Oak Park Public Library

The village of Oak Park has many great features and amenities, including the fantastic Oak Park Public Library, which has two satellite locations around the village. The main branch is located next to Scoville Park, centrally located in Oak Park, and it's close to Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple. The main branch is in a sleek contemporary building that features large glass windows, modern lighting fixtures, and a really great art gallery. Like many public libraries, Oak Park offers an array of books, digital services, and community programs. The public art display at the library is exceptional and I am going to write a blog specifically about artworks within their collection in a couple of weeks. I hope to frequent the library a lot in the future and learn more about their collection of art and books.

Oregon State Capital Building

Several weeks ago when John and I went to the Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum in Eugene, OR and we stopped through Salem (state capital of Oregon) on our way home. We only stopped into Salem to check-out the interesting state capital building. Hopefully we can make it back to sometime to check-out more of the city and actually take a tour inside the state capital. The primary feature of the capital building is a chopped-off column with a gold figure on top. The white marble facade also displays scenes of the pioneers from the Oregon Trail flanking both sides of the building.