New for kids! ‘National Geographic Kids,’ ‘Highlights,’ ‘Cricket’ & ‘Babybug’ now available
Looking for something new to explore this summer? Three new digital resources offer whole new worlds to discover for kids of all ages! And don't ...
Books in Brief, episode 5: Black Lives Matter
Need some book recommendations? Your librarians are here to help! Don’t miss this episode of Books in Brief, a video series featuring four great digital ...
Classic & contemporary: Black Music Month
By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Designated in 1979 by President Carter as Black Music Month and renamed in 2009 by President Obama, African-American Music Appreciation ...
Logo image contest deadline extended until July 26
As one of the library's Teen Services initiatives, Leading Edge strives to surround teens with opportunities to maximize their innate potential to lead socially and ...
Relevant reads: Culture
By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Culture is created, manifested, and maintained. It cannot not exist without people actively perpetuating it, and it does not exist ...
Black Lives Matter
Dear Oak Park Community, We are sickened and horrified by the needless killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. We are ...
Relevant reads: Pandemic novels & short stories 2020
By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná From the plague to the 1918 influenza to now, pandemics have been unwelcome members of society. Touching everyone and everything, ...
Census recruiting in Oak Park: ‘A call to action’
By Guest Writer Erich Luepke UPDATE: If you would like to learn more about working for the Census, and believe you can help our community ...
