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How to draw a cardinal

Discover & explore for grade schoolers: Virtual, at-home art activities

By Children's Librarian Genevieve Grove While we live very close to one of the most well-known art museums in the world, you don’t need to ...
Celebrity Book Clubs: Read with the Stars

We suggest: Celebrity book club round-up, January 2021

By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Since Oprah's first book club pick in 1996, we have been reading as the celebrities do, falling in love with, ...
Ruthie and Miss Jenny talking

How to help young kids process upsetting events in the news

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian Well, 2021 has certainly begun right where 2020 left off: with a lot of tough topics. Even our youngest kids ...
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Tech Tips: Cutting the cable cord

By Rose Barnes, Adult Digital Learning Librarian We’ve all been spending more time at home this year, and maybe during that time you’ve been watching ...

Let’s discuss: ‘How to Be an Antiracist’

Please join the Anti-Racist Book Group on Wednesday, January 13 at 6:30 pm, as we dig deeper into How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. 'We had so ...

We suggest: New year, new you 2021

After the year that was 2020, we know everyone could use some self-care and recuperation. And what better way to accomplish this than through books ...
We Suggest Best of 2020: TV shows, movies & music

We suggest: Best of 2020 TV shows, movies & music

Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2020, a librarian-curated selection of titles, featuring some of the titles most requested and checked out by Oak Parkers! See ...
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Teen Services Librarian Alex Gutierrez

Meet Alex, our new Teen Services Librarian

Joining our Teen Services team is Librarian Alexander Gutierrez! "I've always wanted to be a librarian and have the opportunity to work with youths because ...