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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago is inviting residents to join the city's largest book club. On Wednesday, the Chicago Public Library announced its latest pick for the One Book, One Chicago program. The ...

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 for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Public Library Foundation has received a $2 million grant to preserve the city's Black history. The grant from the Mellon Foundation powers the Renaissance Project, which ...

A. T. Andreas's An Imaginary View of the Site of Chicago in 1779, in History of Chicago Credit: A. T. Andreas/Edward E. Ayer Collection “Indigenous Chicago,” created through a collaboration between ...

New York City is packed with readers who get their books from library systems for the boroughs, such as the Brooklyn Library ...

Photo credit: Chicago Public Library’s Thomas Hughes Children’s Library inside the Harold Washington Library Center, (c) City of Chicago Libraries aren’t just for borrowing books anymore — especially ...