New sensory garden at Maze Branch brings fall fun for kids with special needs
October is National Disability Awareness Month. All month, families and kids with special needs can find fun at the library, with programs featuring stories, songs, ...
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Donate at the library this Socktober
Socks are consistently among the most requested items at homeless shelters. All October, we’re collecting new pairs at all library locations to benefit the clients ...
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Community Building Blocks Workshop
UPDATE: September 25, 2018 Here is the Environmental Protection Agency's final 33-page report for Oak Park, titled "Linking Community Building Blocks for Educational, Economic and ...
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Removing assumptions, barriers to access
"People make a lot of assumptions about who is experiencing homelessness, based on how someone looks, acts, smells, or dresses,” said the library's Director of ...
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A welcoming place, where everybody is somebody
In March 2016, Robert Simmons joined the library as its first social worker, a direct result of the library’s intentional strategy of listening and responding ...
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America’s 100 best-loved novels: Vote for your favorite
Are you reading and watching? PBS's The Great American Read is an eight-part series celebrating the power of reading and exploring 100 of America's best-loved novels. Chosen ...
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9 ways to encourage spontaneous, meaningful language
This spring, parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 5 participated in a special workshop at the library, learning how to enrich their ...
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Women and gender in Islam
By Maliha Chishti Dr. Maliha Chishti is a researcher specializing in war and post-conflict peacebuilding and a Lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy ...
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