Free Health Screenings

The Oak Lawn Community Partnership provides free blood pressure screenings and other health-related offerings in the library’s lower level meeting room on the second Wednesday of most months from 10-11 a.m. (a new, shorter time frame), September through June. Blood pressure screenings are performed by personnel from the Oak Lawn Fire Department.

• No December Screening
• January 12, 2011 -- With Free Glaucoma Screenings
• February 9 -- With Free Hearing Tests
• March 9
• April 13 -- Stop in to "Ask the Pharmacist"
• May 11-- With Free Glaucoma Tests
• June 8 -- With Free Hearing Tests (Limit 15)
• No July & August Screenings

Upcoming Events

To find out what's going on at the library see also:

Adult Programs | Children's Calendar | Community Health Screenings | Computer Classes

Free Movies @ Your Library

The following films will be shown in the library's lower level meeting room.  Please observe the movie ratings for age restrictions.  No advance registration required.

• "REEL BOOKS" SERIES -- A Room with a View (1985, R, 117 min.) -- Tuesday, August 16 at 10 a.m. -- The coming-of-age story of a young woman who longs to burst free from the repression of British upper class manners and mores as she wrestles to choose between two very opposite suitors. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Julian Sands and Daniel Day-Lewis. Based on a novel by E.M. Forster.
• "REEL BOOKS" SERIES -- Paper Moon (1973, PG, 102 min.) -- Thursday, August 25 at 2 p.m. – During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. Starring Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal. Based on a novel by Joe David Brown.
• "REEL BOOKS" SERIES -- Like Dandelion Dust (2009, PG-13, 100 min.) -- Wednesday, August 31 at 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. -- A compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the gritty, realistic lives of the struggling, blue-collar Porters, and the privileged Campbell family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. Starring Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper, Cole Hauser and Kate Levering. Based on a novel by Karen Kingsbury.
  

Adult Program Highlights

From September through May, our library hosts a variety of lectures, workshops and entertainment offerings for a variety of interests. Free admission and no advance registration required, unless otherwise noted.

Help for College Students

Discover how to prepare for college and get financial aid. Representatives from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) Corps will be on-site to meet with college-bound students and their families to discuss ways that they can help make college more accessible and affordable. No appointment necessary. Just stop in!
    * Wednesday, August 3 from 1-3 p.m.
    * Wednesday, August 31 from 4-7 p.m.
The ISAC (www.collegezone.com) offers a comprehensive array of programs and services. They administer most of the key state and federal grant, scholarship, loan and prepaid tuition programs available to postsecondary students.

Local History Exhibit

Discovering the Past: Preserving Your Family History
May 2011 through early 2012

Celebrate the rich, human history

that lies not only in our community,

but within your own family.

Visit this new exhibit in our Local History Room to discover ways that you can preserve family treasures, such as clothing, artifacts and pictures. You may also view historic photographs and items related to a number of early Oak Lawn families, including the Brandt’s, Chamberlain’s, Schultz’s and others.

To further enhance our archives, Oak Lawn residents are invited to contribute current or past family photographs for a special part of the exhibit featuring Oak Lawn families.

Thank you to all those who support Oak Lawn History and the upcoming Centennial Celebration!  For more information about this and other local history topics, contact Local History Coordinator Kevin Korst by phone, 708-422-4990.

PHOTO:  Wedding party. Back row, left to right: William Kurth, Albert Schultz, Gottfried Braasch, Otto Brandt. Front row, left to right: Elizabeth Lang, Ella Lang, Emma Lang, and Minne Braasch. Wedding probably took place in early 1900's.