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Michael Fassnacht is board chair for the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Eva Giglio is the president and CEO. Submit a ...

Join Colson Whitehead, Rebecca Makkai, Richard Hunt, and Bob Wislow on November 1 to celebrate the power of public libraries. This November, the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards returns for ...

Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to ...

We all know a Chicago Public Library card gets you an endless supply of books—but the perks don’t stop there. Cardholders can ...

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Discovering the history of Black life in Chicago is vital to community members across the city and researchers around the globe, from families exploring their genealogy, to high schoolers ...

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As a shy child, I cherished trips to my local library. From “The Giver” by Lois Lowry to “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, I was transported to different worlds and time periods ...

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the University of Chicago Library, in partnership with the Newberry Library and the Chicago History Museum, a grant to digitize historical maps of ...

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CHICAGO, IL — If you’ve ever had a hankering to try out a 3D printer, a laser cutter, or a milling machine without dropping thousands of your own hard-earned dollars, the Harold Washington Library in ...