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Harold Washington Library Center

#91 of 830 things to do in Chicago

#129 of 1211 things to do in Great Lakes

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  • Address
    • 400 S State St
  • Transport
    • Brown, Orange, Purple Line to Library
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 312-747-4300
  • Price
    • admission free
  • Hours
    • 9am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 5pm Fri & Sat, 1-5pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Harold Washington Library Center

This grand, art-filled building with free internet and wi-fi is Chicago’s whopping main library. Major authors give readings here, and exhibits are constantly shown in the galleries. The light-drenched, 9th-floor Winter Garden is a sweet hideaway for reading, writing or just taking a load off, though you’ll have to hike to get there. Take the escalators to the 3rd floor (home of the browsable newspapers and computer commons), then transfer to the elevator to go up six more floors. And those green copper creatures staring down from the exterior roof? They’re wise old owls.

 

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