04.25.16
Meet CyberNavigator Bianca Alvarez
In Shelley Stern Grach’s latest Civic Chat, Shelley talks with Bianca about the Cyber Navigator program and all the work Chicago Public Library is doing to narrow the digital divide.
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04.22.16
Teens Launch ChiTeen Lit Fest and Declare their Love of Literature
Calling all teens! Join us at the inaugural ChiTeen Lit Fest April 15th and 16th for poetry, performance and more – created by teens for teens.
04.15.16
Transform the Chicago Public Library During National Library Week
In celebration of National Library Week, we are offering a free t-shirt for every $25 donated to the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Support your local library – and get a really cool shirt!
04.14.16
From YOUmedia to HBO: The Story of Brandon Towns
High school student and budding videographer Brandon Towns has been awarded $5,000 from HBO’s“Everyday Heroes” program to go toward a nonprofit of his choice.
04.13.16
Alice Walker to Receive Carl Sandburg Literary Award on May 25, 2016
Alice Walker to Receive Carl Sandburg Literary Award on May 25, 2016
08.31.15
Closing the 30 Million Word Gap
What does the number 30 million mean to you? To children, it means a lot. Studies indicate that children from low-income families may hear roughly 30 million fewer words by age 3 than their more affluent peers. That’s 200,000 words less each day. And the Library wants to do something about it. The Chicago Public […]
07.31.15
$2.5 million grant from Exelon for early learning spaces at Chicago Public Library
Thanks to a $2.5 million grant from Exelon Corporation to the Chicago Public Library Foundation, CPL will open an 18,000 square foot flagship location at Harold Washington Library Center with 14 additional satellite locations to follow. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was joined this morning by Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon at the Albany Park […]
02.04.15
The Chicago Public Library Launches One Book, One Chicago Online Reading Experience
OBOC Online encourages users to take The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay viral by sharing passages via Twitter, and inviting others to read the book.
09.24.14
Check Out and Donate using AmazonSmile
Make AmazonSmile your guilt free, shopping destination. You can now support the Chicago Public Library Foundation just by shopping on Amazon! Make AmazonSmile your shopping destination and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the Library Foundation! What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to […]