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Be Our Neighbor

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

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

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

&Rise Support Group for High School Girls

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:15pm - 8:15pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

This group is an empowering space for high school-aged girls* to find community, support, and healthy coping skills as they navigate the complexities of adolescence and/or heal fro...

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

This group is an empowering space for high school-aged girls* to find community, support, and healthy coping skills as they navigate the complexities of adolescence and/or heal from trauma.

The Meeting Place

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

LaLeche League

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Gathering for new caregivers to receive breastfeeding support

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

Gathering for new caregivers to receive breastfeeding support

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read in the Veterans Room

Wednesday, May 22, 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...

Register now
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
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.

Wednesday Matinee Film Series: "Yentl"

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
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, it's Oscar-winning Yentl. This 1983 romantic musical drama is directed, co-written, and co-produced by Barbara Streisand, who starts as Yentl, a woman living i...

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, it's Oscar-winning Yentl. This 1983 romantic musical drama is directed, co-written, and co-produced by Barbara Streisand, who starts as Yentl, a woman living in turn-of-the-century Poland who decides to disguise herse

Laptop with job search on screen

RESCHEDULED: VIRTUAL: Tips for Online Applications

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Program at Virtual
Program Type:
Careers & Businesses
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This webinar has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 8. Here is the new registration link.  Did you know that online applications are run through a tracking system used as ...

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

This webinar has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 8. Here is the new registration link. 

Library staff and board members posing with the Book Bike

Book Bike: Milk & Cookies Happy Hour Special at Broken Tart

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Preschool, Elementary School
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 Broken Tart for a special extended hours event, Milk & Cookies Happy Hour Special! Bring the family by after school to enjoy good reads and delic...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: 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:

The Book Bike visits Broken Tart for a special extended hours event, Milk & Cookies Happy Hour Special!

Curiosity Club: Fun With STEAM

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids & Families
Age Group:
Elementary School
Curiosity Club: Fun With STEAM:

Have fun exploring STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) in this interactive program for kids! Each month we'll explore a new STEAM concept through a fun, hands-o...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Curiosity Club: Fun With STEAM

Have fun exploring STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) in this interactive program for kids! Each month we'll explore a new STEAM concept through a fun, hands-on activity.

Pack 23 Wolf Den Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 5:45pm - 7:15pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Monthly Cub Scout Meeting

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

Monthly Cub Scout Meeting

Disability Access Commission Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Disability Access Commission Meeting

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

Disability Access Commission Meeting

Oak Park CashFlow 101 Game Night

Wednesday, May 22, 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.

Special Interest/Hobby Night

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:15pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Join the Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club for a Special Interest/Hobby Night! There will be pizza! There will be cool presentations about frogs (hopefully)! If yo...

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

Join the Oak Park and River Forest Neurodiverse Social Club for a Special Interest/Hobby Night! There will be pizza! There will be cool presentations about frogs (hopefully)!

OPALGA+ Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6:45pm - 8:15pm
Dole Branch Meeting Room at Dole Branch Library
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Aria Group Meeting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Veterans Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

All office Meeting for Aria Group

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

All office Meeting for Aria Group

Puppets on a stage

Shake, Rattle & Read in the Storytime Room

Thursday, May 23, 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.

Great Decisions- Pandemic Preparedness

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Maze Branch Meeting Room at Maze Branch Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international policies    

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

Looking back at the covid-19 pandemic, there are many lessons to take away in terms of domestic and international

policies

 

 

Oark Park End-of-Life Options Coalition

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Oak Park End of Life Coalition Monthly Meeting Discuss issues surrounding end of llife.

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

Oak Park End of Life Coalition Monthly Meeting
Discuss issues surrounding end of llife.

Duncan Hines Promo

Duncan Hines: More Than a Cake Mix

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Small Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Since the 1950s, the name Duncan Hines has been synonymous with boxed cake mix. But who was Duncan Hines? And how did he influence American food history? Join writer and history en...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Since the 1950s, the name Duncan Hines has been synonymous with boxed cake mix. But who was Duncan Hines? And how did he influence American food history?

Creative Studio logo

Media Preservation Workshop: Digitizing Photos

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Creative Studio at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Culture, Digital Learning
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:

Do you have photographs you’ve been meaning to digitize? In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate how to use a flatbed photo scanner to digitize photographs, film negatives, and slides....

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Do you have photographs you’ve been meaning to digitize? In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate how to use a flatbed photo scanner to digitize photographs, film negatives, and slides.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

Chicago Philosophy Meetup

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Main Library
Meeting/Event Description:

Book discussion.

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

Book discussion.

Library Board Committee Meeting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Scoville Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Library Board
Board Meeting:

Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board »

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Scoville Room
Program Type: Library Board

Board Meeting

Library board meetings are open to the public. Learn more at oppl.org/board »