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🍎 It's our fourth annual apple picking adventure! This year, let's see what color apples we can find and learn them in American Sign Language.
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🍂 Forget to check out a book about Halloween, Dia de Muertos, or autumn? It's not too late! Borrow these titles instantly on the Hoopla app with your #OakPark library card.
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Let's get creative! Join us inside the Main Library Creative Studio—located on the third floor—for programs this November.
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🍂 Have you ever heard a poem before? They are fun to listen to and to write! Let's write our own poem about autumn, using our senses: what we see, hear, touch, taste, and feel.
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🧌After you've read a book (sometimes over and over!), there's still fun to be had with it. This is a great book to expand: You can draw monsters, play monsters, and more! Let's dive in with Miss Shelley.
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🟡 Miss Nora is in downtown Oak Park, hunting down the color yellow. What yellow things can you find?
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The next service coming to your local library: mental health tools for teens
An ongoing partnership between Northwestern's @AshleyAKnapp, Robert Simmons, and @oakparklibrary seeks to equip teens to better address anxiety.
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Everyone has times when they have wiggles deep in their body and they have to move move move! Let's find ways to calm wiggles and busy brains, so we can do the things we need and want to do.
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🍂 Let's explore nature with a Bingo card! Can you make a bingo in your neighborhood?
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🍂 Do you know why leaves turn color in autumn? Let's talk and sing about it!
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Have you ever looked closely at the peace sign art in front of the Dole Branch? It's filled with lots of little items, perfect for using descriptive words and new vocabulary with kids!
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Kids and grownups need to take breaks to be at their best. This is a fun one that can transition right into the next task! What will you wake up? Stop by and let us know.
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Ruthie had a nightmare, and she wants to share what made her feel better after. What makes you feel better after a bad dream?
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🦕 Moving our bodies is an important part of getting ready for school, reading, and writing! Let's practice the Dino Pokey and make our bodies strong. ➡ https://t.co/9XCkvJICoY #OPEarlyLearning#OakPark
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Mark your calendar for Decarbonization 101: Smart Home Energy Improvements and Programs hosted by @cubillinois at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the @oakparklibrary Maze Branch. Learn about tax credits, rebates & more. Find more info and register in advance at https://t.co/PWi7iOMf0W
It's hard to stop doing fun things, but it's a necessary skill for everyone to learn. Make it fun with practice songs and activities like this one.
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🎨🔨🧶 Develop a new skill, dive deep into a hobby you love, or expand your knowledge on a topic you’ve always wanted to explore with how-to books, magazines, and upcoming programs at your library ⤵ #OPSuggests#OakPark
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Caregivers, Miss Jenny and Mr. Hal love to close storytimes with this affirming song. How will you use it with your kids? ➡ https://t.co/9XCkvJI4zq #OPEarlyLearning#OakPark
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