 The library in 2004, which has since undergone renovation. | |
| Established | 1963 |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Website | www |
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Albany Park Library is a branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 3401 W. Foster Ave. in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was opened in 1963 [1] to serve both the Albany Park and North Park areas of Chicago, and is ADA compliant. It currently holds large collections of Korean and Spanish language materials. [1]
In 2012 the Albany Park Library received funding to begin a $15 million renovation of their 50-year-old building. Notices were put up in June for residents of the area to use the nearby library at Northeastern Illinois University, and a bookmobile route of the city made sure to include the North Park section of Chicago on its route. [2] [3] [4]
Construction of the new facility took just under two years, opening on September 13, 2014. [5] With an increase of 6,000 feet, additional space for a computer room, and expanded stacks for book storage, the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel declared the branch "the new gold standard" for libraries in the city. [6] One of the key features to the new library was a learning space built for toddlers, and since its creation picture book collection of the branch has grown by 30%. [6]
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