According to the Chicago Public Library, the series meets tonight at 6 p.m. at the West Belmont branch and again Friday at 2 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library Center. Registration is free but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-five years. That’s how long the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards have been honoring writers, artists and local ...

Explore the Little Italy, Thomas Hughes, Bucktown-Wicker Park and Chinatown branches — top Chicago Public Library spots packed with fun for kids and teens. Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s ...

How has the Chicago Public Library impacted your life? Read four other Chicagoans’ stories — and share yours for a chance to win CPL prizes and swag. Maybe it’s story time at the Thomas Hughes ...

Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, died unexpectedly on Friday at her home in Chicago due to a “tragic accident,” the organization announced over the weekend.

Chicago's literary and civic community gathered at the Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum at the University of Illinois Chicago on Oct. 21 for the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards dinner. Themed ...

The library? Yes, the library is hosting a series for Chicagoans to learn about Puerto Rican history ahead of Bad Bunny’s historical Super Bowl halftime show performance this weekend.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Library and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xotchil Gonzalez as the 2025 One Book, One Chicago (OBOC) selection Wednesday. "For more than 20 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Overdue library fines will now be a thing of the past for Chicago residents. Starting Tuesday, October 1, the Chicago Public Library will eliminate overdue fines for all CPL-owned ...

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How the Free Library of Philadelphia could follow Chicago and Baltimore, and add food pantries to its community services ...