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Obama Presidential Center Will Open On Juneteenth, Former President Says

The long-awaited center in Jackson Park will have a dedication ceremony June 18 followed by its opening to the public on Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America.

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Opening date for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago announced

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Obama announces opening date for presidential library

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Obama Presidential Center to celebrate grand opening over Juneteenth holiday weekend

The Obama Presidential Center, located in Jackson Park on the city's South Side, will celebrate its grand opening over the Juneteenth holiday weekend.

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Obama announces presidential center dedication, excludes invitation to Trump

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Former President Obama will welcome former President Bush, not Trump to Obama Presidential Center ceremonies, per report

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National Reading Month: A book lover’s guide to Chicagoland

Discover the best libraries, indie bookstores and cozy reading spots in Chicago for families, kids and book lovers.

Fabric artist brings Puerto Rican heritage to life in Humboldt Park Library

Displayed behind glass in the Humboldt Park branch of the Chicago Public Library lives vibrant quilt work done by local artist Anita Piotrowski. Piotrowski retired a few years ago. When

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Literary stars join civic leaders at Chicago Public Library gala

Chicago's literary and civic community gathered at the Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum at the University of Illinois Chicago on Oct. 21 for the Chicago Public Library Foundation Awards dinner. Themed "Unbound," the evening celebrated how libraries break ...

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Barack Obama surprises group of kids at Chicago library and reads a book to them

Students at a library in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood received an unexpected visit from former President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The appearance took place at the Bessie Coleman branch of the Chicago Public Library. In his visit, Obama read a book ...

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West Side library officially opens food pantry inside facility

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new effort to address food insecurity in Chicago was unveiled Thursday. The Legler Regional Chicago Public Library opened its doors to the first-of-a-kind food pantry on Chicago's West ...

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Chicago Public Library Foundation president Brenda Langstraat Bui dies at 52

As leader of the nonprofit devoted to fundraising for the Chicago Public Library, she put her lifelong commitment to books and reading to work.

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Chicago Public Library uses Bad Bunny videos to teach Puerto Rican history

A collaboration between Bad Bunny and a history professor is teaching people about Puerto Rican history in an event series at the Chicago Public Library.