Soaring open spaces, vibrant graphics and fun activities are hallmarks of this modern library, which opened in 2019 but has roots tracing back to 1891. The children's area features a wilderness scene, ...

The Chicago Public Library’s film program allows branches citywide to screen movies every day, free of charge.

The Chicago Public Library needs your help so it can continue to help you. When I say “you” I mean you, as in everybody, because even if you are reading this thinking that you don’t use the library, I ...

Chicago Public Library librarians say there are several factors that determine whether a book is removed from circulation, including how often people check it out and whether the information in it is ...

Our 2025 reading list just got significantly longer, courtesy of Chicago’s literary experts. Every year since 1999, the librarians at the Chicago Public Library (CPL) have sifted through a heap of the ...

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 ...

Starting May 1, the Chicago Public Library is making changes to library cards and borrowing limits it says will make materials more accessible to Chicago residents. E-cards will be discontinued, and ...

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 ...

Mariella Colon, head of civic, cultural and literary engagement, joined ABC7 Chicago Tuesday to talk more about it. SEE ALSO: Chicago National Museum of Mexican Art celebrates Día de los Muertos in ...