CHICAGO (WLS) -- A love of books and a passion for advocating for people's rights led Tracie Hall to lead the American Library Association. She is the first African American woman to do so. "It's really humbling," she said. Hall is now featured as one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updating its long-running Museum Passport program for the digital world, the Chicago Public Library has launched a new program to expand access to Chicago’s museums and parks.

Join Colson Whitehead, Rebecca Makkai, Richard Hunt, and Bob Wislow on November 1 to celebrate the power of public libraries. This November, the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards returns for its 23rd year, in celebration of the Chicago Public ...

This year, the Chicago Public Library Foundation is honoring South Shore native and author Gabriel Bump, as well as author and illustrator Mo Willems.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the University of Chicago Library, in partnership with the Newberry Library and the Chicago History Museum, a grant to digitize historical maps of Chicago from the 19th century through 1940. The grant ...