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Inquisitive Minds

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Group meets to discuss a pre-selected podcast.

A Day In Our Village

11:00am - 4:00pm
Civic Learning, Community Partner
Offsite
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. 

Piano Recital

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

Children preforming for an audience for a recital.  Children and parents will be attending. 

Oak Park River Forest (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity INC Board Meeting

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Monthly Oak Park River Forest (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity INC Board Meeting

Art Exhibit: "Thy Pit Is Thy Bour" by Jack Brockman

All Day 6/3 - 7/5
Arts & Culture
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Gallery
Program Type: Arts & Culture
Event Details:

Thy Pit Is Thy Bour is Jack Brockman’s first solo exhibition with the Oak Park Public Library.

Accent Care

9:00am - 10:00am
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room

VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Health & Wellness
Virtual
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Chair Yoga

Calm and center your mind while moving your body through intentional poses and sequences. Chair yoga can improve your flexibility, concentration, and strength, while boosting your mood, and reducing stress and joint strain. Now is a great time to start a practice or revisit one.

What to know before you join

  • Chair yoga and meditation are accessible and open for all
  • Dress comfortably
  • Find a location where you can focus and dedicate 30 minutes to you
  • You are not required to keep your camera on
  • Prepare to take time to match your movement and motion and have a little fun
  • Have a chair that can be stationary

About the instructor
Instructor DuShaun Branch is focused on bringing yoga to as many BIPOC and plus-sized communities as possible. She believes people not only need rest and relaxation, but resistance. Yoga is a powerful way to tap into the balance of ease and positive effort. DuShaun teaches through the lens of equity and trauma-informed, hosting classes in “nontraditional” settings all over the city. She intends on taking down as many barriers as possible to bring yoga to those who are looking for calm and relaxed minds. DuShaun truly believes yoga is for all, and shares that throughout Chicago and beyond.

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.

Physical Activity

By joining this class, you declare that you are physically fit and ready to participate and understand any physical activity may involve some risk of injury. You may rest at any time during the class. It is your responsibility to consult with your physician with respect to any past or present injury, illness, health problem, or any other condition or medication that may affect your participation.

The participant assumes all risks of injury and illness that may result from such participation. The participant agrees to waive and release the Oak Park Public Library, its officers, employees, trustees, and agents and shall hold such persons/entity harmless from any and all liability for any claim, suit, or other cause of action which might arise from injuries, illness, damages, or loss which may occur on account of participation in such activities.

OPRC Monthly Meeting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

Oak Park Runners Club - Annual meeting of the members & elections.
French Night.

Arbor West Neighbors NFP monthly Board Meeting

9:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Meeting/Event Description

Regular monthly board meeting of AWN. We support and enrich aging through community building and advocacy.

Detection by Daylight

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

Improv Open Stage Performance

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

Victories of the Heart Men's Group

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

Group for men to discuss issues in their lives

Spring Piano Recital

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description

The event is my spring piano recital for my Oak Park/River Forest music students. I have been holding my recitals in the Veterans Room for many years and it is such a perfect venue for us. Thank you.

Book Bike: Thursday Night Out

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Culture, Kids & Families
Offsite
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Kids & Families
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 Downtown Oak Park for Thursday Night Out, w

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - HOW TO MAKE YOUR PROSE AND POETRY POP WITH POETIC DEVICES

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description

HOW TO MAKE YOUR PROSE AND POETRY POP WITH POETIC DEVICES

OP Writers Group

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room

LaLeche League

9:30am - 10:30am
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.

Older Adult Coffee Hour

9:30am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Stop into the library for a cup of coffee and friendly conversation. 

All the Feels Storytime and Craft

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids & Families, Storytimes
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families, Storytimes
Event Details:

Fred Rogers said, "When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary."

Friday group

1:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room

Chapter Meeting

10:00am - 11:00am
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

English Language Conversation

10:00am - 11:00am
Equity & Anti-Racism
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Older 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.

Girl scouts

10:00am - 11:00am
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

S4K - Father's Day Hair Care Workshop

10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room