The Orland Park Public Library is honored to be one of 250 institutions from
Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Michigan City, Indiana, that have come together to
mark the 100th anniversary of The Plan of Chicago by architect Daniel
Burnham. The library will be hosting the "Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham's
Vision of an America Metropolis" exhibit beginning mid-June as well as
several programs to compliment the centennial celebration.
[Click here for up-to-date information on the exhibit and programs]
The sunshine is here, the vacations are planned and the barbeque grills are
being fired up, so that means it's time for the 2009 Summer Reading
Program-Read on the Wild Side! Patrons can register online beginning Friday, May 15 with your Orland Park Public Library card. Patrons may also register in person beginning Monday, June 8 at any reference desk in the library. Program participants who complete their assigned reading goal by Monday, August 3, will receive a 2009 commemorative OPPL T-shirt courtesy of
the Friends of the Orland Park Public Library.
Adults who register online between Friday, May 15 and Sunday, June 7 will be entered into a drawing to win an autographed copy of Elizabeth Berg's Home Safe or the Berghoff Family Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff and Nancy Ross Ryan.
Birth-35 months | Preschool-3rd Grade | 4th and 5th Grade | Teen | Adult
Hey Teens! Charge up those cameras, it's time for OPPL's Teen Film Festival.
Submit original short films (5 to 15 minutes in length) to the library in
DVD format by Saturday, July 11. Join us on Monday, July 20 to view the
submissions during our Teen Film Festival. Prizes will be given to all the
films featured.
Programming Survey
Youth Services Programming Survey
Americans with Disabilities Act Statement
The Orland Park Public Library is subject to the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals who require an
accommodation for a disability for any of the library presentations should
contact the library at 708-428-5100 at least five working days prior to the
event.
Instant Message a Librarian
If you have a question, just Instant Message (IM) us and a librarian will IM
back a response! Children, teens and adults, use your IM software to chat
with us online for answers to your questions during regular business hours.
If you use AIM or Yahoo! IM services, send your question to AskOrland. If
you use MSN, send questions to AskOrland@hotmail.com.
The Orland Park Public Library is a member of the Metropolitan Library System.
14921 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, Illinois 60462 U.S.A.
Telephone: (708) 428-5100 • Email: askoppl@orlandparklibrary.org
Library Hours: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 9 PM • Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM • Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM
Chat live with a Reference Librarian:
Yahoo-AskOrland | AIM-AskOrland | MSN-AskOrland@hotmail.com
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