Sunday, 2/5, 2 PM Did you know that the inventor of the Twinkie was from River Forest? Come learn about local and regional sweet baking history from Chef Jenny Lewis, author of Midwest Sweet Baking History: Delectable Classics Around Lake Michigan. Sample a sweet treat as part of this lecture and demonstration.

Sunday, 1/22, 2 PM February 7 marks the 200th Birthday of Charles Dickens. Join us as Linda Putnam discusses Dickens’s early days, and outlines his social concerns and personal life that coincided with his writing. This program will be a great glimpse into “The Inimitable’s” life and times. Happy Birthday Charles Dickens!

Wednesday, 1/11, 7 PM Learn about the opera before you go! Drop in for a lecture on the opera Aida presented by the Lyric Opera of Chicago Education Department. This evening’s lecture will feature a performance of the aria “Celeste Aida”, by Verismo Opera Theatre singer Bradley Schuller! Lectures are cosponsored by the Oak Park [...]

Wednesday, December 7, 7 PM The Chicago Dickens Fellowship presents An Evening with Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, great great great granddaughter of Charles Dickens and author of Charles Dickens: The Dickens Bicentenary 1812-2012. Join us as Lucinda Dickens Hawksley shares ancestral tales, talks about the man behind the novels, and signs her books – while enjoying [...]

Thursday, November 3, 7-9 PM Come to the library to learn about our downloadable service, Media on Demand, and get hands-on with an eReader. We will have iPads, Nooks, Sony Readers and a Kindle for you to explore. District 90 Superintendent Ed Condon will also be on hand to talk about the new iPad initiative [...]