CCC Welcomes Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Chicago Collections Consortium is proud to welcome Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias for a discussion on the critical role libraries play in our communities and how the Secretary of State’s office is dedicated to the fight against book censorship in our libraries. Read More >
Deborah Caldwell-Stone on Defending the Freedom to Read
Direct from the headlines and media screens comes news of the latest efforts to ban or restrict certain books from school and public libraries and even bookstores. Today’s challenges are new, but the effort to ban books has a long history. Please join us as we host Deborah Caldwell-Stone, JD, Di… Read More >
Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City
Join Thomas Leslie and Lee Bey as they discuss Leslie's new book, Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City, with a focus on the skyscraper's role in the city’s politics, demographics, and expansion during the postwar era. Beyond achievements of… Read More >
A Discussion with Author Erik Rebain Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold
Join Chicago Collections Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access and Chief Librarian at the Chicago History Museum, in conversation with Erik Rebain, author of Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold. This groundbreaking new biography explores Nathan Leopold and his… Read More >
CCC's Annual Meeting and WTTW's Geoffrey Baer
Go on a virtual treasure hunt with CCC's annual meeting speaker, public television host, and writer, Geoffrey Baer. Geoffrey has spent more than a quarter century unearthing Chicago’s hidden and surprising history and sharing it in feature-length documentaries on WTTW Channel 11. In this presentatio… Read More >
Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility
Chicago Area Archivists and Chicago Collections Consortium are excited to announce an upcoming panel discussion, Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility. This event is a follow up to the 2021 panel Chicago Municipal Records: Access and Accountability. In it, we will further explore … Read More >