Linda Sue Park is delivering the 2013 Zena Sutherland Lecture on May 3rd at the Harold Washington Center, Chicago Public Library. Admission is free but reservations are required; go to zenasutherland.eventbrite.com to sign up. I’ll be there an…
Strike that
By on September 11, 2012
The Chicago teachers’ strike is reminding me of one of the more embarrassing moments of my professional career. I was working at Chicago Public Library as the manager of a small branch on the North Side, and there was a teacher’s strike. According to the news, CPL was offering alternative programming for children at all [...]
Chicago Building Its First Joint High School/Public Library from the Ground Up
By on June 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Chicago’s taking the partnership between public and school libraries to the next level—it’s building its first public library as part of a school.
