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A Sprinkle of Gratitude for Thanksgiving

November 22, 2021

| By Marissa De La Cerda

Categories: Chicago Public Library Foundation Community, Featured, Support the Library Foundation, Thanksgiving

| Tags: Chicago Public Library, Gratitude, Thanksgiving

We know—it’s been another unique year. But as we navigate and respond to the changing times, we are thankful that some things remain constant: family, friends, and the Library! Whether it be the programs and resources at Chicago Public Library or the librarians, Library staff, and Library champions like you who make them possible, we are stuffed with gratitude (pun intended).

Faith smiling while using her knitting machine

Meet the Maker: Faith Humphrey Hill

November 10, 2021

| By Marissa De La Cerda

Categories: Maker Lab

| Tags: 2021 Maker-In-Residence, Chicago Public Library, COVID portraits, Harold Washington Library Center, knit prints, Maker Lab

No stranger to Harold Washington Library Center, Faith Humphrey Hill is this Fall’s Maker-in-Residence, teaching Library users how to knit, draw using digital tools—and asking us to remember those whose lives were lost to COVID-19 with her famous knit-prints.

From Swamps to Parks: Chicago Public Library Takes Us Through a Historic Journey of the City

October 15, 2021

| By Marissa De La Cerda

Categories: Other, Special Collections

| Tags: Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Special Collections

What does it take to bring the history of Chicago Parks to life? Chicago Public Library Senior Archival Specialist Johanna Russ tells us.

Community Member Spotlight: Ian Champ is a Champion of the Library

August 30, 2021

| By Marissa De La Cerda

Categories: Chicago Public Library Foundation Community

| Tags: Chicago Public Library Community, Library champion, Support the library

Ian Champ’s local library opened a whole new world when he was a kid. Today, he’s opening doors of knowledge, wonder, and opportunity for kids and youth as a member of the Chicago Public Library Foundation community.

Three individuals are looking at a pamphlet.

YOUmedia: A Creative Space to Learn Life Skills

August 19, 2021

| By Marissa De La Cerda

Categories: Summer Learning Challenge, YOUmedia

| Tags: Make Space Take Action, Make Summer Yours, Summer Learning Challenge, Teen Summer Learning Challenge, YOUmedia

For many teens across Chicago, YOUmedia is not only a space to create and collaborate with other teens on creative projects, but also a safe space to gain skills they can apply in school and in life.

A Sprinkle of Gratitude for Thanksgiving

Meet the Maker: Faith Humphrey Hill

From Swamps to Parks: Chicago Public Library Takes Us Through a Historic Journey of the City

Community Member Spotlight: Ian Champ is a Champion of the Library

YOUmedia: A Creative Space to Learn Life Skills

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