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Idea Box: "Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo’s World"

All Day 1/29–3/20
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness, Multicultural, Storytimes
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Idea Box
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness, Multicultural, Storytimes
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Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo's World
January 29–March 20

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Community Partner" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group

Art Exhibit: D97 Youth Art Month

All Day 2/25–4/4
Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Community Partner, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8
Event Details:

Come celebrate Youth Art Month with us! Enjoy the popular annual display featuring amazing artwork by students from across Oak Park Elementary School District 97!

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Storytimes" group

Supported Storytime & Family Play

4:00pm–4:45pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on March 10, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Digital Learning" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Tablet Time

4:00pm–5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on March 12, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tablet Time

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Authors & Books" group
This event is in the "Community Partner" group
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Multicultural" group

Maintaining Wonder: Deangelo’s World Q&A

6:00pm–7:00pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Community Partner, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Multicultural
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: 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:

Join the Oak Park Public Library as we host the Maintaining Wonder team for a Q&A panel featuring:

This event is in the "Digital Learning" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Tech Night for Kids: Make a Vinyl Decal on the Cricut!

3:30pm–5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration is no longer available for this event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Creative Studio
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tech Night for Kids

Each month, we'll explore different technology concepts through hands-on experiences. Some of these include coding with robots, 3D printing, laser cutting, exploring what's inside a computer, and more!

This month we'll be in the Creative Studio on the 3rd Floor. Kids will learn how to use the Cricut to print a vinyl decal!

For kids in 3rd-5th grade.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

School's Out: Fort Building

10:30am–12:30pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Services Area
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

Let's get cozy! We'll supply tables, chairs, and sheets, you bring the creativity to build yourself a cozy little fort in the Children's Department to read in.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Storytimes" group

Supported Storytime & Family Play

4:00pm–4:45pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on March 17, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Read to a Dog

3:30pm–4:30pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

Dogs enjoy listening to children read and love the cuddles! Starting at 3:15, visit the Children's Desk to sign up for a 10 minute reading slot. Book suggestions are provided, or you can choose your own.

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Storytimes" group

Supported Storytime & Family Play

4:00pm–4:45pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 24, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Digital Learning" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Tablet Time

4:00pm–5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on March 25, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tablet Time

It's Tablet Time in the Children's Services Area! Try apps for drawing, music, and video creation, puzzles and games, coding, science, and more!

Try out a new app, play a favorite game, share with a friend or by play yourself. Kids will play on Children's Services iPad in the storytime room. For Kids in grades PK-5.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Pokémon Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on March 26, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join other Pokémon enthusiasts at our very first Pokémon Club! There will be something for everyone, including fans of the card game, anime and Pokémon Go. Best for ages 5 and up. 

 

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

School's Out: Little Miss Ann Music Show!

10:30am–11:30am
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families
Event Details:

Little Miss Ann is a Chicago-based, Filipina-American, nationally touring kids musician who has made 7 award-winning Family Music albums.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

LEGO Club

2:00pm–4:00pm
Kids & Families
Maze Branch Library
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

We provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination! Drop in and build your dreams. 

 

 

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Barbie & Ken Club

10:00am–12:00pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families

Barbie & Ken Club

We provide the dream house, lots of fashions, accessories, shoes, horses, cars, and a choice of dolls. You simply bring your imagination!

Barbie & Ken Club may seem like just fun, but it promotes storytelling, dramatic play, narrative development, conflict resolution, sharing and parallel play, which are important for all kids.

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Meet a Violin Concert & Storytime

10:30am–11:15am
Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on April 1, 2026 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a violin demonstration and storytime for ages 3-6 with musician Nissa Anderson. Attendees will have the opportunity to play games and try out a real violin!

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Make Your Own Bookmarks

3:00pm–4:00pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on April 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

We'll supply paper, markers, string, and a laminator, you bring your creativity! Design your own bookmarks for yourself or to give as gifts, and we will laminate them so you can keep them forever!

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

LEGO Club

10:00am–12:00pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

We provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination! Drop in and build your dreams. 

 

 

This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

Wooden Train Open Play

2:00pm–4:00pm
Kids & Families
Dole Branch Library
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Event Details:

All aboard! We supply the wooden tracks and train cars for you to be railroad builders and engineers. 

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Storytimes" group

Supported Storytime & Family Play

4:00pm–4:45pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 7, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Sustainability" group

Earth Month Community Collage

3:30pm–5:30pm
Arts & Culture, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lobby Community Space
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Sustainability
Event Details:

Join us for this all-ages program in contributing to a community Earth Month collage.

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group

Neurodivergent Nerdout!

1:00pm–2:30pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on April 12, 2026 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

This new multigenerational program welcomes neurodivergent kids, teens, adults, and seniors. Participants can choose how to participate, including signing up for five minutes to share about a favorite topic or hanging out in the space.

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group

A Kind of Spark Screening & Discussion

3:00pm–4:30pm
Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on April 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Autism Acceptance with a screening of the first two episodes of A Kind of Spark, based on the

Disclaimer(s)

Masks Encouraged

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

This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Storytimes" group

Supported Storytime & Family Play

4:00pm–4:45pm
Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 14, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families, Storytimes
Registration Required
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.