Volunteer

Updated January 16, 2025. At this time, the Oak Park Public Library is not accepting volunteers. On this page, find a list of local organizations that may have volunteer opportunities. Questions? Please contact directly the agency listed below.

Three women on the Main Library's third floor volunteering at the 2023 Friends of the Library's Annual Book Fair.

Local organizations

AgeOptions

1048 Lake St., Suite 300, Oak Park, IL 60301

AmeriCorps Seniors (RSVP)

2000 N. Fifth Ave. Room R-221, River Grove, IL 60171
708.456.0300, ext. 3835

  • The AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) pairs adults aged 55 and older with organizations in the community for volunteer service. This grant-funded program through AmeriCorps Seniors has been sponsored by Triton College since 1983.
  • Find more information on volunteering with this organization »

Animal Care League

1011 Garfield St., Oak Park, IL 60304
708.848.8155

Beyond Hunger

848 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301
708.386.1324
info@gobeyondhunger.org

Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

339 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302
708.445.3071
volunteer@hemingwaybirthplace.com

Friends of the Oak Park Public Library

834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301
708.697.6930
friends@oppl.org

  • As a stand-alone 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library have been raising funds and building valuable bridges between the library and community since 1948.

Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302

Hephzibah Children’s Association

1144 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60304
708.6497100

  • Offers short- and long-term group homes for abused and neglected children, child welfare and family services, foster care and adoption programs, and award-winning daycare on a sliding scale for families of all income levels.
  • Find volunteer opportunities »

Learning Edge

535 N. Parkside Ave., c/o The Field School, Chicago, IL 60644 
773.378.5530
info@learningedgetutoring.org

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation 

1049 Lake St., Suite 204 Oak Park, IL 60301

Oak Park Festival Theatre

P.O. Box 4114 Oak Park, IL 60303

Oak Park Township

105 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302
708.383.8005

New Moms

5317 W. Chicago Ave., Oak Park, IL 60301
773.252.3253

Park District of Oak Park

415 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60302
708.725.2000

Pro Bono Network

P.O. Box 469, Oak Park, IL 60303

The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest

P.O. Box 3564, Oak Park, IL 60303

Volunteer Match also offers access to local opportunities »