Upcoming Events

Drop-in for a Pride Club hangout! Everyone is welcome, whether you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, still exploring your identity, or an ally.

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Let's play! Join us for stories with a librarian and play stations with a local therapist, while you meet new friends and families. Designed for children with disabilities and support needs ages 3+ with caregiver support. 

Are you ready to have fun in a supportive and silly environment? Emily Ramirez of BABS Comedy Club will lead exercises and games straight from the short-form improv comedy world.

We provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination! All are welcome in this casual space to practice English language skills with new friends. 

Level up your world and make it a better place by making your voice heard! What do you think is important in our town, our state or our country?

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.

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.

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.

Keeping your body busy so your brain can focus is an important self-regulation skill for a lot of people! Stop by and make some great new disability pride and ally themed pin-back buttons to decorate your backpack.

Level up your Origami skills! We will provide paper and take you through a couple of patterns as a group.  Best for kids ages 8-11. Please register each attendee as space is limited. 

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

Love reading and want to share your book joy with other kids? Join our BYOBook Club! No pre-reading necessary - we'll eat snacks, talk about what we're enjoying and share recommendations. For kids entering grades 3-6. 

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The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Before our Disability Pride March on Saturday, July 12 at 11 am at the Main Library, let's make our signs and ribbon wands to wave!

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

Let's celebrate disabled people and disability as an identity with a march around the Main Library and our plaza! This march is for disabled people and allies; a disability is not required to celebrate with us.

The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair returns to the Main Library. Underground garage parking (with the first two hours free) and elevator access are available. Hours are:

We provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination! All are welcome in this casual space to practice English language skills with new friends.