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Tag: Harold Washington Library Center
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A writer surveys the transformation of Chicago’s literary landscape
“Does anyone ever enter a bookstore just to purchase a book?”
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Harold Washington Library celebrates the Reverend Clay Evans with a free gospel concert
Harold Washington Library celebrates the Reverend Clay Evans with a free gospel concert, the Hideout’s dance-centric new Midnight Resonance series books Bergsonist, and more.
Posted inBest of Chicago
The Harold Washington Library rehearsal rooms offer DIY music therapy
An amateur pianist finds peace and quiet inside the practice spaces of Chicago’s central library.
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On the amazing effect of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The new One Book, One Chicago selection, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, is still amazing after a dozen reads, writes Aimee Levitt.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Municipal Reference Librarian
You’ve got questions about government, he’s got answers.
Posted inBlogs
Reader’s Agenda Thu 3/6: Ty Dolla $ign, Buzzer and Brews, and Yiyun Li
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, March 6
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Why are Chicago’s public libraries closed February 12?
The Chicago Public Library is closing for Lincoln’s birthday, but it shouldn’t.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 1/21: Winter Bike to Work Day, Conversation on Grace, and Ishmael Beah
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, January 21
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 11/12: Favianna Rodriguez, “Turn of Phrase,” and D.T. Max
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, November 12
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 8/5: Great Moments in Vinyl, Satoki Nagata, and the Sister Cities International Festival
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, August 5
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 5/21: Israeli jazz, immigrant stories, and a JC Brooks listening party
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, May 21
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 5/13: The Yellow Birds, the Harlem Renaissance, and David Misch
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, May 13
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 5/6: Bill Callahan, the Great Migration, and the Chicago Chamber Musicians
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, May 6.
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GIFs of love, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue