A large downtown public library in Chicago, housed in an orange-red brick postmodern building with nine floors. Inside, there are book stacks, study tables and a glass-roofed Winter Garden on the ninth floor.
Highlights
- Ninth floor Winter Garden
- Rooftop owl sculptures
- Thomas Hughes Children's Room
Good to know
- Free admission
- Ninth floor sometimes closed for private events
- Piano rooms bookable online, one hour per day
Also in the United States
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N° 19
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
National library -
N° 21
Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake City
Public library -
N° 23
Cerritos Library
Cerritos
Public library -
N° 34
George Peabody Library
Baltimore
University library -
N° 36
Nashville Public Library
Nashville
Public library -
N° 47
New York Public Library
New York
Public library