Summer Reading

Don't want to fall behind this summer? Read! 
Students who participate in Public Library Summer Reading Programs score higher on reading achievement test the next year!
Find out more from this study by Dominican University from 2006-2009. Then come and sign up for Have Book - Will Travel!, our summer reading program at the Oak Brook Public Library for Preschool-8th Grade.

Don't know what to read? 
We now have the Suggested Summer Reading Lists for Brook Forest Elementary, Butler Junior High and Hinsdale Central High School. 

Ask for them at the Youth Services Desk!

Summer Programs @ Oak Brook Public Library

Have Book - Will Travel!

Come to the Oak Brook Public Library this summer to see where books can take you!

Here is our current brochure for Youth Services Summer Programming 2013. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events! Click on any of the photographs to enlarge them for easier reading.
 

Police Storytime

On Thursday, May 16th. We had Officer Huff, from the Oak Brook Police Department, come in to do a special storytime for police week!
She read us a story about safety and one about how being kind is the best superhero power ever! The children and parents really enjoyed this special event!

Thank you, Officer Huff!!

Bookmark Design Winners!

 Thank you to all the children who participated in the Bookmark Design Contest!

Summer Storytime Registration

Registration for our Summer Storytimes and Programs begin today with your Oak Brook Public Library Card!

Toddling Twos (for toddlers)
Thursday, June 13, 20, 27 and July 11, 18, 25
10:00am

Terrific Threes and Fours (for preschoolers)
Thursday, June 13, 20 and July 11, 18, 27
4:30pm
*please note that there will be no storytime on June 27th

Grades K-2 Storytime/Art with Miss Theresa
Mondays, June 10, 17, 24 and July 8, 15, 22
4:30pm

There will be no storytimes the week of July 1-6 due to the Fourth of July holiday. Registration for non-residents reciprocal borrowers will open June 4th.

May Programs

We have two very special storytimes coming up in May.

May 12th we have a Drop-In Family Storytime. After Mother's Day Brunch come to the library for a storytime all about Mothers and how special they are to us! Starting at 2:00pm in the Friend's Meeting Room families can enjoy books, music and dancing with Miss Cate! Registration is not required.

May 16th we have a Police Storytime. To celebrate National Police Week one of Oak Brook's finest, Officer Huff, will join us to read a story and teach children about safety. There is limited space for this storytime so please call (630) 368-7733 or stop by the Youth Services desk to register.

Our regular storytimes will resume in June. Information about registration will be available later in May.

Teen Literature Day! (National Library Week 2013)

Sunday marked the beginning of National Library Week! National Library week celebrates libraries all over the country with the theme "Communities Matter @ Your Library!"

To celebrate the Youth Services Department has put together a puzzle featuring popular Young Adult books. Can you figure out what books these are from just a piece of their cover?

Send your answers to obplblog@gmail.com to be entered for a drawing. This contest will end April 20th, so be sure to send your answers in soon!