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We suggest: Best of 2021 TV shows, movies & music

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 ...
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Bomba music: Videos, books & more at-home activities for grade schoolers

Welcome everyone! Today we will briefly explore a pillar of Puerto Rican cultural expression known as Bomba. We will learn that beyond its existence as ...
Book covers of the National Book Award 2021 winners: Hell of a Book, All That She Carried, Floaters: Poems, Winter in Sokcho, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

We suggest: National Book Awards 2021

Check out the 2021 National Book Awards winners and our readalike title suggestions, curated by Oak Park's fantastically well-read librarians! The National Book Awards were ...

Thank you for your generosity this Socktober!

Librarian Genevieve Grove (left) delivers Socktober donations to Housing Forward offices in Maywood in November. AmeriCorps Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator Sarah Catalano is pictured ...
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Need help with school research projects? Library resources to the rescue: AtoZ Maps & AtoZ World Culture (Part 2)

By Children's Librarian Eileen Saam As mentioned in my first post in this series, Google is a great resource of information and can be a ...
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What’s new for kids: Playaway Launchpads

Playaway Launchpads are tablets pre-loaded with high-quality learning apps and games for kids ages preschool through fifth grade. No ads. No download time. No need ...
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Dress-up imaginative play: Videos & books for early learners

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian It’s been a week since Halloween: is your kid still wearing their costumes? Dress-up imaginative play is such an important ...
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We suggest: National Family Caregivers Month

By Collection Management Librarian Kathy Every November, National Family Caregivers Month "offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support ...