Week Calendar

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Before our Disability Pride March on Saturday, July 13 at 11 am at the Main Library, let's make our signs!

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Gardening helps build strong bodies and minds!

An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories!

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.

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

Longtime Tinkergarten teacher Amy Carson will lead kids and their beloved grown-ups through a playful, purposeful outdoor learning session.

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.

This workshop will cover the basics of searching for information on the internet using your smartphone or tablet, with searches in text, pictures, and voice.

Visit us to purchase new branded merchandise (or shop online anytime at oppl.org/store).

All sales are final; no refunds, no exchanges.

An energetic program designed for children up to age 5, with caregivers. Get ready to sing, dance, and listen to great stories!

Join us for a special storytime to celebrate Disability Pride Month! We will share books about disabled characters and use schedules to support participant needs.

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Let's celebrate disabled people and disability as an identity with a march around the Main Library and our plaza! This march is for disabled people and allies; a disability is not required to celebrate with us.

This workshop will cover the basics of taking photos, editing photos, making albums, and sharing photos with family, friends, and social media via your smartphone or tablet.

The Book Bike visits Oak Park Township Senior Services Dine-in Lunch Program for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting.

Visit us to purchase new branded merchandise (or shop online anytime at oppl.org/store).

All sales are final; no refunds, no exchanges.

Students, come join us for some summertime fun and games! We'll be hosting some "old school" games like Tag, Simon says, Johnny Come Across, and much more! Let's make summer Wednesdays THE BEST DAY EVER!

Students, come join us for some summertime fun and games! We'll be hosting some "old school" games like Tag, Simon says, Johnny Come Across, and much more! Let's make summer Wednesdays THE BEST DAY EVER!

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.

The Book Bike visits Mills Park Tower for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting.

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

Transitioning to college can be a challenge for many students, but for students who will be the first in their family to obtain a college credential, it holds some additional challenges.

Join us here at the Maze Branch of the Oak Park Public Library for a round of board games, video games and card games!

Children learn more when watching educational programming with their caregiver! Structured discussions and activities, paired with an episode of Mr.

An inclusive drop-in playgroup for children who receive or are considering therapy services, ages 0-5.  Children play while families meet and find support.

This month we'll explore force and motion! We'll conduct simple experiments to test our curiosity and kids will design their own toys that use basic principles of physics.

Drop in to make some great new disability pride and ally themed pin-back buttons to decorate your backpack! Use our art or make your own, all supplies provided. Best for elementary-aged kids. 

Kids, families, teens and grown ups are invited to get up close and personal with worms to learn about their habitat and the wonderful work they do in our soil.

The Book Bike visits Downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night Out, weather permitting. 

Join Elly from DJ collective Walking & Falling for an instructional workshop on DJ equipment and techniques, including hands-on demonstrations of mixing records with vinyl turntables, CDJs, and a digital DJ controller.

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.