Chicago has launched its first-ever food pantry inside a public library, marking a new approach to addressing hunger and food ...

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.

Did you know the Chicago Public Library tracks the retail value of every item you check out? Joy Houser, circulation ...

As leader of the nonprofit devoted to fundraising for the Chicago Public Library, she put her lifelong commitment to books and reading to work.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alice’s Ordinary People” is screening at the East Moline Public Library, 745 16th Avenue, on Friday, February 6th, starting ...

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