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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
Nov-Dec
2025
Art Exhibit: "Behind the Mask": Portraits by Pete Gillespie
All Day
11/17–12/31
Maze Branch Library
Library Branch:
Maze Branch Library
Age Group:
Elementary School,
Middle School,
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Culture
Event Details:
"I interview strangers and attempt to capture in color and composition the emotion that I felt during the conversation. I work from photographs. Each painting is accompanied by a collection of quotes from our conversation. |
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Dec-Jan
2025
Idea Box: Serenity in December: A Space for Reflection & Resolution
All Day
12/2–1/9
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Idea Box
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This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group
Arts & Culture,
Kids & Families,
Students Grades 6-8,
Students Grades 9-12
Main Library
This event is in the "Arts & Culture" group
This event is in the "Kids & Families" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 6-8" group
This event is in the "Students Grades 9-12" group
Dec-Jan
2025
Art Exhibit: "The Hovering Brush" by Jonathan Franklin
All Day
12/9–1/17
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Gallery
Age Group:
Elementary School,
Middle School,
High School,
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Kids & Families,
Students Grades 6-8,
Students Grades 9-12
Event Details:
The Hovering Brush by Jonathan Franklin will be on view December 9-January 17 at the Main Library Gallery.
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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 is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
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This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Equity & Anti-Racism,
Health & Wellness
Virtual
Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Equity & Anti-Racism" group
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Dec
23
2025
Tue
Library Branch:
Virtual
Room:
Virtual Program
Age Group:
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Equity & Anti-Racism,
Health & Wellness
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.
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Dec
27
2025
Sat
Free State of Illinois Basset Training Class
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
Reservation
Dole Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Dole Branch Library
Room:
Dole Branch Meeting Room
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This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Audio Booth
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This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description (will be published at oppl.org/calendar)
Practicing the NGUZO SABA in America
Holistic Approach to Good Academic Results
Holistic Approach to God and Reconciliation
This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group
Careers & Businesses
Main Library
This event is in the "Careers & Businesses" group
Dec
26
2025
Fri
One-on-One Small Business Consulting
1:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Conference Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Careers & Businesses
Event Details:
Do you have questions about starting or growing a business? Sit down with Chettha Saetia, business owner, business advisor, and Director of The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA).
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Dec
27
2025
Sat
Paul & Karen Smith-Calhoun Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Small Meeting Room
Meeting/Event Description (will be published at oppl.org/calendar)
This is the second day of the "First Fruits" Kwanzaa Kujichagulia- Self-Determination , Define Yourself, Name Yourself and not be named or defined by anyone else. No preaching or teaching, sharing .
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This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Health & Wellness
Main Library
This event is in the "Health & Wellness" group
Dec
21
2025
Sun
Death Cafe
2:00pm–3:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Small Meeting Room
Age Group:
Adults,
Older Adults
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Death Cafe
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to discuss death. The objective is to bring awareness to the impermanent nature of life so that we may remember the sacredness of each breath.
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
Meeting/Event Description (will be published at oppl.org/calendar)
Our in-person meeting/social for the December meeting
Reservation
Maze Branch Library
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Maze Branch Library
Room:
Maze Branch Meeting Room
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| 3 pm |
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This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Conference Room
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Dec
23
2025
Tue
New Life Church Christmas Celebration
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
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Dec
22
2025
Mon
John Walt Foundation Workshop
This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Lobby Community Space
Meeting/Event Description (will be published at oppl.org/calendar)
We are hosting a workshop for the young creative artists in our organization where we will check in with them and do a series of activities that will help guide them through their careers.
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| 7 pm |
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This is not a library-led event.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Veterans Room
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