White Oak Library Events

The below library programs have been made possible through a partnership between the White Oak Library District and the Village of Romeoville.

2025-02-18_WOL

Learn about the Blues and then enjoy a performance by Fruteland Jackson! 

Performer Bio: Fruteland Jackson is a three time Blues Music Award Nominee and a recipient of the Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award. Fruteland performs Americana, acoustic blues, folk traditional and singer-songwriter styles around the world. He is also the creator of the award-winning Blues in the Schools programs and a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues Alive Award.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
7:00-8:30 p.m.
White Oak Library - Romeoville Branch
201 W. Normantown Rd.


Registration for this event will close on February 18, 2025 @ 7:00pm. To register for this program, click  here.

Loteria

Experience the thrill of Lotería! Dive into the vibrant world of this traditional Mexican game. With colorful cards featuring iconic characters and symbols, Lotería brings friends and family together for fun-filled entertainment. Get ready to shout 'Lotería!' and immerse yourself in an exciting cultural experience.

Thursday, February 20, 2025
5:30-7:00 p.m.
White Oak Library - Romeoville Branch
201 W. Normantown Rd.


Registration for this event will close on February 20, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m. To register for this program, click  here .


2025-02-25_WOL

Join historian Connie Martin as she explains the connections of plantation songs, or Negro Spirituals with meanings and interpretations of lyrics of some songs used in regions of the South that signaled a multiple of signs and tips that aided freedom seekers as they headed to Canada. These powerful, sacred songs that derived from the heart of the antebellum enslaved Africans were melodic outflowing of religious expression, passion, and the hope to be free. Negro spirituals, as originated in America, tell of sorrow, trials and tribulations, secrecy and hiding, and hope for a sense of community.


Tuesday, February 25, 2025
7:00-8:30 p.m.
White Oak Library - Romeoville Branch
201 W. Normantown Rd.


Registration for this event will close on February 25, 2025 @ 7:00pm. To register for this program, click  here.