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800 Books Will Be Left On The 'L' For Riders During Chicago Ideas Week
Eight hundred books will be available on "L" stations and trains for Ideas Week.
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Best Chicago Novels by Neighborhood
Last week, the New York Public Library released its list of the Best New York City Novels by Neighborhood, pairing the city's best works of fiction with the neighborhoods in which they take place, from Henry James to Teju Cole....
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10 Quintessential Books Set In Chicago
The Windy City is full of characters, from PureWow Chicago, the free daily lifestyle email for women, featuring the best finds in Arts + Culture for women.
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Secret Libraries of Chicago
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How Chicago Public School officials decided to pull Persepolis from the classroom
E-mails show that orders to yank the acclaimed graphic novel came from the top.
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10 Books Chicago Librarians Want You To Read
This is the first year the library has put out a "best-of" list geared toward adult readers.
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The Greatest Ever Chicago Book Tournament
Between now and April, the Reader and its readers will be choosing the greatest book ever written about Chicago.
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Best bookstores in Chicago for new and used books
Shop the stacks for new and used books, from novels to nonfiction, at these top bookstores in Chicago
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Uncharted Books Promotes Literacy in Community
Logan Square's Uncharted Books has been engaging the community through literary and comedic events since January 2012.
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How One Man Ripped Off Millions in Rare Maps, Including in Chicago
Michael Blanding's book "The Map Thief" describes E. Forbes Smiley III's pilfering at Newberry Library.
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What the Hoopla's All About - Chicago Public Library offers 200,000 titles with new digital library
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Show your indie spirit on Chicago's first Independent Bookstore Day
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Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago
Photo: Joe Mazza/BraveLux When we began work on the 2012 version of Lit 50, there were some 200 published writers on our long list. This year, there were 437.
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Printers Row Lit Fest celebrates 30th birthday
What a difference three decades make. The first Printers Row book fair, in 1985, featured about 40 booksellers and attracted a reported 6,500 attendees to what once had been a somewhat dicey neighborhood. Considering the crowds in recent years, the 2014 P
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Chicago Public Library to receive national medal from first lady
First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to present the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to 10 institutions, including the Chicago Public Library , at a White House ceremony on Thursday.
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Harold Washington Library displays books gifted by Queen Victoria after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Pillows at the Harold Washington Library Center cushion the display of two books donated by Queen Victoria, who sparked British contributions to Chicago's first free public library.
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Chicago Public Library Offers Free Magazines, Streaming Movies
The new services come on the heels of the library's upgraded website and features.
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Shelf Life: Local author brings to life the deep history of Chicago's neigborhoods : Books-and-literature
As a fifth generation Chicagoan with roots in the city’s political world as well as long-time newspaperman who grew up or spent time in such neighborhoods as Ravenswood, Lake View,
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Young Chicago poet gives voice to his community
Malcolm London lives in a part of Chicago that doesn't usually inspire verse, but he's performing before national audiences and taking his message to the classroom
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At 100, poem 'Chicago' still fierce, fresh
One hundred years ago this month, Chicago was not thought of as the planet's pig renderer.
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Chicago Public Library's Top Circulating Books of 2013
New Year's Day is well behind us now, and we've gathered statistics to compile our most popular books of 2013. The rankings reflect the most checkouts and hold requests during calendar year 2013, regardless of when the books were published. Chic
