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1. Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Old Water Tank, exterior view, ca. 1870 Public libraries; Water tanks; Reading rooms; On January 1, 1873, the Chicago Public Library formally opened the doors to its first home in this water tank, which stood on a lot at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets. Black and white...
2. Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Hiram Kelly Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1930s Public libraries; Facades The Hiram Kelly Branch Library, at 6151 South Normal Avenue, was built in 1910. Kelly, a civic-minded philanthropist, bequeathed $200,000 to the Chicago Public Library's Board of Directors to be used for...
3. Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. 1923 Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. 1923 Public libraries; Facades The Legler Regional Branch Library, located at 115 South Pulaski Road, opened on October 11, 1920. It was named for Henry E. Legler, Librarian of the Chicago Public Library between 1909 and 1917. In the...
4. Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924 Legler [Regional] Library, exterior view, ca. March 1924 Public libraries; Street lights; Facades; Utility poles; Telephone lines Comprising over 36,000 square feet, the Legler Branch Library became a popular social and cultural meeting place for Chicagoans living on the West Side. Based on these factors and large circulation statistics,...
5. Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 Lake View Branch Library, exterior view, June 9, 1942 Public libraries; Facades; Automobiles; Billboards The Lake View Branch Library was designated a bomb shelter at its opening on September 12, 1942. Large barrels of crackers and emergency supplies were found in the basement of the building nearly 40 years...
6. Rogers Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Rogers Park Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Public libraries; Facades; People This store-front branch serving the Rogers Park neighborhood was located at 1731 Greenleaf Avenue. It was replaced in 1958 by the Rogers Park Branch Library at 6907 North Clark Street. Black and white...
7. Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Trailer Service from the Legler Regional Library, ca. 1940 Public libraries; Automobiles The Legler Library at 115 South Pulaski Road began an experimental trailer service to area industries on April 19, 1940. The first three industrial plants to receive the service were Binks Manufacturing...
8. Traveling Branch from the Legler [Regional] Library, ca. 1960s Traveling Branch from the Legler [Regional] Library, ca. 1960s Public libraries Legler Library operated two bookmobiles, one called the "Mini-Van" and the other the "Traveling Branch." In the early 1970s, these bookmobiles made regular stops on the West Side. Black and white photo,...
9. Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Toman Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1970s Public libraries; Facades; Street lights; Automobiles The Toman Branch Library at 4005 West 27th Street was built in 1927, and originally served a population that included many Bohemians and Czechoslovakians. A large special collection of books honoring Tomas...
10. Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Woodlawn Branch Library, exterior view, ca. 1920s Public libraries Branch library service in Woodlawn began in 1915 in a one-story library that was moved into a store-front building as library use increased. Staff had to conduct library operations in the basement of the...
11. Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Site of the Chicago Public Library, Central Library, looking north from Washington Street, ca. 1890 Progress photographs; Public libraries; Carts & wagons There were boardwalks surrounding Dearborn Park. Trolley car tracks can be seen on Washington Street. Controversy and legal squabbles troubled the efforts to build a permanent home for the Chicago Public...
12. Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Story Hour in Welles Park, 1940's Public libraries; Parks; Trees; Storytelling; Children; Librarians; Not all library activities took place within library walls. Hild Regional Library regularly produced a children's story hour in Welles Park. Each week, librarians prepared impromptu dramatizations of one...
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