Blackstone Memorial Library

T. B. Blackstone Memorial Library is part of the Chicago Public Library System and is named for library benefactor Timothy Blackstone. The building was designed by Chicago architect Solon S.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday: noon—8:00 PM
    Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Email: blackstone@chipublib.org
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library
  • Also known as: “Blackstone Branch Chicago Public Library” and “Blackstone Library”
  • Address: 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyde Park Art Center and Kenwood Academy.

Arts center
The is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago. Since 2006, HPAC has been located just north of Hyde Park Boulevard, at 5020 S.Cornell Avenue, in the neighborhood of , . is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Blackstone Memorial Library.

School
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is a comprehensive 4–year high school, with a middle school magnet program for gifted students, located in the / neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. is situated 680 feet southeast of Blackstone Memorial Library.

Railway station
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51st/53rd Street/Hyde Park is a commuter rail station within the City of Chicago serves the Metra Electric Line north to and south to , , and . is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Blackstone Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indian Village and Kenwood.

Neighborhood
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is the small southeast corner of , a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric Lines to the west.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is on the shore of on the of the city. Its boundaries are 43rd Street, 51st Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, and the lake.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district within the community area of , .

Blackstone Memorial Library

Latitude
41.80578° or 41° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
-87.59026° or 87° 35′ 25″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Levels
2
Branch
Blackstone
Operator
Chicago Public Library
Named after
Timothy Blackstone
Open location code
86HJRC45+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 149976425
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
Geo­Names ID
4885071
Wiki­data ID
Q4923411
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In Other Languages

“Blackstone Memorial Library” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “টি. বি. ব্ল্যাকস্টোন মেমোরিয়াল গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Bengali: “ব্ল্যাকস্টোন গ্রন্থাগার”

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