Name: Art Exhibit: "Photograph Recollections" by Tom Palazzolo
Start: 2025-02-25
End: 2025-03-29
Location: Main Library

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All Day	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Art Exhibit: "Photograph Recollections" by Tom Palazzolo All Day 2/25 - 3/29 Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Gallery Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism Event Details: Tom Palazzolo is a Chicago-based documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work spans over 50 years. His photographs aim to capture chance encounters from everyday life.
	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Community Partner" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. Idea Box: Ramadan Around the World All Day 3/1 - 3/30 Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Community Partner" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Idea Box Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural Event Details: Ramadan Mubarak!
					This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. VIRTUAL: Illinois Libraries Present: Experience "9to5: The Story of a Movement" All Day 3/21 - 3/23 Arts & Culture Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Disclaimer(s) Illinois Libraries Present Virtual Program After you register (using the registration link above), 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 made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among 200+ public libraries—including Oak Park Public Library—offering premier events for participating member libraries of all sizes and budgets. Funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Illinois Libraries Present is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.
10 am						This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. English Language Conversation 10:00am - 11:00am Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Register now Required This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Register now Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: 31 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.
11 am					This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Button Making Workshop: Design Your Own Pin 11:30am - 12:30pm Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Main Library Join the waitlist Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Join the waitlist Library Branch: Main Library Room: Creative Studio Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Create a 2.25-inch button/pin with the Makery's new button maker! You will be guided through each step needed to get your design ready, and then learn how to use the button maker. The library will provide materials.	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. Leyendo Libros: "Orgullo Prieto" 11:00am - 12:00pm Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural Offsite Register now Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. Register now Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural Required Seats Remaining: 6 Event Details: ¡Acompáñanos al club de lectura de tu biblioteca!
12 pm		This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga 12:30pm - 1:00pm Health & Wellness Virtual Register now Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. Register now 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) 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. 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.
1 pm	This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Community Partner" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL: Native Gardening for the Neighborhood: Design, Planting & Maintenance 1:00pm - 3:00pm Civic Learning, Community Partner, Sustainability Main Library Join the waitlist Required This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Community Partner" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. Join the waitlist Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Civic Learning, Community Partner, Sustainability Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Join West Cook Wild Ones, the Oak Park Public Library, and the Village of Oak Park’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience to learn how you can plant and design a native garden in your front yard or parkway in a way that’s pleasing to both the e		This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Words on Wednesday: "Endurance" 1:00pm - 2:00pm Authors & Books Main Library Register now Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Register now Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 28 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: Endurance: a year in space, a lifetime of discove This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Wednesday Movie Matinee: "A League of Their Own" 1:00pm - 3:30pm Arts & Culture Main Library Register now Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Register now Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 150 Wednesday Movie Matinee Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library! Event Details: During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
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6 pm		This event is in the "Library Board" group. Oak Park Public Library Regular Board Meeting 6:30pm - 8:30pm Library Board Main Library This event is in the "Library Board" group. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Library Board Board Meeting Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board » Event Details: Review meeting materials (pdf)	This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" 6:00pm - 7:00pm Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability Main Library Register now Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. This event is in the "Sustainability" group. Register now Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability Required Seats Remaining: 24 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: The Backyard Bird Chronicles begins in 2016, when author Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation becam
7 pm				This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Author Visit: Hemingway's Passions with Nancy Sindelar 7:00pm - 8:00pm Authors & Books Main Library Register now Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Register now Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books Required Seats Remaining: 130 Event Details: Hear from author Nancy W.

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