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Woodson Library Celebrates a Half-Century

by Dierdre Robinson April 10, 2025April 21, 2025

The library, home to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, will turn fifty years old in December.

South Side as Culture: Arionne Nettles

by Arionne Nettles September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

Big Brain Moves

Best Calm Study Space: Chicago Bee Library – Bronzeville

by Kristian Parker September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

Q&A with Ophelia Chong, Co-Founder of Asian Americans for Cannabis Education

by Wendy Wei June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly

Public Meetings Report — November 2, 2023

by Scott Pemberton and Documenters November 3, 2023November 3, 2023

Chicago Public Library Turns 150

by Olivia Zimmerman July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

Illinois Outlaws Book Bans—But Not for Incarcerated People

by Gretchen Sterba July 27, 2023July 31, 2023

Best of the South Side 2020

Best of Back of the Yards 2020

by Mell Montezuma November 27, 2020November 28, 2020

Best of the South Side 2019

Best of Little Italy, Tri-Taylor, & University Village 2019

by Erica Knox September 17, 2019September 18, 2019