When the real world is getting me down, sometimes the best solution is to escape into an entirely new one. I'm honestly not very picky. I'll take magic, time travel, ghosts—anything weird and fantastic. I just want to experience something I never could have imagined. Right now, it seems like a lot of us could…
Beyond Borders in the Archives: Esther Barlow – Immigrant Stories
Beyond Borders in the Archives explores CPL's archives and special collections and uncovers treasures. This series was produced as part of the 2020 One Book, One Chicago season. Esther Barlow – Immigrant Stories Esther Barlow was a children’s librarian at Chicago Public Library for almost 50 years, from 1927 to 1976, including over 20 years…
Historical Northside Music Makers: Photos of Bands, Venues and Events
At the Northside Neighborhood History Collection at Sulzer Regional Library, as we look forward to the concerts, performances and festivals the Year of Chicago Music is sure to bring, we wanted to look back at just a few of the ways music has played a role in Northsiders’ lives over the years. Social, cultural, religious…
Winter in Chicago: Historical Photos
Winter is here! What are some things you like to do in Chicago in the wintertime? Here are some photos of winters gone by from the Northside Neighborhood History Collection at Sulzer Regional Library…
Celebrating Veterans Day with the Captain Louis D. Walz Papers
The Captain Louis D. Walz Papers feature over a hundred letters from Lake View High School graduates discussing their military experiences during World War II. Captain Walz was the band director at Lake View High School from 1928 to 1961. He served as a cornet player in an Army band during World War I. In…
