After 150 years, the Chicago Public Library continues to surprise the community with some of its own stories to tell.
This article was updated Jan. 12 to clarify a statement made in the above video to correct information about the property tax levy uses.
Most recently, the city announced the Chicago poet laureate program, which will “increase awareness of Chicago’s historic contributions to the literary arts while celebrating and honoring the efforts of Chicago’s working artists,” according to theIn recent years, CPL has reached major milestones — becoming one of the first big city libraries to eliminate late fees and allowing more than 100,000 formerly blocked accounts to start anew.
In addition to no overdue fines, the library’s property tax levy was raised by a fraction to increase library access on Sundays. All CPL branches now operate seven days a week and visitation has increased by 35%, according to library officials. Brown said children’s collections have also been “refreshed” in 20 libraries on the South and West sides.
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