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12.10.19
Education Takes a Village
Teacher in the Library, Leonetta is the program’s most staunch advocate. “It’s more than just homework help. It’s developing confidence among students. It’s empowering caregivers to guide their children. It’s giving people and communities access, resources, and opportunities to succeed,” she says.
12.10.19
Digital Literacy: Turning Barriers into Tools
Usually, patrons tried looking for jobs on their own, going from one company to the next, resume in hand only to receive the same response. Please apply online. For people with limited access and experience with computers, hearing these words meant their path to employment became more challenging. So, they head to the Library for help.
11.26.19
Teaching Seniors Tech at Chicago Public Library
“One patron recently turned on the computer, logged into his account, and completed a short email. The look of triumph and the proud smile on his face was priceless.” For CyberNavigator Jill, it’s more than teaching tech. It’s helping patrons realize they, too, have a place in today’s digital world.
10.23.19
George R.R. Martin and Dr. Eve L. Ewing Celebrate the Power of Chicago Public Library
For one night, the Library’s most ardent champions and advocates gathered to raise more than $2.2 million in celebration of everything that the Library stands for−access, equity, and opportunity for every Chicagoan.
10.06.19
Chicago Public Library Welcomes Dr. Eve L. Ewing Home
Dr. Eve L. Ewing is many things – an award-winning poet, an acclaimed author, a comic book writer, and most recently, the recipient of the 21st Century Award. But she is and will always be a child of the Library.
10.05.19
Chicago Public Library Officially Goes Fine-Free!
Chicago Public Library is taking access and equity to a whole new level by becoming the largest library system in the nation to go fine-free!
10.03.19
YOUmedia: A Poem
YOUmedia alumni turned mentor, Armani Harris, penned a hearfelt poem about the space that hold a special place in his heart.
09.24.19
YOUmedia: A Teenscape in the Library
Loud, messy, and teens running around, YOUmedia is everything a library shouldn’t be. And yet, for thousands of teen, Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia is the only place where they’re allowed to be.