Harold Washington Library Center

Harold Washington Library Center is a library in , , which is located on South State Street. Harold Washington Library Center is situated nearby to the apartment building , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Email: hwlc@chipublib.org
  • Type: Library
  • Also known as: “Chicago Public Library”
  • Address: 400 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60605

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago "L" and Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Photo: lazytom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system serving the city of and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of . The system is operated by the , one of the three service boards of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. is situated 880 feet northeast of Harold Washington Library Center.

Prison
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The , Chicago is a United States federal prison in , Illinois, United States. It holds imprisoned men and women of all security levels before and during court proceedings in the Northern District of Illinois, and for brief sentences. is situated 600 feet west of Harold Washington Library Center.

Metro station
Photo: cipherswarm, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren, is an station serving the Brown, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. Originally, the station was to have direct access to the second floor of the Harold Washington Library building, but this direct connection was never built.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Printers Row and Loop.

Neighborhood
Photo: puroticorico, CC BY 2.0.
is a Chicago neighborhood located in . The area of is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the on the west.

Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

Harold Washington Library Center

Latitude
41.87632° or 41° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
-87.62822° or 87° 37′ 42″ west
Levels
10
Wheelchair access
yes
Branch
Harold Washington
Operator
Chicago Public Library
Named after
Harold Washington
Open location code
86HJV9GC+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28292694
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
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Highlights include Manhattan Building and The Arc at Old Colony.

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