Main Library

9:00am-9:00pm

Main Library
834 Lake St.
Oak Park, IL 60301
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Tue: 9:00am-9:00pm

Wed-Thu: Closed

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Maze Branch Library

10:00am-9:00pm

845 Gunderson Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Tue: 10:00am-9:00pm

Wed-Fri: Closed

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Dole Branch Library

10:00am-9:00pm

255 Augusta St.
Oak Park, IL 60302
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon: Closed

Tue: 10:00am-9:00pm

Wed-Thu: Closed

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Virtual

9:00am-9:00pm

834 Lake St
Oak Park, IL 60301
United States

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Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Tue: 9:00am-9:00pm

Wed-Thu: Closed

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

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All Day	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Art Exhibit: A Dignified Society: Photographs and Text by Scott Emery All Day 9/2–9/30 Arts & Culture Maze Branch Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: A selection of photographs and accompanying text by local artist Scott Emery will be on display at Maze Branch September 2–30.			This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" group Creative Studio Bingo Begins All Day Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Event Details: Creative Studio Bingo begins on October 1st! Visit the Makery to pick up a bingo card and get started. Complete different activities on the card and explore everything the Creative Studio has to offer.	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Art Exhibit: "Reflections": Work by Maria Cordova All Day 10/2–10/30 Arts & Culture Maze Branch Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Maze Branch Library Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: Artist statement
	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Multicultural" group Idea Box: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month All Day 9/15–10/15 Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Careers & Businesses, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Multicultural" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Idea Box Age Group: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Careers & Businesses, Equity & Anti-Racism, Multicultural Event Details: Join the Oak Park Public Library as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! From September 15 to October 15, our Idea Box will host a special digital display of interviews of local leaders telling stories of their cultures.
				This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Kids & Families" group Boo-ktober! Children's Book Donation Drive All Day 10/1–10/31 Authors & Books, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families Main Library This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Kids & Families" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books, Civic Learning, Equity & Anti-Racism, Kids & Families Event Details: The Oak Park Public Library is working together with Beyond Hunger to build home libraries in our community!
				This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Art Exhibit: "Liminal Threshold" by Rick Sullivan All Day 10/1–11/1 Arts & Culture Main Library This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Gallery Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Event Details: Liminal Threshold explores the raw and unstable terrain between dissolution and emergence. Nothing is really fixed here: colors pulse, gestures fragment, and structure flickers in and out of coherence.
9 am						This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Older Adult Coffee Hour 9:30am–11:00am Health & Wellness Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Lobby Community Space Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Stop into the library for a cup of coffee and friendly conversation.
10 am							This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group English Language Conversation 10:00am–11:00am Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Small Meeting 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. This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Medicare Fraud & Bingo 10:30am–11:30am Civic Learning, Health & Wellness Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Civic Learning, Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Healthcare fraud is extremely common. To prevent it, you first need to know what it looks like. Scam artists will do anything to gain trust, and the scam strategies change every year.
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12 pm			This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group VIRTUAL: Chair Yoga 12:30pm–1:00pm Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness Virtual Register now Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Register now Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration will close on December 30, 2025 @ 12:30pm. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Equity & Anti-Racism, Health & Wellness Registration Required 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.				This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Cancelled CANCELLED Presentación y bingo de Medicare Fraude 12:00pm–1:00pm Civic Learning, Health & Wellness Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Cancelled Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Civic Learning, Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: El fraude en el Cuidado de Salud es muy común. Para prevenirlo, necesitar conocer las estafas mas comunes. Los estafadores harán todo lo que puedan para obtener provecho de sus víctimas.
1 pm				This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Wednesday Movie Matinee: "Mean Girls" 1:00pm–3:30pm Arts & Culture Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Registration Required Event Details: Wednesday Movie Matinee Join us each Wednesday for an afternoon film screening at the Main Library! Celebrate October 3rd a few days early with a screening of the 2004 teen classic Mean Girls.
2 pm	This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Grief Journaling 2:00pm–4:00pm Health & Wellness Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Scoville Room Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Grief Journaling Workshop Have you experienced the loss of a loved one (a partner, family member, mentor, friend, etc.)? Are you experiencing ambiguous loss or anticipatory grief? Even if you don’t consider yourself a writer, you are welcome to join us on this journey of journaling. Each session will begin with prompts and/or a guided meditation followed by time to journal. At the end of each session, we will set aside time to share, if you feel so moved. Feel free to come to any or all workshops. Disclaimer(s) Virtual & In-Person Program After you register (below), you will receive an email with information about attending in person and a specific link to join the event virtually. Please indicate whether you plan to attend the event in person or virtually when you register. 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.						This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group VIRTUAL: Ghoulish Delight: Disney's Haunted Mansion 2:00pm–3:00pm Arts & Culture Virtual Registration closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Registration Required Event Details: Disney’s Haunted Mansion is a theme park classic and design icon. This popular attraction continues to inspire and be enjoyed by millions of visitors every year. 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.
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7 pm		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 "Multicultural" group VIRTUAL: Dominican University Author Visit: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio 7:00pm–8:30pm Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Community Partner, Multicultural Virtual Virtual Event 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 "Multicultural" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Authors & Books, Community Partner, Multicultural Event Details: We are excited to be partnering with Dominican University for this upcoming virtual event. Register now.	This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group Author Visit: Disrupting Segregation: An Evening With Tonika Johnson & Dr. Maria Krysan 7:00pm–8:00pm Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Authors & Books" group This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Main Library Room: Veterans Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Authors & Books, Equity & Anti-Racism Registration Required Event Details: The book Don't Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It offers a powerful entry point into This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Virtual: Adult Improv 7:00pm–8:30pm Arts & Culture Virtual Registration closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Registration closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Virtual Room: Virtual Program Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture Registration Required Adult Improv Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Join us for a night of spontaneous comedy. All skill levels welcome. Warning: Hilarity will ensue. Adult Improv is held both in person at the Maze Branch Library and virtually every month; see all upcoming Adult Improv events » 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.