Community Partnerships & Involvement
OLPL partners with many Oak Lawn social service and health organizations to provide resources and services to our patrons. These important partnerships enrich our community by extending our outreach and services beyond books and materials.
2024 SENIOR PROGRAMMING
Please click the link below to view our Senior programs for the month.
OLPL Calendar – Senior Programs
Around the Library
As information professionals, we help people find accurate, relevant and timely information for their specific needs—including health. While we are not health experts, we maintain awareness of issues affecting health locally and work with community partners on discussions, activities and programs that address these challenges. We collaborate with Oak Lawn Chamber members, local business and health advocates to share conversation, strategies, policy and resources to build an informed community.
Oak Lawn Community Cookbook 2023
View or download the first Oak Lawn Community Cookbook collecting appetizer and dessert recipes from the Oak Lawn community!
New Collection: Chromebooks and Memory Kits
AgeOptions awarded the library a grant to purchase materials and host programs related to technology training and reducing social isolation for adults ages 60 and over. We purchased two new types of materials for this purpose:
- Memory Kits
- There are five kits, each with different materials to support those experiencing dementia and their caregivers. Each kit includes games, DVDs, CDs, books and resources.
- The five themes are The Great Outdoors, In the Garden, Activity Night, Food for Thought and The Golden Oldies.
- Chromebook Kits
- Five kits include a Chromebook and mouse.
- Five include a Chromebook, mouse and Wi-Fi hotspot
All kits are available for checkout and to be placed on hold by Oak Lawn Library cardholders ages 60 and over. The items may be checked out for three weeks and are not renewable. Please come check one out today!
VIDEOS OF PAST PROGRAMS
If you missed a 2021 program, you can still view the Zoom presentation on OLPL’s YouTube channel:
- Brain Health / 4/27/21
- The Emerging Importance of Aging in Place / 6/7/21
- Heartburn-Gerd: Treatment Updates for This Common Condition / 6/15/21
- Advance Planning Is Crucial for Successful Aging / 6/17/21
- Your Health Plan to Age in Place / 6/21/21
- Stroke Education, Prevention, and Wellness / 6/28/21
- Legal and Financial Planning for Aging in Place / 7/6/21
- Understanding Behaviors in Dementia / 7/7/21
- Preventing Colon Cancer: Everything You Need to Know / 7/8/21
- Transitioning to Senior Living / 7/20/21
- Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness / 8/17/21
- Legal and Financial issues for Caregivers / 9/16/21
- Pathlights Medicare Series Part 2: Medicare D enrollment / 10/13/21
- Cutting Through the Medicare Maze / 10/14/21
- Pathlights Medicare Series Part 3: How Medicare and Medicaid work together / 10/20/21
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
OLPL is a community partner with all district schools, social services organizations, hospitals and senior centers. We stay connected through monthly meetings and help spread the word throughout the community about valuable community resources. The mission of the Oak Lawn Community Partnership is to work together to build a healthier, safer and stronger community through a cooperative alliance between all the vibrant leadership within Oak Lawn, and to stimulate all Oak Lawn citizens to take an active and responsible role in accomplishing our goals. The Oak Lawn Community Partnership meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in the 2nd floor auditorium of the Village of Oak Lawn Municipal Center. For information email: olcp@oaklawn-il.gov. To access more member information, or view current flyers and programs click here.
Members
PATHLIGHTS
http://www.pathlights.org/
Since 1975, Pathlights (formerly PLOWS Council on Aging) has been helping guide adults 60 years of age and over, adults with disabilities, their caregivers, families, and friends along their best path to aging – providing resources, advocacy, programs and services needed to live with independence and dignity in the community. Serving the communities that comprise Palos, Lemont, Orland, and Worth Townships, Pathlights helps more than 16,000 people each year.
BEDS Plus
https://beds-plus.org/
BEDS Plus helps vulnerable individuals stabilize their lives through housing and supportive services. Primary services include Prevention and Stabilization, Emergency Services, Supportive Housing and Wraparound Services.
Oak Lawn Senior Center
https://www.oaklawn-il.gov/departments/senior-center
The Oak Lawn Senior Center provides specialized programming and events for seniors in Oak Lawn. The center also provides a Senior/Handicapped Bus Service for local transportation to the center or to daily activities.
Pillars Community Health
https://pillarscommunityhealth.org/
Pillars Community Health is a nonprofit provider of health, educational and social services.
Oak Lawn Park District
www.olparks.com
Oak Lawn Park District’s mission is to promote a strong sense of community by providing leisure opportunities and the preservation of natural resources that enhances the quality of life and wellness for everyone. We offer year-round recreation and leisure services for all ages and abilities to enjoy – whether it is at our Centennial Aquatics Center, Central Pool, Community Pavilion, Ice Arena, Oak View Center, Racquet, Fitness & Gymnastics Center, Stony Creek Golf Course, Restaurant & Banquets or one of our 22 parks. Visit www.olparks.com or call 708-857-2225 for more information.
Almost Home
http://www.almosthomechicago.org/
Almost Home is committed to helping single parents, victims of domestic violence, families and individuals experiencing true and significant financial hardship and the homeless. Programs include Community Blessings Boxes, Pending Meal Programs, Shelter Haircuts and the Traveling Store, Overdose Prevention Drug Outreach and Training, Lunches with Love, and Loaves and Fishes. Their service area encompasses Alsip, Bridgeview, Burbank, Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Hometown, Oak Lawn and Worth.
COURAGE
https://www.courageprogram.org/couragehome/index.html
COURAGE provides resources to assist women through pregnancies and single-parenting. The ultimate goal of COURAGE is to launch health families through education, mentoring and counseling.
Greater Chicago Food Depository
https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/
The Greater Chicago Food Depository distributes food throughout Chicagoland through partner agencies and programs. Popular programs include children’s and school programs, older adult programs, job training and benefits outreach.