Day Calendar

Name: Book Donations Accepted
Start: 2023-06-20
End: 2023-07-03
Location: Main Library

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Branches	Main Library											Maze Branch Library		Dole Branch Library	Virtual	Offsite
Rooms	Veterans Room	Small Meeting Room	Lobby Community Space	Conference Room	Audio Booth	Creative Studio	Gallery	High School Space	Idea Box	Middle School Space	Storytime Room	No room assigned	Maze Branch Meeting Room	Dole Branch Meeting Room	Virtual Program	No room assigned
All Day			This event is in the "Friends Board" group. Book Donations Accepted All Day 6/20 - 7/3 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				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!			This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Art Exhibit: "Junk Drawer" by Eric Bartholomew All Day 6/20 - 7/31 Arts & Culture Maze Branch Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: A junk drawer is a drawer used for storing, small, miscellaneous occasionally useful objects of little to no (or unclear) monetary value, and possibly significant sentimental value.
9:00am	Reservation Housing Retreat SHPA 9:00am - 7:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room	Reservation Housing Retreat SHPA 9:00am - 1:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room
9:15am
9:30am
9:45am
10:00am						This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Tech Help Drop-In 10:00am - 12:00pm Digital Learning Main Library This event is in the "Digital Learning" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Creative Studio Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Digital Learning Tech Help Drop-In Have a tech question? Join us for monthly Tech Help Drop-In sessions. Our digital learning staff will help you answer your technology-based questions and address your concerns about laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Sessions are limited to 15 minutes. Bring your questions and your device! No registration required for these sessions. To protect everyone's safety, masks are required. The Creative Studio is located on the third floor of the Main Library. Disclaimer(s) Masks Required Masks for everyone age 2+ are required while attending this program.					This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. This event is in the "Storytimes" group. Shake, Rattle & Read Moved indoors to the Main Library 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 Room: Storytime Room 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.			Reservation Community Nutrition Network Meals On Wheels 10:00am - 4:00pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
10:15am
10:30am													This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Open Playgroup 10:30am - 12:00pm Kids & Families Maze Branch 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: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Drop in to play with toys, meet new friends or just get a little break from the weather! Best for kids under age 5, with a caregiver.
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
11:30am					Reservation Audio Booth Reservation 11:30am - 12:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Audio Booth
11:45am
12:00pm				Reservation PAM POMILEE 12:00pm - 3:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Conference Room
12:15pm
12:30pm													Reservation Tutoring 12:30pm - 2:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:45pm
2:00pm		Reservation Rappin' Up the Summer: Songwriting Workshop 2:00pm - 3:30pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip-hip, Rappin' Up the Summer is a Summer Program for high school students that features bi-weekly Songwriting and Spoken Word Workshops.
2:15pm
2:30pm										This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group. Rappin' Up the Summer: Songwriting Workshop 2:30pm - 3:30pm Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. 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 Room: Middle School Space Age Group: Middle School, High School Program Type: Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12 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: In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip-hop, Rappin' up the Summer is an arts-based outreach program that features biweekly workshops on spoken word, songwriting, and beat-making, and concludes with a performance opportunity.
2:45pm
3:00pm
3:15pm
3:30pm								This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Yu-Gi-Oh Club! 3:30pm - 5:00pm Students Grades 6-8 Main Library This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: High School Space Age Group: Middle School Program Type: Students Grades 6-8 Event Details: Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, or any other card playing games and engage in some friendly competition!			This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Intermediate Chess Class 3:30pm - 5:00pm 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 Program Type: Kids & Families Required Seats Remaining: 3 Event Details: Looking to step up your chess game? This intermediate class with instructor Luis Tubens is for you! Best for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade, who have experience playing chess and are ready for more strategies and challenge.
3:45pm
4:00pm		Reservation PSVI and Friends REACH CoP Debrief 4:00pm - 8:00pm Main Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description REACH Communities of Practice Debrief
4:15pm
4:30pm														Reservation Climate Ready COOP June Meeting 4:30pm - 8:00pm Dole Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Dole Branch Library Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description Climate Ready COOP is a group of leaders from Oak Park-based community groups working on community outreach projects related to Climate Ready Oak Park, the village's sustainability plan.
4:45pm
5:00pm															This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group. VIRTUAL: Medicare Educational Seminar 5:00pm - 6:00pm 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 Medicare Educational Seminar Medicare can be confusing. Find out what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t, and your potential out-of-pocket exposure, and learn about Medicare Supplements, Medicare Advantage Plans, Part D Prescription Coverage, and cost-saving strategies for the year ahead. Presented by Ivan Morgan from Premier Medicare Benefits. 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 "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Cancelled CANCELLED: Book Bike: Thursday Night Out 5:00pm - 7:00pm Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Kids & Families Offsite Offsite Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group. This event is in the "Authors & Books" group. This event is in the "Kids & Families" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Kids & Families Book Bike The Book Bike brings the library to you and your neighbors by popping up throughout the village—April through October, weather permitting! Learn more about Oak Park’s Book Bike » Event Details: This pop-up is cancelled due to poor air quality. The Book Bike visits Downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
6:00pm													Reservation Longfellow Super Summer Math Program 6:00pm - 7:00pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
6:15pm
6:30pm															This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group. VIRTUAL: Sustainability at Home: Basics & Benefits of Electric Vehicles 6:30pm - 7:30pm Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism Virtual Registration closed Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Civic Learning" group. 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: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: Learn about the benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) and find out how some common myths about EVs are not telling the full story.
6:45pm
7:00pm
7:15pm
7:30pm													Reservation House of Hope Foundation - Board Meeting 7:30pm - 8:30pm Maze Branch Library This is not a library-led event. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room Meeting/Event Description The House of Hope Foundation is a violence prevention and youth mentoring organization. We will be meeting for our monthly in-person board meeting.
7:45pm
8:00pm
8:15pm

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50 Years of Hip Hop

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50 Years of Hip Hop

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