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  • Ruth Lednicer
    Director, Marketing and Communications
    Chicago Public Library
    lednicer@chipublib.org
    (312) 747-4050
  • Chicago Public Library Press Office
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    400 S. State Street
    Chicago, IL 60605

 

Press Releases

3/11/13 Mayor Emanuel Expands Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago to Full Year of Programs
3/6/13 Mayor Emanuel Tours Renovated Humboldt Park Library
2/21/13 Chicago Public Library Presents Program and Exhibit Honoring the Late Reverend Addie Wyatt
1/23/13 Global Lens 2012: International Film Series Continues at Chicago Public Library in February and March
1/10/13 Mayor Emanuel Expands Teacher in the Library Program to All Chicago Public Library Locations
12/19/12 User’s Guide to the Chicago Public Library Orientation Offers Patrons a Roadmap to Library Services
11/26/12 Global Lens 2012: International Film Series Continues at Chicago Public Library in December
11/5/12 User’s Guide to the Chicago Public Library Orientation Offers Patrons a Roadmap to Library Services
11/1/12 The Chicago Public Library Presents Bookamania, a Celebration of Children's Books
10/22/12 Global Lens 2012: International Film Series Kicks Off at Chicago Public Library in November
10/8/12 Two Special Author Events Spotlight Chicago Public Library's One Book, One Chicago Selection
8/22/12 More Than 60,000 Children Read 1.5 Million Books As Part of Rahm’s Readers
8/6/12 Chicago Public Library Offers “Blue Moon” Fine Amnesty Program
7/16/12 Mayor Emanuel to Re-Open Libraries on Monday Mornings Year Round
6/18/12 The Chicago Public Library Allows Users with Outstanding Fines Access to Computers
6/12/12 Mayor Emanuel, CPS and Chicago Public Library Announce New Community Library in New Back of the Yards High School
4/30/12 Chicago Public Library, Facing History and Ourselves and Steppenwolf Theatre Company Announce Now Is The Time
2/27/12 Yiyun Li’s Collection of Stories Gold Boy, Emerald Girl Chosen as the Spring 2012 One Book, One Chicago Selection
11/14/11 Chicago Public Library Receives $223,000 Grant from PNC to Create Financial Education Program for Preschoolers
9/28/11 Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia Recognized as a Boeing Game Changer
8/23/11 The Chicago Public Library’s 2011 Summer Reading Program Breaks Records Yet Again
8/17/11 10th Anniversary of One Book, One Chicago Celebrated with Classic Chicago Novel
8/11/11 NFL Veteran Chris Draft Visits Chicago Public Library
8/2/11 Third Annual Chicago Public Library Design Contest Celebrates One Book, One Chicago’s 10th Anniversary
7/28/11 Mayor Emanuel Dedicates Chicago Public Library’s New Richard M. Daley Branch
6/7/11 Chicago Public Library Announces Its 2011 Summer Reading Programs, Book Beats for Children & Adults
5/6/11 Mayor Daley Dedicates Chicago Public Library Dunning Branch
4/23/11 Mayor Daley Dedicates Chicago Public Library Greater Grand Crossing Branch
3/16/11 Chicago Public Library Now Providing Remote Access to Morningstar Investment Research Center
3/2/11 Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Chosen as the Spring 2011 One Book, One Chicago Selection
12/28/10 Chicago Public Library Services in High Demand in 2010
10/26/10 The Chicago Public Library Presents Bookamania, a Celebration of Children’s Books
10/25/10 Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library’s Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner Raises More Than $1.1 Million
9/16/10 Chicago Public Library and Private Foundations Collaborate to Make Learning Stick
9/16/10 MacArthur and IMLS Announce Plans to Create 30 New Learning Labs at Libraries and Museums Across the Country
9/11/10 New West Town Branch of the Chicago Public Library Dedicated by Mayor, Library Commissioner and Other Dignitaries
7/8/10 Toni Morrison’s A Mercy Chosen as the Fall 2010 One Book, One Chicago Selection
6/9/10 Toni Morrison in Conversation with Oprah Winfrey at the Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner on October 20
5/10/10 Chicago Public Library Announces Its 2010 Summer Reading Programs Reading is Art-RAGEOUS for Children & Adults
3/3/10 Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn Chosen as the Spring 2010 One Book, One Chicago Selection
12/21/09 2009 Sees Continued Increase in Use of Chicago Public Library Resources
10/19/09 The Chicago Public Library Presents Bookamania, a Celebration of Children’s Books
10/10/09 Mayor Daley and Chicago Public Library Offer Teens a Digital Media Space
8/14/09 Carl Smith's The Plan of Chicago Selected as Fall 2009 One Book, One Chicago Selection
6/27/09 Mayor Daley Dedicates New Beverly Branch Library
5/27/09 Mayor Daley, Library Officials Announce Abbott-Sengstacke Family Papers Open to Public
3/11/09 Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street Selected As Spring 2009 One Book, One Chicago Selection
12/29/08 2008 Sees Record Use of Chicago Public Library Resources
10/01/08 Chicago Public Library Wins Marketing Association WebAward
8/14/08 Chicago Public Library Presents the 15th Annual Bookamania
7/31/08 Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff is the Chicago Public Library’s Fall 2008 One Book, One Chicago Selection
6/23/08 Mayor Daley, Chicago Public Library Officials Unveil Major Expansion of Technology Services and New Website
6/07/08 Mayor Daley Announces 2008 Summer Reading Program
4/07/08 Chicago Public Library to Hold Public Hearings
3/14/08 Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye Selected as Spring 2008 One Book One Chicago Selection; Chicago Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is Growing and Valued by Community, Survey Results Say
3/12/08 Tom Wolfe to Receive 2008 Carl Sandburg Award, Teresa Schwegel selected as 21st Century Honoree
10/10/07 The Chicago Public Library Presents Bookamania
8/30/07 Arthur Miller’s Play The Crucible Selected for One Book, One Chicago
6/18/07 Poet Nikki Giovanni To Receive 2007 Carl Sandburg Literary Award
6/11/07 Chicago Public Library Announces the Beginning of Chicago Summer Reading Programs
5/24/07 Chicago Public Library Offers Residents Great Ways to Spend Quality Time with Family and Friends This Summer
5/01/07 Chicago Public Library Participates in Looptopia - America’s First Dusk-to-Dawn Event
5/01/07 Chicago Public Library Promotes Employee Education and Advancement Through Annual All Staff Institute Day
4/13/07 Chicago Public Library Increases Teens Financial Literacy with Teen Money Smart Program
3/13/07 Go Tell It on the Mountain Selected as Spring 2007 One Book, One Chicago
3/01/07 Mayor Daley Announces Bank of America’s $1 Million Dollar Grant to the Chicago Public Library
2/26/07 Author Salman Rushdie Appears at the Chicago Public Library
2/09/07 Harold Washington Library Center Honored by the American Institute of Architects
1/09/07 Chicago Public Library Revitalizes Identity
1/05/07 Chicago Public Library Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Hall Branch Library and Harsh Research Collection

 

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