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Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of Chicago Public Library Foundation, dies at 52

Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of Chicago Public Library Foundation, dies at 52

Chicago Public Library unveils this year’s One Book, One Chicago selection

Chicago Public Library unveils this year’s One Book, One Chicago selection

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Miller Moment: Long Beach Public Library Foundation | Long Beach Public Library Foundation

Miller Moment: Long Beach Public Library Foundation | Long Beach Public Library Foundation

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Chicago Public Library expands automatic access to more than 315,000 CPS students

Chicago Public Library expands automatic access to more than 315,000 CPS students

Chicago woman sets out to visit all 81 city public library branches

Chicago woman sets out to visit all 81 city public library branches

Obama surprises students with story time at Chicago Public Library

Obama surprises students with story time at Chicago Public Library

Announcing The 2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards Honorees

Announcing The 2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards Honorees

CPS students can now access books, tutoring, other library services with just a student ID

Slide into history! 🛝✨ Tickets for the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center are ON SALE NOW.Whether you’re coming to explore the four floors of the Museum, or just spending a day in the park, there is a place for everyone at this new home for hope.Plan your visit:The Museum: Grab your timed-entry tickets now at https://t.co/laxJArxzYE for dates between June 19 and November 30.The Campus: Starting June 19, our playground (as tested by the President!), gardens, a branch of the Chicago Public L

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Chicago Public Library gets $2M grant to preserve Black history

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"Chicago is the future. Chicago Public Libraries are the future." José Olivarez's speech from the 2025 Library Foundation Awards will always give us chills. Watch as he shares his love for the city, libraries including Chicago Public Library and Calumet City Public Library, and for the way Chicagoans show up for each other. Access the full Awards broadcast here: https://bit.ly/cplf2025 | Chicago Public Library Foundation

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Chicago Public Library celebrates 150th anniversary

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Here is the video the Chicago Public Library Foundation (@cplfoundation) put together to introduce me. I can’t watch the video or the awards because just thinking of that night reduces me to a puddle. But you should watch! Everyone is awesome! I think my speech was okay! The full video is on YouTube | José Olivarez

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Poet José Olivarez honored with Chicago Public Library Foundation award

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Cleveland Public Library - Get involved with the CPL Foundation

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Chicago Public Library reveals 2025 "One Book, One Chicago" selection

¿Cómo ha impactado Chicago Public Library tu vida? Cuéntanos tu experiencia y participa en nuestro concurso para ganar increíbles premios. ¡Es fácil y rápido! Premios exclusivos: Mochilas, camisetas y más. Cómo participar: Cuéntanos tu experiencia con CPL en solo unos minutos. ¡Haz clic aquí para compartir tu experiencia y participar! Participa ahora y gana: https://www.chipublib.org/lifelonglearner/#anchor?utm_source=chicagoparent Sponsored by: Chicago Public Library | Chicago Parent

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Open Up! Group Pushing for Expanded Chicago Public Library Hours

Obama surprises elementary school students at the Chicago Public Library ahead of the holidays

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Storytime had an unexpected visitor today — President Obama sat down with 27 kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students at the Chicago Public Library’s Coleman Branch and read them “Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight” by Karyn Parsons, a story about Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman pilot. In June, a new branch of the Chicago Public Library will open in the Obama Presidential Center, ensuring that every young person has the opportunity to discover new per

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While on your Property tax bill Chicago Public Library taxes Increased. CPL is cutting staff while leadership sees raises Under Commissioner Chris Brown, CPL is slashing dozens of frontline positions , librarians, clerks, and pages , while cutting the budget for books and materials in half. Chris Brown’s current salary is $210,224, and if the budget passes, he’ll get a raise of around $6,000, putting him just a few thousand dollars below what Mayor Brandon Johnson makes. Meanwhile, Mayor Johnson

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2025 Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards

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Cedar Rapids Foundation receives over $3M donation for westside library construction

Obama Presidential Center taking shape in Jackson Park, set to open next year

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Cleveland Public Library Foundation hosting Black, White & REaD Celebration to support vital programming

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"It's 'Santa Obama.'" Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of 27 elementary school students at the Bessie Coleman branch of the Chicago Public Library on Tuesday. Obama read the children a book about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman and Native American woman to hold a pilot license. The former president, who donned a red Santa hat, also talked to students about their aspirations, took a look at the portraits they drew of him and gifted them books, winter hats and gloves. Accordin

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Today, join Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for a very special storytime session. Tune in to #LiveFromtheLibrary with Chicago Public Library for a reading of “The Word Collector” at 10am CT with the Obamas. You won’t want to miss it: facebook.com/chipublib/live. | Obama Foundation

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