Name: Idea Box: Arab American Heritage Month
Start: 2025-04-01
End: 2025-04-30
Location: Main Library

Idea Box: Arab American Heritage Month

All Day 4/1 - 4/30

Idea Box at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Please join the Oak Park Public Library and our community partners in celebrating Arab American Heritage Month!

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:

Please join the Oak Park Public Library and our community partners in celebrating Arab American Heritage Month!

Multicultural Festival

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Community Partner

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Come learn about and celebrate the many cultures that make up the fabric of Oak Park!

Join us in Scoville Park for stage performances, activities, food, and fun.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Offsite

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Partner

Event Details:

Come learn about and celebrate the many cultures that make up the fabric of Oak Park!

Join us in Scoville Park for stage performances, activities, food, and fun.

Idea Box: Crossing Paths: Migrating Birds & You

All Day 5/1 - 5/12

Idea Box at Main Library

Program Type:

Community Partner, Kids & Families, Sustainability

Age Group:

Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Did you know that Chicago is a major flyway for over 200 species of migratory birds that fly from Central and South America to breed in the northern United States and Canada every year?

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Idea Box

Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Partner, Kids & Families, Sustainability

Event Details:

Did you know that Chicago is a major flyway for over 200 species of migratory birds that fly from Central and South America to breed in the northern United States and Canada every year?

Idea Box: Jewish American Heritage Month

All Day 5/13 - 5/31

Idea Box at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural

Age Group:

Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Local Jewish community members and organizations join together to curate the Idea Box in celebration of

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Idea Box

Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural

Event Details:

Local Jewish community members and organizations join together to curate the Idea Box in celebration of

I-Pass On Demand Event

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Lobby Community Space at Main Library

Program Type:

Community Partner, Sustainability

Age Group:

Adults, Older Adults

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Illinois Tollway officials will be at the library to help motorists update their I-PASS technology to the new stickers that are replacing plastic transponders.

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Lobby Community Space

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Partner, Sustainability

Event Details:

Illinois Tollway officials will be at the library to help motorists update their I-PASS technology to the new stickers that are replacing plastic transponders.

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All Day

Main Library, Maze Branch Library, Dole Branch Library, Virtual, Offsite

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Closing

Branches:

Main Library, Maze Branch Library, Dole Branch Library, Virtual, Offsite

Description:

Scheduled library closing

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

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 9:15am - 11:15am

Veterans Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural

Age Group:

Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

:

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

Featuring:

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Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Veterans Room

Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural

Required

Seats Remaining: 150

Event Details:

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

Featuring:

A Day In Our Village

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Civic Learning, Community Partner

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Join us and the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library as we pitch our tents in neighboring Scoville Park at A Day In Our Village.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Offsite

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Civic Learning, Community Partner

Event Details:

Join us and the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library as we pitch our tents in neighboring Scoville Park at A Day In Our Village.

Library staff members posing with the Book Bikes

Book Bike: Oak Park Pride Party

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Multicultural

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, 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 »

The Book Bike visits Village Hall for The Oak Park Pride Party, weather permitting.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Offsite

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Multicultural

Event Details:

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 »

The Book Bike visits Village Hall for The Oak Park Pride Party, weather permitting.

Parks & Pages: Read with your Neighbors

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Age Group:

High School, Adults, Older Adults

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Experience a relaxing and community-driven event hosted in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Offsite

Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Partner, Health & Wellness, Sustainability

Event Details:

Experience a relaxing and community-driven event hosted in partnership with the Park District of Oak Park.

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Scheduled library closing

Scheduled library closing; all library buildings close at 5 pm

Scheduled library closing

Scheduled library closing

Scheduled library closing; all library buildings close at 5 pm