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.

Time	Sun (10/05)	Mon (10/06)	Tue (10/07)	Wed (10/08)	Thu (10/09)	Fri (10/10)	Sat (10/11)
All Day	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.
	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
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.
11 am			This event is in the "Digital Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Canva Design Workshop: Large Format Poster 11:00am–12:30pm Digital Learning, Health & Wellness Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Digital 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: Creative Studio Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Digital Learning, Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Come learn how to design a 24in x 36in poster! We will use Canva to design our posters, then submit the finished images to be printed using the library's large format printer. Disclaimer(s) Masks Encouraged Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
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.
1 pm				This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Wednesday Movie Matinee: "My Girl" 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! In the heartfelt film My Girl, a girl (Anna Chlumsky) grieving the death of her mother befriends a boy (Macaulay Culkin) who suffers from allergies and helps her out of her shell.
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6 pm			This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" group This event is in the "Multicultural" group Bilingual Laser Cutter Workshop: Día de los Muertos Photo Frames 6:30pm–8:00pm Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Multicultural Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" group This event is in the "Multicultural" 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: Creative Studio Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning, Multicultural Registration Required Event Details: Aprenda los fundamentos necesarios para diseñar un proyecto usando el software(programa) de cortador láser Glowforge en bilingüe (inglés y español). This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group Self Defense Workshop for Adults 6:30pm–8:30pm 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: Join Lindsey Daehnke, Founder and Lead Instructor at Strictly Self Defense, as she teaches simple self-defense techniques and strategies. Disclaimer(s) 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.	This event is in the "Civic Learning" group This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group Medicare Changes for 2026 6:30pm–7:30pm 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: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Civic Learning, Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Annese Piazza will walk you through the changes coming to Medicare in 2026 so you can maximize your benefits and get the coverage you need. This program will also be held on Saturday, September 27 at 10:30am.	This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" group Intro to Machine Sewing 6:00pm–8:00pm Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Main Library Registration closed Registration Required This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group This event is in the "Digital Learning" 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: Creative Studio Age Group: High School, Adults, Older Adults Program Type: Arts & Culture, Digital Learning Registration Required Event Details: Interested in getting started with sewing? This demonstration with instructor Mike Hall will introduce you to the basics of machine sewing and overview a couple of beginner stitches.