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Friday Mtg Group

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

Neurodivergent Support Group

3:00pm–4:30pm
Main Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Veterans Room
Description of Meeting/Event

This is a peer support group for neurodivergent adults (18+), hosted by the Chicago Neurodiverse Social Club (CNSC). CNSC is a program of CAYR Connections, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving the greater Chicago area.

Art on the Street

3:00pm–4:00pm
Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 7, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Public art is a way to brighten up communities and bring people together. In Art on the Street with MHS, you can learn about different types of public art as well as create your own masterpieces!

Summer Tigers Read

5:15pm–6:15pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Becoming Institute

3:00pm–4:00pm
Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 9, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: High School Space
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Becoming is an 8-week emersion designed to help you level up, building confidence, finding your voice, and getting real about who you are and who you’re becoming. 

Tablet Time

4:00pm–5:00pm
Digital Learning, Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 9, 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.

Book Bike: Thursday Night Out

5:30pm–7:30pm
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, weather permitting. 

Otherworldly Reads Book Discussion: "Old Man's War"

6:00pm–7:00pm
Authors & Books
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 9, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books
Registration Required
Event Details:

Otherworldly Reads

In Otherworldly Reads, you can enjoy a bimonthly book discussion where we alternate between science fiction and fantasy literature. Find more library-led book discussions.

Join us as we read and discuss the science fiction novel "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi.

Oak Park Toastmasters Club July 9, 2026 Meeting

6:45pm–8:15pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room
Description of Meeting/Event

Monthly Oak Park Toastmasters Club in-person meeting

Friends Book Fair

9:00am–5:30pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

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:

Friday Mtg Group

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

Friends Book Fair

9:00am–4:30pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

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:

English Language Conversation

10:00am–11:00am
Equity & Anti-Racism
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 11, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism
Registration Required
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.

NCNW Sun & Sisterhood

1:30pm–4:30pm
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Maze Branch Library
Room: Maze Branch Meeting Room

NCNW Sun & Sisterhood

1:30pm–4:30pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Friends Book Fair

2:00pm–4:00pm
Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Friends Board, Sustainability
Event Details:

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

As a separate 501c3 nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have raised funds and built valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948. Learn more, join the Friends at oppl.org/friends »

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:

VIRTUAL: The Importance of a Strong Resume

2:00pm–3:15pm
Careers & Businesses
Virtual
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Registration Required
Virtual Event
Registration will close on July 14, 2026 @ 2:00pm.
Library Branch: Virtual
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Businesses
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the components of a strong resume, and what keywords or phrases to use that will help move your resume to the top of the stack.

Art on the Street

3:00pm–4:00pm
Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
Register now
Registration Required
Registration will close on July 14, 2026 @ 3:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Middle School Space
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Arts & Culture, Students Grades 6-8, Students Grades 9-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Public art is a way to brighten up communities and bring people together. In Art on the Street with MHS, you can learn about different types of public art as well as create your own masterpieces!

Pride Club: Button Making

3:30pm–4:30pm
Kids & Families
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 15, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Kids & Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

At Pride Club, join us for crafts and activities throughout the summer. Drop in to make a project, connect with friends, and make new ones! Pride Club is a space especially for LGBTQIA+ youth and their allies.

Summer Tigers Read

5:15pm–6:15pm
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch: Dole Branch Library
Room: Dole Branch Meeting Room

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion: Open Hour

6:00pm–7:00pm
Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Main Library
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Registration Required
Registration will close on July 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism, Sustainability
Registration Required
Event Details:

Earth Lounge: An Environmental Book Discussion

Explore nature and environmentalism from a variety of perspectives across fiction and nonfiction literature on the third Wednesday of every month. Find more library-led book discussions.

For this month's meeting you are invited to share an article, book, podcast, video, website or film related to environmental issues that you'd like to discuss.  

Community Report Back

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

A community dialogue about collective care.

Out With Purpose July Board Meeting

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

Monthly Board Meeting