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Thirty years after Harold Washington was elected as Chicago’s first black mayor, the Society of Midland Authors will present a panel discussion about Washington’s legacy. 

Novelist Don DeLillo says some of his densest, most complex tomes have been inspired by viewing a single painting or photograph.  

There are immense pleasures in our city’s tradition of reading together. 

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans Wednesday to replace long-time Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey.Dempsey will be succeeded by Brian Bannon, who's currently serving as Chief Information Officer at the San Francisco Public Library.Dempsey said leaving her position as the library comm

Some Chicago Public Library employees are not fully supporting the re-opening of branches on Monday afternoons.

Timuel Black — civil rights activist, historian, author, and professor — has given more than 250 archival boxes to the Vivian G.

The union representing staff at Chicago libraries picked up discussions Friday with the city for the first time since the library system announced that it would close all neighborhood branch locations on Mondays for the foreseeable future.