Discussion with Author Melanie D. Newport
Join Chicago Collections' Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access and Chief Librarian at the Chicago History Museum, in conversation with professor and author Melanie D. Newport , author of This Is My Jail: Local Politics and the Rise of Mass Incarceration. Newport's recently publis… Read More >
A Conversation with Library of Congress Librarian Dr. Carla Hayden
Join Library of Congress Librarian Dr. Carla Hayden and Chicago Collections Consortium's Board Chair Ellen Keith, Director of Research and Access, Chicago History Museum, as they discuss Dr. Hayden's time in Chicago and the role libraries play in serving their communities today. Read More >
A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors
A Discussion with Chicago's New Directors November 3, 6:00 PM This program will be held virtually via Zoom Free and open to the public Register TODAY Robin Hofstetter, Director of Libraries, Roosevelt University Torsten Reimer, University Librarian and Dean of the University of Chicago Libra… Read More >
Conversations with Chicago Collections - Lincoln Park Zoo
CCC is proud to host its next installment of Conversations with Chicago Collections - Lincoln Park Zoo. Join Adrienne Horrigan Lincoln Park Zoo's Senior Manager of Animal Data, Permits, and Zoo Archives, as she shares some of the unique holdings found in their archival collection, providing a fascin… Read More >
Chicago Murals: A discussion with artists Meg Duguid and Bernard Williams
Outdoor murals have a long history in Chicago, often reflecting on specific time periods and movements in the communities which they adorn. Join Chicago Collections Consortium ED Jeanne Long in her conversation with Chicago artists Meg Duguid and Bernard Williams as they share the influences, advan… Read More >
Meet Toya Wolfe: Author of Last Summer On State Street with Dawn Turner
Toya Wolfe grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago’s South Side. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago. Her writing has appeared in African Voices, Chicago Journal, Chicago Reader, Hair Trigger 27, and WarpLand. She is the recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston-Bessie … Read More >