Best of 2019: Your #OPSuggests favorites
Looking for great gift ideas? Books and movies your librarians love? Check out a year of #OPSuggests here or by searching #OPSuggests on Facebook, Twitter, ...
2020 Library Levy Request
The Board of Library Trustees approved the library’s 2020 budget at its October 2019 meeting, setting clear priorities to address building and IT infrastructure and ...
‘So excited to see their home languages’
Our summer reading program is open to all kids, wherever they live. And this past summer, we were able to better share it with kids ...
More Than a Model: Community members collaborate with us to share cultural heritage
In May, Oak Park residents Pem Hessing, Nicole Sumida, and Yoko Terretta organized a family celebration at the Main Library in honor of Asian American ...
A warm thanks for donating this Socktober
Thank you for your generosity this Socktober! To help fellow community members in need, you donated well over 200 pairs of socks, plus backpacks, toiletries, ...
Let’s celebrate! 1,000 Books turns 2
Emilia and Camila, ages 6 and 4, finished our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program in November. This November, our early literacy program 1,000 Books Before ...
‘Filled with the spirit of unity’: Community members collaborate with us to share cultural heritage
This year's Community Kwanzaa Celebration will be the third one that Oak Park resident Juanta Griffin has organized at the Main Library. Here, Griffin shares ...
Art in the library: Inspiring empathy, connection
EveryLibrary's 2019 Artist in Residence VersAnnette Blackman-Bosia (center), with Librarian Laura Damon-Moore (left) and EveryLibrary Founder John Chrastka (right), at the October 20 Oak Park ...
