ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago library exec, now head of American Library Association, on TIME's 100 most influential list

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A love of books and a passion for advocating for people's rights led Tracie Hall to lead the American Library Association. She is the first African American woman to do so. "It's ...
Chicago Reader

The Chicago Public Library Foundation invites you to make the future now

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 ...

Chicago Public Library Foundation will honor authors Gabriel Bump and Mo Willems

This year, the Chicago Public Library Foundation is honoring South Shore native and author Gabriel Bump, as well as author ...
ProPublica

Chicago Public Libraries Are Staying Open Even Though Librarians Say It Is Not Safe

Update, March 20, 2020: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday the closure of all Chicago Public Library branches beginning Saturday, March 21, at 5 p.m., as part of a statewide ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

UChicago Library awarded grant to digitize Chicagoland’s historical maps

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: Why Chicago library commissioner had to go

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