"Helmut Jahn wanted the lines of the building to emulate the waves of Lake Michigan, and he wanted it to be the 'jewel box of ...

opened in 1897 with a dual purpose: It was the headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic (an organization for Civil War veterans) and it housed the Chicago Public Library. The library ...

Donald Trump is only the second U.S. president elected to two non-consecutive terms. The first was Grover Cleveland, who bore many similarities to the president-elect during his 19th-century political ...

We'll catch you up on the Chicago ... with his public inauguration and parade in 1985 canceled with temperatures dipping to a record-low 7 degrees Fahrenheit, per the Library of Congress.

Simon was among the state's most prolific major authors. Her work in the field of children's literature has been honored in Arkansas since 1971 by the annual presentation of the Charlie May Simon Book ...

Library of Congress/Corbis ... In 1884, Halpin told the Chicago Tribune that “the circumstances under which my ruin was accomplished are too revolting on the part of Grover Cleveland to be made public ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future. In Chicago, the public library serves as a hub ...

Sarah Meisels, who oversaw the expansion of the Wheaton Public Library during her many years as director, has died.

How has the Chicago Public Library impacted your life? Read four other Chicagoans’ stories — and share yours for a chance to win CPL prizes and swag. Maybe it’s story time at the Thomas Hughes ...

This file photo from July 1, 2020 shows the first floor of Chicago Public Library’s Merlo Branch in Lakeview. Libraries aren’t just for books anymore. Makerspaces have become widely popular ...