Week Calendar

Find the Book Bike at the Frank Lloyd Wright Races, presented by the Parks Foundation o

Looking for Halloween costumes for children ages 0-11? "Shop" the free swap—even if you don't have a costume to swap:

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

This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child!

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

Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful storytime designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Get ready to sing and dance with your child! 

Storytime's over, but the fun continues in the Veterans Room! Play, chat, dance - there's room for all, whether or not you made it to storytime today. Caregivers required, best for children 0-5.

This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child!

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

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

This storytime is designed for one-on-one interactions between caregivers and children up to age 5. Music and movement are paired in this big, joyful class. Get ready to sing and dance with your child! Mr.

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Interested in converting VHS tapes to a digital format? This program will demonstrate how to use the library's equipment to digitize a VHS tape from start to finish. Please note that this program is just a demonstration.

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Chicago Chess Academy is here for weekly chess fun with kids ages 6-12! Learn and play in a fun, safe and supportive environment. No experience needed.

Community Blood Center Blood Drive

Come visit the Special Collections Reading Room on the third floor for an extended Halloween-themed Open Hours.

This week features Samuel L. Jackson and Lynn Whitfield in Eve's Bayou: Summer heats up in rural 1962 Louisana as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they've kept and the betrayals they've endured. 

Do you have questions about starting or growing a business? Sit down with Chettha Saetia, business owner, business advisor, and Director of The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA).

“Want to explore the world of code? Join Codifica + Code for an opportunity to code your own app with Swift in a bilingual (English and Spanish) setting!

Join Chicago Chess Academy for a Halloween-themed Junior Chess Tournament, especially for kids ages 6-12.

There will be prizes, raffles, and lots of fun - costumes encouraged! Register at chicagochessacademy.com/tournament

If you like crafting in our Acorn Lab, you're going to love this! We provide a huge variety of art materials and you provide the creative spirit. All ages welcome, younger children require adult assistance. 

This month we will be discussing Bride by Ali Haze

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

A Greater Good Foundation—together with the library—is offering a comprehensive co-ed mentor program to inspire all students 13-18 to look inward and harness their inherent capabilities and resources to realize their fullest potential.

Stop by the lobby and get information about registration with a Deputy Registrar sponsored by HEADCOUNT

Voter Qualifications: 

To register to vote, you must be:

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

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.

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.

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.

Let's have fun making glowing creepy crawly jars! Bring an empty, clean jar from home, or use our upcycled jars.

Joins us for an exciting session of Dungeons and Dragons! This series of campaigns will be exciting and build for middle school students to drop in whether they are polished veterans or just learning how to play. 

The Book Bike visits the Ridgeland Commons Recreation Complex for "Trunk or Treat" with the Park District of Oak Park, weather permitting.

Get ready for some spooky stories after dark! Join us outside the library for a series of light fright stories and fun.

Best for preschool and elementary age kids. Costumes encouraged.

All about Scholarships - (juniors and seniors; approx. 30 minutes) This introduction to the process of applying for scholarships addresses the basics of a scholarship application, along with tips on how to submit a successful application.

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If you:

Join Kristyn Slick of Classroom Kitchen in an interactive fall-themed virtual cooking series. We’ll explore how different cultures around the world celebrate the flavors of fal

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.

Not sure what Novel Quest is? Need some guidance on how to set yourself up for success in writing a novel?

Welcome Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author, advocate, mentor, and 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.