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Art Exhibit: "Abstraction/Subtraction" by Hodges Williams

All Day 4/16 - 5/18
Gallery at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

From the artist: "The grid comprises a new and ongoing body of work for me, which bridges abstraction and representational elements in my paintings. I also make use of collage in ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Event Details:

From the artist:

Idea Box: A Celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month

All Day 5/3 - 5/15
Idea Box at Main Library
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Month features art, clothing, books, photos, biographies of influential Asian Americans, and more, through May 15th in the ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Event Details:

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Month features art, clothing, books, photos, biographies of influential Asian Americans, and more, through May 15th in the Main Library Idea Box.

ECONOMY SHOP BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Board Meeting

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Board Meeting

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read in the Veterans Room

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
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 d...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 49
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.

Library staff and board members posing with the Book Bike

Book Bike: Township Senior Services

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Offsite
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
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:

The Book Bike visits Oak Park Township Senior Services Dine-in Lunch Program for monthly pop-ups, weather permitting. Check out materials, learn about library services and even...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

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:

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

Detection by Daylight

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Wednesday Matinee Film Series: "Pan's Labyrinth"

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Wednesday Movie Matinee:

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

Event Details:

This week's it's the fantastical Pan's Labyrinth. In this fairy tale, a small family in Spain moves into an old house in 1943 after the rise of Fascism. At age 12, their ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture

Wednesday Movie Matinee

Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library!

Event Details:

This week's it's the fantastical Pan's Labyrinth. In this fairy tale, a small family in Spain moves into an old house in 1943 after the rise of Fascism.

Laptop with job search on screen

VIRTUAL: Tips for Online Applications

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Careers & Businesses
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Did you know that online applications are run through a tracking system used as a screening tool by employers? Learn what to watch out for and how to answer questions, as well as t...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Did you know that online applications are run through a tracking system used as a screening tool by employers?

HOLD

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space

Young Center Meeting

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

A meeting for the Young Center policy team during their retreat. I want to flag that I already reserved a room at the Main Library for this time, but we decided we needed a bit mo...

Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

A meeting for the Young Center policy team during their retreat. I want to flag that I already reserved a room at the Main Library for this time, but we decided we needed a bit more space.

Supported Developmental Playgroup

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

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. Siblings ...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

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.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.

ROYAL Meeting

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Shermann "Dilla" Thomas Headshot

Everything Dope About America Comes From Chicago With Dilla

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Age Group:
Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Learn about how everything dope comes from Chicago as we welcome back Chicago historian Dilla, as he is affectionately called, a fascinating blend of modern historian, cultural wor...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Multicultural
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Learn about how everything dope comes from Chicago as we welcome back Chicago historian Dilla, as he is affectionately called, a fascinating blend of modern historian, cultural worker, and public employee.

Tablet with lightbulb on screen

Tech Night for Kids: It's Makey Makey Time

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Age Group:
Elementary School
Tech Night for Kids:

We'll have fun learning different technology concepts through hands-on experiences. Explore what's inside a computer, coding with robots, 3D printing, video production, and more!

Event Details:

In this month's program, we'll have fun with Makey Makey kits, turning everyday objects into touchpads!  Makey Makey is an invention kit that brings engineering and coding ...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 3

Tech Night for Kids

We'll have fun learning different technology concepts through hands-on experiences. Explore what's inside a computer, coding with robots, 3D printing, video production, and more!

Event Details:

In this month's program, we'll have fun with Makey Makey kits, turning everyday objects into touchpads! 

Makey Makey is an invention kit that brings engineering and coding concepts to life in exciting new ways.

Oak Park CashFlow 101 Game Night

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Lobby Community Space at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

We have played the Cashflow game here for four years. Everyone has been asking when the meetings will continue. This is an entry-level game created by Rich Dad author Robert Kiyosa...

Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description

We have played the Cashflow game here for four years. Everyone has been asking when the meetings will continue.

RfR Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

Windy City Grotto

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

This is a monthly meeting of local cavers. We will be using a projector, screen, internet, and sound equipment (we will bring the sound equipment). We will be bringing pizzas and S...

Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

This is a monthly meeting of local cavers. We will be using a projector, screen, internet, and sound equipment (we will bring the sound equipment). We will be bringing pizzas and Sodas.

Private Practice

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Private dance practice and meeting

Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Private dance practice and meeting

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read in the Storytime Room

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
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 d...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
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.

Illinois Storytelling Rehearsal

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Columbian storyteller Jasmin Cardenas and a Columbian musician will be rehearsing for a children's show.

Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Columbian storyteller Jasmin Cardenas and a Columbian musician will be rehearsing for a children's show.