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Applications are open for CPL’s Renaissance Project $4,000 microgrants to support new scholarship and storytelling around Black history and culture. Each of the 10 grants is funded by @mellon.org.
Applications close Friday, January 7, 2026.
chi.gov/mellonmicrogrants
Applications close Friday, January 7, 2026.
chi.gov/mellonmicrogrants
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Applications are open for CPL’s Renaissance Project $4,000 microgrants to support new scholarship and storytelling around Black history and culture. Each of the 10 grants is funded by @mellon.org.
Applications close Friday, January 7, 2026.
chi.gov/mellonmicrogrants
Applications close Friday, January 7, 2026.
chi.gov/mellonmicrogrants
Attention all writers! CPL is excited to announce its Write at CPL Celebration happening at Harold Washington Library Center on December 1, 2025.
Visitors can expect local writing organizations, workshops, activities and more!
Register here: chi.gov/writingcelebration
Visitors can expect local writing organizations, workshops, activities and more!
Register here: chi.gov/writingcelebration
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Attention all writers! CPL is excited to announce its Write at CPL Celebration happening at Harold Washington Library Center on December 1, 2025.
Visitors can expect local writing organizations, workshops, activities and more!
Register here: chi.gov/writingcelebration
Visitors can expect local writing organizations, workshops, activities and more!
Register here: chi.gov/writingcelebration
Join us for an OBOC season finale keynote event featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, author of this year's selection, "Olga Dies Dreaming."
Gonzalez will be in conversation with
@ala-booklist.bsky.social's Donna Seaman
at Harold Washington Library Center this Thursday.
Learn more: chi.gov/obockeynote📚
Gonzalez will be in conversation with
@ala-booklist.bsky.social's Donna Seaman
at Harold Washington Library Center this Thursday.
Learn more: chi.gov/obockeynote📚
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join us for an OBOC season finale keynote event featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, author of this year's selection, "Olga Dies Dreaming."
Gonzalez will be in conversation with
@ala-booklist.bsky.social's Donna Seaman
at Harold Washington Library Center this Thursday.
Learn more: chi.gov/obockeynote📚
Gonzalez will be in conversation with
@ala-booklist.bsky.social's Donna Seaman
at Harold Washington Library Center this Thursday.
Learn more: chi.gov/obockeynote📚
It's that special time of the year... CPL's 2025 Best of Best lists are here! Best of Best compiles 2025's top reads for kids, teens and adults.
Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆
View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest
Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆
View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's that special time of the year... CPL's 2025 Best of Best lists are here! Best of Best compiles 2025's top reads for kids, teens and adults.
Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆
View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest
Check the thread below to see CPL staff's top 10 favorite books. #CPLBest📚🏆
View the rest of the lists: chipublib.org/bestofthebest