CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

“A School Library is Like the Bat Cave: it’s a safe fortress in a chaotic world, a source of knowledge and the lair of a superhero.” - Tom Angleberger 

Billy The Zombrarian 

He has love for your brains!

Billy the Zombrarian resides at a high school library in Denver, Colorado. Maybe we need our own Zombrarian at the CPL! 

“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.”

Happy birthday, Bill Nye! Born November 27th, 1955.

The Chicago Public Library has a large selection of Bill Nye books. Click here to check out the list.

Double You Dollars For Chicago Students

For tens of thousands of Chicago’s children, learning doesn’t end at the close of the school day— it continues at one of the 79 Chicago Public Library locations throughout the city.

Every afternoon, kids flock to the Library for homework help from a certified Teacher in the Library. They come to complete school assignments on one of 2500 public access computers and receive computer tutoring from specially trained CyberNavigators. Teens pursue their creativity at five YOUmedia digital learning centers and imagine “cool science” robotics and engineering feats in ScienceConnections.

To help us welcome kids back to the Library this fall, the Chicago Sun-Times Foundation, a fund of the Chicago Community Trust, will match your investment dollar-for-dollar.

We have the opportunity to raise $100,000 to fund out-of-school learning for up to 10,000 students—but we need your help by November 27!

Click here to donate!

Adult Education From The Chicago Public Library And City Colleges Of Chicago

DATE: Tuesday, June 19th

TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

LOCATION: Harold Washington Library Center

ABOUT: 

Interested in going back to school? Looking for GED or ESL classes? Confused about college admissions? Need help applying for financial aid? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, stop by our table!

A representative is available to answer your basic questions. You’ll also have the opportunity to make an appointment to meet with an educational advisor for more in-depth information. All services are free of charge!

This information table will be available in the first floor Grand Lobby, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, May 22 through August 14. For additional information, call (312) 850-7495.

Click here for more information.