Protesters raged, critics mocked — now Obama says his library’s actually opening

Former President Barack Obama's much-maligned presidential center will officially open in June in Chicago after years of ...
Time Out

The Chicago Public Library just released its list of top books in 2025

Check out the top titles in three categories: books for adults, books for teens and books for kids.
Chicago Parent

4 Amazing Chicago Public Library Branches Kids Will Love

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 ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago Public Library expands Sunday hours, opens Altgeld branch

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other Chicago leaders met at the Altgeld Branch of the Chicago Public Library Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new branch, announce the ...
CBS News

Best Library Programs For Kids In Chicago

The library will be an essential tool for kids as they get older, why not give them a chance to learn to love it at an early age? In addition to being a wellspring of learning and free information, ...
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 ...
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 ...
American Libraries

Chicago Public Library Goes Fine-Free

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (behind podium) announces the elimination of late fees throughout the Chicago Public Library (CPL) system on September 30 at Woodson Regional Library with CPL ...
CBS News

Chicago Tool Library provides access to thousands of tools on the city's West Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- At first look, it's easy to mistake this Garfield Park warehouse for a Home Depot or a Lowe's. But this place isn't that at all. "A lot of people had never heard of the concept ...