Event List

Join us for a variety of calming activities, like sensory play or meditations, to help let go of some stress or reset from a long week.

Whether you like Monopoly, Uno, or Smash Bros, a game awaits you in the Teen Room! We offer a casual environment to learn new games and play old favorites. We also welcome you to bring your own! 

Join OLCHS teacher Eric Kallenborn and friends to play Commander at a casual level of play. Feel free to bring a competitive deck or two with you. We’ll also have decks for you to use if you don’t have your own deck.

Bring your handicraft projects–crochet, knitting or sewing–and spend an hour enjoying conversation while your needles do the work.

Help shape the future of our teen space by meeting with the teen librarian and discuss programming and teen needs.

Interested in running Dungeons & Dragons or other TTRPGs? Join us to talk with other GMs and learn from their experiences.

Kick back with friends and enjoy the movie of the week! Call or check the Teen Room Discord for more information on this week's showing. 

Join us on a fantasy adventure in Dungeons & Dragons 5e. No experience or  supplies needed. May the dice favor you.  

Join us for a variety of calming activities, like sensory play or meditations, to help let go of some stress or reset from a long week.

Grades 9-14

Need community service hours? Volunteer to help with the following programs if you enjoy spending time with young children and are good at working independently. 

A Master Gardener from the Illinois Extension Service will explain how to start seeds to have a successful garden.

Interested in tabletop Role Playing Games (RPGs)? Tired of D&D? Come learn and play a new game every month with the RPG Club!

Come to share seeds from your garden or start a garden with seeds that have been donated by your Oak Lawn neighbors and generous companies like Sow Right Seeds and Baker Creek Seeds. Also learn about local sources for native plants and seed.

Pianist Chris White plays the library's Steinway piano along with his trio bringing us favorite songs from the movies.

This concert has been sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Whether you like Monopoly, Uno, or Smash Bros, a game awaits you in the Teen Room! We offer a casual environment to learn new games and play old favorites. We also welcome you to bring your own! 

BYO needlework projects and stop by the Knit N’ Stitch with Jennifer Rodriguez and friends to enjoy conversation and crafting: crocheters, knitters, plus cross-stitchers and embroiderers welcome.  

You will be assisting with a variety of program preparation and cleaning tasks. 

Kick back with friends and enjoy the movie of the week! Call or check the Teen Room Discord for more information on this week's showing. 

Do you have a teenager turning 18 and heading away from home or younger adult children? Lawyer Caroline Smith with Latimer LeVay Fyock discusses the legal paperwork you should talk about together.

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Join us as we play a variety of wargames, like One Page Rules, 40k, and Gaslands. There is a small selection of armies available to play. No experience or materials needed, but feel free to bring your own. We also have hobby supplies.

Join us for a variety of calming activities, like sensory play or meditations, to help let go of some stress or reset from a long week.

Whether you like Monopoly, Uno, or Smash Bros, a game awaits you in the Teen Room! We offer a casual environment to learn new games and play old favorites. We also welcome you to bring your own! 

Bring your handicraft projects–crochet, knitting or sewing–and spend an hour enjoying conversation while your needles do the work.