Free CPL Business, Law and Money lectures
The Chicago Public Library’s FREE Business, Law and Money lecture series continues with the following events:
Where:Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, . Event subject to cancellation and/or location change. Always call or check the CPL website before heading over. Virtual
Free CPL Business, Law and Money lectures
Financial Literacy Workshop Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:00PM – 7:00PM Register
learn about credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, and more in this workshop.
Entrepreneurship Workshop: Tips on How to Start, Grow & Run Your Own Business Wednesday, May 12, 2021 6:00PM – 7:30PM Register
Free Entrepreneurship Workshop, whether you are established or getting started you will learn something, to take your business to the next level.
Personal Finance: Social Security 101 – How Government Pensions Affect Benefits Wednesday, May 12, 2021 6:00PM – 7:00PM Register
The Social Security Administration will present a workshop on Social Security and pensions. Topics discussed will include: eligibility, the effect of pensions, how does collecting before full retirement age affect you benefits, do you qualify for survivors and spousal benefits? When should you file for Medicare?
Credit and Money Management with Operation HOPE Thursday, May 13, 2021 6:00PM – 7:00PM Register
This workshop provides an in-depth look at credit and money management.
Mortgages: The Untold Truth Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00AM – 11:00AM Register
Your house is probably the largest personal investment you will make. City College of Chicago invites you to come and find out how to wisely accelerate the pay-off of your home mortgage without giving one additional dollar to the bank. Learn what most banks don’t want you to know.
Credit and Money Management with Operation HOPE Monday, May 17, 2021 6:00PM – 7:00PM Register
Learn about credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, and more to help you safeguard your finances and plan for the future.
Credit and Money Management with Operation HOPE Saturday, June 26, 2021 2:00PM – 3:00PM Register
Learn about credit scores, debt-to-income ratios, and more to help you safeguard your finances and plan for the future.
How to Attend all events
This event takes place on Zoom. Register at least 24 hours before the event. Only one registration per household is needed. You’ll receive an email with a link to the secure Zoom meeting about 24 hours before the meeting. By registering for this event, you agree to abide by the Library Use Guidelines.
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About the Chicago Public Library
1871: After the Chicago Fire, Thomas Hughes, a member of British Parliament organized the donation of 8,000+ books to Chicago. Chicago citizens petitioned for a free public library. Previous libraries were private membership-only organizations. The Children’s Library at Harold Washington Library Center is named after Thomas Hughes.
1872: The Illinois Library Act of 1872, authorized cities to establish tax-supported libraries throughout Illinois. In April, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance establishing the Chicago Public Library.
1873: The Chicago Public Library opens at the southeast corner of LaSalle and Adams streets in a circular water tank that survived the fire. The library moved several times during its first 24 years, including an 11-years on the fourth floor of City Hall.
1874: A delivery station system (you request a book and they delivered it via horse-drawn carriage it to a set location) served Chicago’s neighborhoods mostly in stores. This accounted for two-thirds of the circulation of the Chicago Public Library by the early 1900’s.
1897: October 11, the Central Library, on Michigan Avenue between Washington and Randolph streets, opens in what is now the Chicago Cultural Center. The building cost about $2 million, was designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. The building was designed to be practically fireproof. Preston Bradley Hall, contains a dome and hanging lamps by Tiffany Glass.
1904: Isabella N. Blackstone (the widow of a wealthy president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad from 1864 to 1899) donated funds to construct the first branch library, located in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods. The library was modeled after the famous Erechtheion on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
1916: Chief Librarian Henry E. Legler created a library plan calling for an network of neighborhood library locations. The plan included several regional libraries with more comprehensive collections. The first regional library, the Henry E. Legler Regional Library, opened in 1920 in West Garfield Park.
1918: Carl B. Roden, who began work as a library page(book shelver) in 1886, was appointed chief librarian. Over 32 years (1918-1950) he increased staff, holdings, circulation and total expenditures exponentially. The Carl B. Roden Branch in Norwood Park, where he resided, is named in his honor.
1960s: CPL added a significant number of neighborhood branch libraries, via new construction or leasing storefronts or reading rooms. By 1985, there were 76 branches.
1991: The new main library the Harold Washington Library Center opened October 7.
1995: Chicago Public Library established its website.
1996: A three-year, $65 million capital improvement plan begins building or renovating 52 neighborhood libraries.
2000: $44 million in neighborhood library construction begins.
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 747-4300
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