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Board welcomes new trustees, celebrates accomplishments of outgoing trustees
At its May 21 meeting, the Board of Library Trustees welcomed two new trustees: Virginia Bloom-Scheirer (left); and Colleen Burns (right), both sworn in to ...
‘This is an area of need across Oak Park’
When visiting local daycares and preschools, Children's Outreach and Programming Specialist Jenny Jackson (pictured) always includes social and emotional concepts in her storytimes. "What do ...
‘The world needs more respect, love, curiosity, and acceptance’
Krista Soli Foster always imagined “going on a pilgrimage” to different centers of worship with her daughter, learning about their core values. She wants to ...
‘Rich in resources when we engage’
Did you know there's a barbershop inside the Oak Park Public Library? Twice a month, the Main Library Idea Box brings in local barbers to ...
Find yourself in a book
Every year, our librarians review all our curated reading lists for kids and families, making sure we’re intentionally including books that represent diversity in race ...
Library-led book discussions
- Library-led book discussions & local book club support: Join your neighbors and friends for lively book discussions.
Requests
- Exhibit art: Submit a request to exhibit your art in the library.
- Sponsor/propose a community donation box: Submit a request for the library to host a collection box for charitable donations.
- Present a program or exhibit: Share your suggestion or idea for a library program or exhibit.
- Share a community flyer: Send your event flyer to post on our community bulletin boards.
Photo & Video Policy: The library has a photography and video policy as well as this language posted in all meeting spaces and on promotional materials: “Library visitors are often photographed and/or recorded for promotional purposes. Please let us know if you prefer not to be photographed or recorded.”
