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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
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
Sep-Oct
15
2025
Idea Box: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
All Day
9/15–10/15
Main Library
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.
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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
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
Boo-ktober! Children's Book Donation Drive
All Day
10/1–10/31
Main Library
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!
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
Arts & Culture
Main Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
Oct-Nov
1
2025
Art Exhibit: "Liminal Threshold" by Rick Sullivan
All Day
10/1–11/1
Main Library
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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.
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
Arts & Culture
Maze Branch Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
Art Exhibit: "Reflections": Work by Maria Cordova
All Day
10/2–10/30
Maze Branch Library
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Library Branch:
Maze Branch Library
Age Group:
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
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Oct
13
2025
Mon
Closing
Library closed; log in at oppl.org
Branches:
Main Library,
Maze Branch Library,
Dole Branch Library,
Virtual,
Offsite
Description:
Scheduled library closing
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Arts & Culture,
Health & Wellness
Main Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Oct
18
2025
Sat
Puzzle Swap
1:00pm–3:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Lobby Community Space
Age Group:
Elementary School,
Middle School,
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Do you have puzzles that you have already worked on? Need a new one? Consider swapping your puzzle at the library. New or gently used puzzles must be at least 50 pieces and a maximum of 2000 pieces in the original box.
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This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
Equity & Anti-Racism,
Kids & Families
Main Library
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
Oct
18
2025
Sat
"Experience Dyslexia" Simulation Workshop
2:30pm–4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Storytime Room
Age Group:
Preschool,
Elementary School,
Middle School,
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism,
Kids & Families
Event Details:
Experience Dyslexia® is a hands-on workshop run by Everyone Reading Illinois that lets participants experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with a language-based lea
Disclaimer(s)
Masks Encouraged
Masks for everyone age 2+ are encouraged while attending this program.
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group
This event is in the "Multicultural" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group
Arts & Culture,
Careers & Businesses,
Community Partner,
Multicultural,
Students Grades 6-8,
Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group
This event is in the "Multicultural" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group
Oct
14
2025
Tue
🎬 Lights, Camera, Community
4:00pm–6:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
Age Group:
Middle School,
High School
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Careers & Businesses,
Community Partner,
Multicultural,
Students Grades 6-8,
Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:
🎬 Lights, Camera, Community | A Creative Adventure is your chance to step behind (and in front of) the camera to capture the real stories of Oak Park — through
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Digital Learning" group
This event is in the "Sustainability" group
Arts & Culture,
Digital Learning,
Sustainability
Main Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Digital Learning" group
This event is in the "Sustainability" group
Oct
16
2025
Thu
Upcycling Workshop: Cardboard Fox Mask
6:00pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Creative Studio
Age Group:
Middle School,
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Digital Learning,
Sustainability
Event Details:
Unwind and create while cutting and pasting together a 3D Fox Mask using leftover cardboard saved from used boxes. Use scissors, crafting blades, and hot glue to cut out and assemble a template for a fox-shaped 3D mask.
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