Harold Washington Library
Neighborhood: Loop
Nearest Train: Brown Line, Library stop
Phone: +1 312 747 4300
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Massive is the first word that comes to mind when describing Chicago's central public library. The building, named after Chicago's beloved late Mayor Harold Washington, was built in 1987 with the goal of giving Chicago the largest public library in the world. Five design teams consisting of architects and builders submitted their design plans in a widely publicized competition. In the end, Chicago got a library that combined the latest in construction innovations with an old-world flavored architecture that fits right in with the classic Chicago buildings. Despite being largely understaffed, operations here run fairly smoothly. The collection is huge, encompassing 756,000 square feet and 10 levels, not including a rooftop winter penthouse garden. Among its more than 13 million pieces are innumerable rare manuscripts, books, art and sound archives.
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Huge City Library
Neighborhood: Loop
Nearest Train: Brown Line, Library stop
Phone: +1 312 747 4300
Map | add to Travel Bag (NEW)
Audio Guide
Massive is the first word that comes to mind when describing Chicago's central public library. The building, named after Chicago's beloved late Mayor Harold Washington, was built in 1987 with the goal of giving Chicago the largest public library in the world. Five design teams consisting of architects and builders submitted their design plans in a widely publicized competition. In the end, Chicago got a library that combined the latest in construction innovations with an old-world flavored architecture that fits right in with the classic Chicago buildings. Despite being largely understaffed, operations here run fairly smoothly. The collection is huge, encompassing 756,000 square feet and 10 levels, not including a rooftop winter penthouse garden. Among its more than 13 million pieces are innumerable rare manuscripts, books, art and sound archives.
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Associated Events
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Reviews
Great library but..
Holy Snikey's can they balance the races of who they hire over there? I mean there all black and...
Reviewed by:Hwc Student from on Dec 13 2008
Amazing library for an amazing City
This library is incredible. The only library I have used in America (including nyc) that can rival m...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 29 2006
My Passport to the World
My Chicago Public Library card is my passport to the world, and the Harold Washington Library is one...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 28 2005
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