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Art Exhibit: "Stories My Camera Tells" by Howard Simmons

All Day 1/14 - 2/22
Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:

Still photography tells its stories through captured moments in time. Stories told with power, with joy and sadness. Often, in ways that no other medium can. In its stillness, it yet moves.

MLK Dream Hands

All Day 1/16 - 1/31
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural
Event Details:

As a tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the library will display a collage of our community’s Dream Hands in the Main Library Idea Box windows. 

Facilities cleaning

9:00am - 5:15pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Audio Booth Reservation

9:15am - 11:15am
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Creative Studio Media Stations Reservation

9:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio: Media Station 2

Shake, Rattle & Read in the Storytime Room

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
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.

Tech Help Drop-In

10:00am - 12:00pm
Digital Learning
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Digital Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11

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 Encouraged

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

Interviews

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Will be conducting private interviews

Audio Booth Reservation

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Great Decisions- American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Creative Studio Media Stations Reservation

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio: Media Station 2

Creative Studio Media Stations Reservation

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio: Media Station 2

Creative Studio Media Stations Reservation

5:45pm - 8:15pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio: Media Station 1

Chicago Philosophy Meetup

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Meeting/Event Description

Book discussion.

Sketchbook Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Sketchbook Club is a monthly meeting series where artists of any discipline are encouraged to bring their sketchbook and share what they are working on with other local artists.

Audio Booth Reservation

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Audio Booth

Supported Storytime and Family Social Hour

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Event Details:

Designed for children with disabilities and support needs ages 3+ with caregiver support. Classes are structured with visual schedules and include fun picture books and songs, with fine and gross motor movement activities.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

VIRTUAL: Candidate Forum: Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Civic Learning
Virtual
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Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Civic Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for the Candidate Forum for the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education ahead of the April 1, 2025 municipal election.

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.

Take Your Child to the Library Day

All Day
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

Take Your Child to the Library Day is a day when thousands of libraries across the world celebrate library magic with free, fun, fabulous activities for families.

Shake, Rattle & Read

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
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.

English Language Conversation

10:00am - 11:00am
Equity & Anti-Racism
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

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.

Jack and Jill of America

10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room

Lunar New Year Celebration

10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, Adults
Program Type: Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural
Event Details:

Join the Brookfield Zoo, the Park District of Oak Park’s Oak Park Conservatory