A new batch of library cards quietly landed at the Obama Presidential Center's library this week, I learned from faithful ...

The former president and first lady surprised South Side students at the Obama Presidential Center’s public library, marking a Juneteenth ...

Chicago Public Schools students can now access books, tutors and other resources at city libraries with just their student ID number. It’s the latest effort by CPS and the Chicago Public Library to ...

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 ...

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The 81 Club, which was piloted in 2022, will now be expanded to ensure CPS students can participate in the program "with no application, paperwork, or additional steps," per the Chicago Sun Times. The ...

Perhaps most importantly, Eva Giglio loves to read books. She also has experience as a teacher and administrator with Chicago Public Schools.

There are some big changes coming to the Chicago Public Library. Starting May 1, the library will no longer issue e-cards. Some users will still have access until the beginning of August, but they ...

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 ...

On April 7, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the completion of the Chicago Public Library rollout. Every student enrolled in Chicago Public Schools now possesses a functional library card. The gift is ...

Chicago Public Library has chosen its 1st book with an author from Puerto Rico for its One Book, One Chicago program. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Library and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced "Olga ...

As the Chicago Public Library Foundation — a nonprofit established in 1986 as the fundraising partner of the Chicago Public ...