Library Blog

Memorial Day Hours

May 23, 2013

Closed for Memorial Day All Roosevelt locations are closed Saturday May 25-Monday May 27 for the Memorial Day Holiday. Have a safe and happy holiday. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, May 28 with all library locations opening at 9:00am.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program

May 23, 2013

As the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program graduates its last group of students this year, a new publication released today quantifies the impact of a graduate scholarship program that made a point of reaching students from marginalized groups with commitments...

120 Year Anniversary of The World's Columbian Exposition

May 22, 2013

120 years ago, on May 1, 1893, Chicago’s first world’s fair, the World's Columbian Exposition, opened to the public. The Exposition commemorated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the new world by Christopher Columbus, celebrated the progress of civilization,...

Circle of Stone

May 20, 2013

Verne Jackson has written for Chicago Magazine. She is a former recipient of the Penny Missouri Award for Best Fiction in a Smaller Magazine. She lives in Chicago. Tired of the brutality forced upon them by Southern whites, a group...