicago's favorite balloon artist, Smarty Pants! Prepare to be amazed as he creates a spectacular undersea adventure in front of your eyes. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program. Reservation 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

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