‘We are on the right path’: Thoughts on the Restorative Community Practices Conference
“It was love.” That's how planning committee member Josh Easter summed up last weekend's Restorative Community Practices Conference—three days of peace circles, panel discussions, workshops, ...
Free mental health assessments available
The library, in partnership with Rush University Medical Center is offering free mental health assessments (through prescheduled appointments) for children, teens, and adults on Wednesdays ...
Help children #GearUpForWinter
On Saturday, October 19, donate new and like-new children’s essential items to Cradles to Crayons, a nonprofit that provides children living in low-income and homeless ...
Inclusion is a driving force behind my library work
By Shelley Harris, Children's Services Librarian October brings us the sights, smells, sounds, tastes and textures of fall, and has been chosen to highlight awareness ...
Socktober is here! Donations welcome
RELATED: Film Screening & Discussion: The Public, October 27 » Socks are consistently among the most requested items at homeless shelters. All October, we’re collecting ...
Thanks for sharing all the great ways you use your library card
All September long, also #LibraryCardSignUp Month, Oak Parkers shared with us their favorites ways to use their cards. Many ways mentioned the joy of finding ...
You—and public libraries across the country—are facing a different type of censorship
"Banned Books Week, being celebrated this year from September 22-28, usually is about challenging outright censorship," wrote Kent Oliver, director of the Nashville Public Library, ...
Register now: Restorative practices to strengthen families, schools, and communities
New! Watch the promotional video » Join us for the three-day Restorative Community Practices: Building Stronger Families, Schools, and Communities conference at the Main Library ...
