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Harold Washington Library. / 41.87639°N 87.62806°W / 41.87639; -87.62806. The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a full-service library and is ADA compliant.
On July 29, 1987, Mayor Harold Washington and the Chicago City Council authorized a design and construction competition for a new, one-and-a-half block $144 million library at 400 South State Street. Current services. In 1991, the Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago's new central library, named for the late mayor, opened to the public. It ...
Location. Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, (formerly Library-State/Van Buren, formerly State/Van Buren ), is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built.
Events in the Life of Harold Washington is a mural at Chicago's central library, the Harold Washington Library, named after Harold Washington, who was Chicago's first Black mayor. The mural, painted by Jacob Lawrence, was commissioned in 1991. In an effort to evoke inspiration and empower progressive recollection, Jacob Lawrence's mural, Events ...
FOX 32 News. April 15, 2024 at 6:05 PM. CHICAGO - A celebration on Monday honored the life and legacy of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, marking what would have been his 102nd birthday ...
Originally the main library of the Chicago Public Library, the building was converted in 1978 to an arts and culture center at the instigation of Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg. The city's central library is now located across the Loop in the spacious, postmodern -style Harold Washington Library Center , which opened in 1991.
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. [1] Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983, until his death on November 25, 1987.
The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is named for former Mayor Harold Washington. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a full-service library and ADA compliant.