Opinion
If the fear of racking up late fees deters would-be-readers from borrowing books, then such penalties undermine the purpose of public libraries and should be gone.
Dec. 20, 2019
Books
Public libraries around the country have long been places where you can go to use the Internet.
June 26, 2014
World & Nation
The biggest, most expensive municipal library building in America--a $175-million, block-square, 10-story bibliophiles’ palace--will open in Chicago late next year with just one flaw: Books will be in short supply.
March 12, 1990
Entertainment & Arts
May 11, 2017
In the past, when homeless people left their personal belongings in the aisles of the Addison Public Library, security guards might have asked them to leave.
Oct. 27, 2018
Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere,” will be the 20th book for the Chicago Public Library’s ongoing One Book, One Chicago program, Mayor Richard M.
Jan. 16, 2019
Business
When Bill Overton casts an eye toward California and thinks of “the Big One,” it’s not an earthquake.
Oct. 19, 1992
With President Obama expected to choose the site for his library in coming months, Chicagoans have been engaged in a bitter fight over a proposal to place it in a public park.
March 15, 2015
California
Faced with competition from TV and computers, marketing-minded librarians are offering pajama parties and video nights. They aim to show that recreation and information can intersect.
May 12, 1997
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library opened an initial batch of more than 6 million pages of White House documents on Tuesday, but scholars looking for bombshells about the Iran-Contra scandal or other titillating revelations about the Reagan era probably will have to wait until the 21st Century.
Nov. 13, 1991