October is 'Love Your Library' Month in Oak Park

October 1 marked the first day of "Love Your Library" month, giving Oak Parkers opportunities to save money and be rewarded for having a library card.

Cardholders can get discounts at participating businesses and accumulate points to win prizes from the library. 

Read more about how to get points this month on the Oak Park Public Library website.

Here are the deals going on at participating businesses:

• Alioto's Gift Shop: 1/4 pound spearmint leaves
• Artisans & Crafters Unique Boutique of the Oak Park Women's Exchange: Free bar of handmade soap with $15 purchase
• Avenue Computer: 10 percent off all services
  
• Bead in Hand: Free string bookmark
• The Book Table: 20 percent off 2014 calendars, Moleskine journals and tote bags
  
• Careful Peach Boutique: 15 percent all in-stock merchandise
  
• CMI: 25 percent off copy of Front Line Heroes: Battling the Business Tsunami with Performance Oriented Cultures
  
• Cold Stone Creamery: Free kid's cone with the purchase of a Love It or Gotta Have It signature creation or Create Your Own ice cream
  
• Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest: Drawstring backpack
  
• The Competitive Foot: 15 percent off regular price on shoes, clothes and accessories through Nov. 15
  
• Dressel's Do it Best Hardware: 10 percent off merchandise
  
• Eastlake Chiropractic & Healthcare Clinic: $29 one-hour massage
  
• The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park: $1 off admission
  
• Frame Warehouse: $25 off custom framing only
  
• Kneaded Work: $65 for one-hour therapeutic massage
  
• The Magic Tree Bookstore: 20 percent off one item
  
• Mama Concierge: Half off for new clients
  
• Maya del Sol: Free dessert with entree purchase
  
• Oak Park Visitor Center: 15 percent off regularly priced merchandise
  
• Pamela Penney Textile Arts: $5 off first private lesson before January 2014
  
• Pleasant Home Foundation: Half off guided tours (12:30, 1:30 and 2:30, Thurs-Sun)
  
• Pro Musica Youth Chorus: Half off winter concert ticket
  
• Rickshaw Rick's Tours and Taxi: $10 off any one-hour tour
  
• Starship Restaurant & Catering: 10 percent off any order
  
• Ten Thousand Villages: 25 percent off one item
  
• Trattoria 225: Free delivery
  
• Val's halla Records: 5 percent off any purchase
  
• Winberie's Restaurant: 10 percent purchase