Phone: 312-747-4300
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Library details: Chicago Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Chicago Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 5,332,187 volumes. The library circulates 10,307,750 items per year. The library serves a population of 2,695,598 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Andrea Telli .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 2,695,598 | Residents |
| Collection size | 5,332,187 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 10,307,750 | transactions |
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet. http://www.chipublib.org/howto/wifi.php
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl.X | 2005 |
| Previous Automation System | Carl | 1998 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | DataPhase | 1981 |
| Discovery Interface | BiblioCore | 2013 |
| Digital Collection Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Web Content Management | BiblioCMS | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 1424 |
| OCLC Symbol | CGP |
| NCES FSCSKEY | IL0098 |
| NCES LIBID | 960 |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 1, 1997 and was last modified on Nov 2, 2023.
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