Harold Washington Library Center
Transportation
Easily accessible by public transportation, the Harold Washington Library Center occupies one block in the South Loop on the west side of State Street between Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street.
Trains
- CTA Brown Line (Ravenswood): Harold Washington Library station
- CTA Purple Line (Evanston Express): Harold Washington Library station
- CTA Orange Line (Midway): Harold Washington Library station
- CTA Pink Line (54/Cermak): Harold Washington Library station
- CTA Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan): State and Jackson station; exit at Van Buren Street and walk 1 block south
- CTA Blue Line (O’Hare Airport-Forest Park): Dearborn and Jackson station; exit at Van Buren Street and walk 1 block south and 1 block east
- CTA Green Line (Harlem/Lake Street-Ashland/63rd): Change to northbound Orange Line at Roosevelt Road
Buses
A number of CTA bus lines stop on State Street in front of the Harold Washington Library Center.
Southbound
- CTA No. 2 Hyde Park Express
- CTA No. 6 Jackson Park Express
- CTA No. 10 Museum of Science & Industry
- CTA No. 29 State
- CTA No. 36 Broadway
- CTA No. 62 Archer
- CTA No. 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
Northbound
- CTA No. 2 Hyde Park Express
- CTA No. 10 Museum of Science & Industry
- CTA No. 29 State
- CTA No. 144 Marine/Michigan Express
- CTA No. 145 Wilson/Michigan Express
- CTA No. 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
- CTA No. 147 Outer Drive/Michigan Express
- CTA No. 148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
The CTA train stations listed above and all CTA bus lines are wheelchair accessible. For additional assistance, call CTA/RTA at 836-7000 (all local area codes).