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Read/Write Library Chicago

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Read/Write Library Chicago

Local media from all over Chicago, collected, connected, and preserved. (Formerly Chicago Undergroun

Read/Write Library collects, preserves, and provides access to community media in order to inspire and promote diverse modes of cultural production and civic engagement. Through our public programs and free browsing hours, growing collection of over 5,000 publications, and open source catalog, the library strives to raise the visibility of work produced by Chicagoans of all backgrounds to reveal c

onnective threads across neighborhoods, generations, and cultures and to encourage inquiry into and ownership of the historical record. The library recognizes the contributions that all community members make to co-creating a city and believes that learning to value these stories plays a vital role in building empathy, community pride, and the ability to see oneself as a change agent.

10/03/2024

Sneak peek at our next pop-up library location...

04/16/2024

We are beyond thrilled to be popping up at going on now through the end of July! Come visit for a special Family Day this Sunday April 21 12-3pm for zine making, then add your zine to the collection! Stay tuned for more public programs to come and check their profile for other times to visit during their regular open hours

03/26/2024

Back digging in the collection today. Animal Kingdom in Avondale. I can't remember if I ever visited when they still had the tiger.

03/24/2024

Sometimes you don't open boxes for two years and you find things you've never ever seen before.

03/22/2024

Something's coming...

12/31/2021

Well that's depressingly all after our 10 years at 914 N. California. We love you, Humboldt Park, and hope to stay in the neighborhood, but are looking anywhere in the city (except downtown, because art and culture doesn't just happen downtown, it's in the whole damn city and in the neighborhoods.) Our plan is to reopen in Spring and we need all your support you can give. Thank you so much for making an amazing space and amazing programs with us here for 10 years!!! Donate on this post or via our Venmo . Links in bio

12/11/2021

We need your help today and every Friday and Saturday in December, 1-5pm! We have boxes of books to pack, shelves to take down, and a giant FREE PILE of stuff to give away! Drop in during those hours, no need to register ahead of time. Masks and social distancing mandatory. We also still need your donations to support our move and reopening in Spring, Venmo or visit readwritelibrary.org (links in bio)

12/03/2021

After 10 years, we are losing our beloved space December 31st.

Our plan is to reopen in Spring 2022 and we need your help now to ensure that our vibrant, urgent, one-of-a-kind programs reach more people than ever in the next ten years and beyond.

Before the pandemic, we were on track to annually deliver:

- 50+ free or low-cost field trips and classroom visits, from local middle school students to international graduate students

- 2-4 Pop Up Libraries, including ones prototyped in other states and cities and rural towns and inside high school libraries

- 70+ public cultural programs with partners throughout the city

- 150+ days of free and open research, browsing, and community meeting

- Cataloging of dozens of local publications spanning 100 years that would otherwise not be seen

Help us weather this crisis and emerge stronger in a new, accessible space, supported by staff and facilitators who are paid equitably for their talent and passion in bringing to life the stories that have been left out of the record.

Throughout the pandemic, our resources have been strained as our rent has increased, but promised building improvements have not, making it impossible to continue — let alone grow — our programs in our current location.

Links in bio for ways to donate, and we're looking for volunteers all December Fri & Sat 1-5pm to help pack. Please spread the word, and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

06/05/2021

We're getting ready to officially re-open in the next couple weeks (check our linktree for volunteering info). We will still be a regular drop off site for 's Crisis Pantry and supplies for jail and protest support during our open hours, Fri-Sat 1-5pm. We started doing this a year ago this week and you have all been absolutely phenomenal at keeping this going ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥♥️

11/27/2020

Hi friends, we will be closed today and tomorrow to recharge! See you next weekend when we're back to our normal hours Friday & Saturday 1-5pm

11/20/2020

We are proud to partner with to continue to collect your donations for their crisis pantry, protest and jail support, and their work ensuring that Black and brown people on the South and West Sides have what they need to thrive.

As we mourn and lift up the lives of transgender people who have been taken from their loved ones and communities by transphobic violence this , please also remember and support those who LIVE every day under the threat of this violence from both individuals and the State.

We're open today and tomorrow 1-5pm (and every Friday - Saturday) at 914 N. California in Humboldt Park. Keep checking back here and with BSA for updates on most-needed items, and thank you as always ♥️

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914 N. California, Walton Entrance
Chicago, IL
60622

Opening Hours

Friday	1pm - 5pm
Saturday	1pm - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(773) 336-2516

Website

https://readwritelibrary.org/

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