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

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 ...

West Garfield Park’s Legler Regional Library is providing meals to those in need through a Library-Based Food Access program, which establishes a food pantry at the West Side library. The program is a ...

Twenty-five years. That’s how long the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards have been honoring writers, artists and local changemakers. In a quarter of a century, the honorees have been many. This ...

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A new effort to address food insecurity in Chicago was unveiled Thursday.

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 ...

Kids (and parents!) of all ages can read books and earn prizes all summer long at Chicago Public Library. Kickoff events on June 21 feature crafts, music, hands-on activities and more. How do you keep ...

The Chicago Public Library announced “Olga Dies Dreaming” by Xochitl Gonzalez as its 2025 One Book, One Chicago pick on Wednesday. Annually, the library pulls together community leaders to select a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Calling all overdue library books! Feb. 4 is the start of an amnesty period at the Chicago Public Library for fines until Feb. 18. All fines will be waived if overdue materials are ...

Former President Obama was in the Windy City to check on the progress of the nearly finished Barack Obama Presidential Library. Former President Barack Obama made a holiday pop-up visit to a Chicago ...