Name: Book Donations Accepted
Start: 2023-06-01T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-06-18T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Main Library

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Branches	Main Library								Maze Branch Library		Dole Branch Library
Rooms	Veterans Room	Small Meeting Room	Lobby Community Space	Conference Room	Gallery	Idea Box	Scoville Room	Storytime Room	No room assigned	Maze Branch Meeting Room	Dole Branch Meeting Room
All Day			This event is in the "Friends Board" group. Book Donations Accepted 06/01/2023 @ 9:00am - 06/18/2023 @ 5:00pm 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: Lobby Community Space Program Type: Friends Board Event Details: Please consider donating your gently used books to the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library as their volunteers prepare for the 2023 Annual Book Fair to be held Ju		This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Art Exhibit: "A Contained Life" by Janis Martin All Day 5/23 - 6/29 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: "Painting is an adventure, an exploration, and a process of discovery. I believe that journey always has something to offer—sometimes beauty, sometimes peace, and sometimes joy."—Janis Martin	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Idea Box: Hip Hop Karaoke Club All Day 6/1 - 6/30 Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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, Equity & Anti-Racism 50 Years of Hip Hop Oak Park Public Library is thrilled to be one of more than 30 organizations around the country—including libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and archives—partnering for Collections of Culture: 50 Years of Hip Hop Inside Libraries, Museums and Archives. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Learn more at oppl.org/hip-hop-50 » Event Details: We're celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop in the Main Library Idea Box!
9:00am				Reservation Dream Chaser Meeting 9:00am - 12:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room Meeting/Event Description The Dream Chasers will meet to discuss how to buy stocks and common stock terms.
9:15am
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9:45am
10:00am		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: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: 30 English Language Conversation 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. Free and open to all English language learners.						This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read 10:00am - 10:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main 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: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 16 Event Details: 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! Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
10:15am
10:30am
10:45am
11:00am								This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Young & Restless 11:00am - 11:30am Kids & Families, Storytimes Main 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: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 10 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 » Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.		Reservation OPRF LIONS CLUB 11:00am - 12:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
11:15am
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11:45am
12:00pm	Reservation Free Basset Training Class 12:00pm - 4:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room										Reservation Zeta Phi Beta Womens Empowerment Meeting 12:00pm - 2:00pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Womens Empowerment, Mentoring and Development
12:15pm
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12:45pm
1:00pm									A Library for Everyone: Listening Sessions 1:00pm - 3:00pm Maze Branch Library Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Event Details: Please come to talk with Library Executive Director Joslyn Bowling Dixon (as well as members of her team). Your input will help shape future library work related to space use and library-hosted programs.
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2:00pm				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 Beyond the Burn Line, a far-future SF novel by Paul McAuley				This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Cuenta Cuentos con Kathy/Spanish Storytime With Kathy 2:00pm - 2:30pm Kids & Families, Multicultural, Storytimes Main Library Registration closed Required This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Multicultural" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Storytime Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families, Multicultural, Storytimes Required Seats Remaining: 24 Event Details: 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. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.		Reservation Meeting 2:00pm - 4:00pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
2:15pm
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2:45pm
3:00pm		Reservation Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club Coffee Chat 3:00pm - 4:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Join us for a Coffee Chat meeting of the Oak Park & River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club! Feel free to bring a coffee or other beverage.
3:15pm
3:30pm							This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. Crime & Coffee: "H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil" 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: Unlimited Crime & Coffee Talk history and crime with fellow true crime lovers over a hot cup of coffee. Each month, participants will be presented with a true-crime case to discuss as a group. Expect multiple points of access to each case, from books, ebooks, and audiobooks to true crime podcasts, documentaries, and more. Then join library staff for coffee and snacks as we discuss the details. Whether you like to read, listen, or watch—or all of the above!—there's an option for everyone. Learn more about library-led book discussions » Event Details: This month, we will be discussing H.H. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
3:45pm
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