Adult Program
Open Boardgame Play
Open game play on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Bring your own board games, or just bring yourself.
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Navigating Life, Roller Derby Style
Looking for a reality check on Roller Derby? Come find out about Roller Derby culture, attraction, history and evolution. Local derby players provide insight into both how to play and how to watch - including written reflection of firsthand experiences, film clips and vibrant Q&A opportunities.
Presenters include:
Erica Cuneen: Erica skates for Chicago Outfit Roller Derby league as "Busty Broke'Her #4" and is writing a book about her Derby experience.
Nicole Matos: Nicole represents Chicago Outfit, competing as "Nicomatose #DOA".
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Living Life Mindfully: This Is Not the Story You Think it is...
When her husband tells her he no longer loves her, author Laura Munson refuses to believe him. In a revealing look into their marriage and life in general, Munson learns to stop basing her happiness on things outside of her control. This Is Not the Story You Think it is...A Season of Unlikely Happiness is her story of letting go. Inspiration: Living Life Mindfully book discussion features a new non-fiction title each month.
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Money Smart Week: Turn Clutter into Cash
Do your spring cleaning the smart way....turn your clutter into cash! Life gets cluttered for most of us. Each day our homes accumulate more stuff. Whether it's paper, clothing, furniture, decor, equipment or even food, clutter makes its way into our life, but rarely seems to leave!
Oak Park business owner, Carolyn Miller, will share tips and techniques for organizing every room of your house, along with practical advice on turning your clutter into cash through donations, consignment, auctions and online reselling.
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Money Smart Week: Craft Supply Swap
If you like to knit, scrapbook, or sew, join us at the Craft Supply Swap and collect free, new to you materials for your your crafting needs.
10 - 11am: early admission to donors
11am - noon: swap opens to the public
To donate, bring craft supplies in good condition to the Main Library Lobby on Saturday mornings, April 13 and 20, from 10 am - noon, and earn early admission to the swap!
All materials not claimed in the swap will be donated to the Economy Shop.
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Computer Help
Ask Dole staff your computer help questions during 20-minute one-on-one sessions. We can answer questions about web searching, online job hunting, using email and word processing programs, and Oak Park Public Library's array of online research tools. Please register at least 24 hours in advance at 708-386-9032.
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Money Smart Week: The Mashup Mom and Moonlighting on the Internet
Meet Rachel Singer Gordon, author of "Point, Click, and Save: Mashup Mom's Guide to Saving and Making Money Online," will share her strategies for harnessing the power of the Internet to generate income. The Mashup Mom's program titled "Point, Click, and Earn: Moonlighting on the Internet" will be offered as part of Money Smart Week.
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Legitimate ways to make side income online.
The power of multiple streams of income.
How to use the Internet to locate work-at-home opportunities.
The best ways to avoid being taken in by scams.
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Hands-On Spring Science
Spring is here and fun is in bloom! Join us for some hands-on science exploration, including Grow-A-Seed necklaces, flower dissection and more. For kids in grades K-5. Register in person, online at oppl.org/events or by calling 708-386-4751 beginning April 11.
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Yarns and Yarn
All are welcome to join a group of avid readers who meet to discuss books while they knit and crochet blankets and scarves to donate to various charities. No knitting experience needed. No registration required.
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genre X book discussion: The Signal and the Noise
Join us for our monthly book discussion for readers in their 20s and 30s. April's selection is The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver.
Copies of the book will be available at the Main Library a month before the discussion.
For more information on genre X, visit our website and join our Goodreads group to see a list of upcoming and previous selections.