We suggest: Baking & pies for Pi Day

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Pi Day approaches, and what better way to celebrate than with pie? But what is Pi Day and what does it have to do with pie, you ask? This celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi) is observed yearly on March 14 (3.14 are the first three digits of this constant). … Read more

We suggest: New(ish) nonfiction titles for February

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by Collection Management Librarian Kathy Love nonfiction? Looking for some new books? Check out these recently released titles that also happen to celebrate Black History Month. Find more titles and resources connecting you to Black history » Recently released nonfiction The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Why … Read more

We suggest: New(ish) fiction for February

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Love fiction? Looking for some new books? Check out these recently released titles that also happen to celebrate Black History Month. Find more titles and resources connecting you to Black history » Recently released fiction None but the Righteous by Chantal James Why you should try it: Haunting and reflective, … Read more

February is for love! Books about love & libraries

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by Collection Management Librarian Dontaná February is a month to celebrate many things—among them: love and libraries. What is more romantic than a bookstore date? What is more enduring than a library? Whether you love love or love libraries, you’ll find a book on this list to hold close to your heart this month in … Read more

Happy 120th Birthday, Oak Park! Books by Oak Parkers & local history resources

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Happy Birthday, Oak Park! On January 25, 1902, Oak Park, Illinois was officially incorporated as a village. See a copy of the original articles of incorporation » Today, Oak Park is home to about 54,500 people in 4.5 square miles, and we’re very lucky to say that the village is and has been home to some … Read more

We suggest: Celebrity book picks, January 2022

Celebrity Book Clubs: Read with the Stars

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—or hating—characters with our fellow book club readers. Book clubs offer an opportunity to be in community with others, even if we’re not together in person.  Other celebrities who love to … Read more

We suggest: Best of 2021 adult fiction & nonfiction

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Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2021, a librarian-curated selection of titles, featuring some of the titles most requested and checked out by Oak Parkers! See our adult fiction and nonfiction favorites on this page or browse more using the links below. Adult fiction & nonfiction | Teen fiction | Kids & picture books | TV … Read more

We suggest: Best of 2021 kids & picture books

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Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2021, a librarian-curated selection of titles, featuring some of the titles most requested and checked out by Oak Parkers! See our kids and picture books favorites on this page or browse more using the links below. Adult fiction & nonfiction | Teen fiction | Kids & picture books | TV … Read more