CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other Chicago leaders met at the Altgeld Branch of the Chicago Public Library Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new branch, announce the expansion of ...

The 2026 budget proposes eliminating library vacancies and cutting about half the funds for new materials, security, and custodial services.

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 ...

The library will be an essential tool for kids as they get older, why not give them a chance to learn to love it at an early age? In addition to being a wellspring of learning and free information, ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (behind podium) announces the elimination of late fees throughout the Chicago Public Library (CPL) system on September 30 at Woodson Regional Library with CPL Commissioner ...

Students at a library in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood got a special surprise Tuesday from former President Barack Obama.

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 ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised elementary students at a Chicago Public Library branch, reading to them and joking ...

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Although plans for a library honoring the former president are moving forward, residents of Chicago's South Side are concerned that changes to the area will uproot longtime dwellers Although plans for ...

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 ...