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Windy City Hoops

The city of Chicago has teamed up with NBA legend Isiah Thomas to launch Windy City Hoops, a youth basketball league to provide safe alternatives to drugs, gangs and violence, one hoop at a time.

Basketball programming has a proven impact on providing youth with alternatives to drugs, gangs, and violence, and the $480K raised on the Windy City Hoops’ Indiegogo page will go toward funding a year-round basketball league hosted by the Park District on Friday and Saturday nights in targeted communities across the city.

The leagues will operate in 10 parks, opening up an additional 3,200 opportunities for at-risk youth ages 13-17. The leagues will operate from 7-10pm on Fridays and 5-10pm on Saturdays, a substantial expansion that will double the total number of hours of teen basketball programming provided by the Park District year-round.

Click here for more information about about Windy City Hoops, and learn how you can help this amazing program.

“If I’m not trying my best I might as well retire.”

From everybody at the Chicago Public Library, we would like to wish Derrick Rose a happy 24th birthday!

“Very few things make me happier than receiving fan letters from boys and girls who write that they had never cared for reading until they started to read my books. That is just about the ultimate in writing for children. I would never trade it for another profession.”

Rest in Peace to one of the greatest children’s authors of a generation, Matt Christopher: August 16, 1917 - September 20, 1997.

The Chicago Public Library has a large selection of Matt Christopher works. Click here to look at the list.

Michael Jordan - Reading Advocacy Poster

We stumbled upon this gem, a classic poster featuring Michael Jordan, encouraging people to read. 

You can soar to new heights by reading books.

Thanks for helping the cause, Michael!