Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch
Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch is a library in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Wentworth Avenue. Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch is situated nearby to the fire station Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 8, as well as near the metro station Cermak–Chinatown station.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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 - Email: chinatown@chipublib.org
- Type: Library
- Description: library in Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Chinatown Branch Library” and “Chinatown Branch, Chicago Public Library”
- Address: 2100 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chess Records and Cermak–Chinatown station.
Chess Records
Museum
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. Chess Records is situated 2,200 feet east of Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch.
Cermak–Chinatown station
Metro station
Photo: Graham Garfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cermak–Chinatown is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. The station is located in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture.
Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Museum
Photo: Clarissaqu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago seeks to advance the appreciation of Chinese American culture through exhibitions, education, and research and to preserve the past, present, and future of Chinese Americans primarily in the American Midwest. Chinese American Museum of Chicago is situated 1,000 feet south of Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgeport-Chinatown and Near South.
Bridgeport-Chinatown
Photo: Pattie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgeport-Chinatown is the South Side at its most dynamic, as the old South Side Irish neighborhood of the Daleys increasingly blends with the old Chinese immigrant community to the north.
Near South
Photo: chicagogeek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.
Motor Row District
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.
Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch
- Categories: library building, building, and education
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.85384° or 41° 51′ 14″ northLongitude
-87.63217° or 87° 37′ 56″ westLevels
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Chicago Public LibraryOpen location code
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “芝加哥公共图书馆华埠分馆”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Chicago, Sucursal Chinatown (Barrio Chino)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Fire Department Engine Company 8 and Chinatown Visitor Center.
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