The research library received a Mellon Foundation grant to expand access to its vast Indigenous collections, including ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced more than $680,000 in grants awarded to public libraries across ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A Chicago Public Library program offers free homework help for kids, led by certified teachers, in person and online throughout the school year. When school assignments pile up, parents don’t always ...

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 ...

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 ...

Library hours will be 2 until 6 p.m. on Mondays whenever Chicago Public Schools are in session. They will be open for eight hours on Mondays during spring and summer vacations, but will be shut for ...

Students at a library in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood received an unexpected visit from former President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The appearance took place at the Bessie Coleman branch of the ...