Albany Park Library

Albany Park Library
Albany Park Library
	The library in 2004, which has since undergone renovation.
Location	Chicago, Illinois , United States
Established	1963
Other information
Website	www .chipublib .org /locations /3 /

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]

Renovation [ edit ]

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]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b "Albany Park Branch Highlights" .
^ Isaacs, Deanna (August 13, 2012). "The Albany Park library puts on a disappearing act" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved 20 September 2017 .
^ http://www.chipublib.org/locations/1/ Albany Park Branch page
^ http://www.pbcchicago.com/content/projects/project_detail.asp?pID=08130 Albany Park Branch Construction Page
^ http://www.chipublib.org/about-albany-park-branch/ About Albany Park Branch
^ ^a ^b Welti, Patty (September 13, 2014). "Mayor Declares Albany Park Library 'The New Gold Standard' " . dnaInfo. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21 . Retrieved 20 September 2017 .

External links [ edit ]

41°58′30″N 87°42′49″W / 41.975117°N 87.713685°W / 41.975117; -87.713685 ( Albany Park Library )

[Albany_Park_Branch_Highlights-1] "Albany Park Branch Highlights" .

[isaacs-2] Isaacs, Deanna (August 13, 2012). "The Albany Park library puts on a disappearing act" . Chicago Reader . Retrieved 20 September 2017 .

[3] ttp://www.chipublib.org/locations/1/ Albany Park Branch page

[4] ttp://www.pbcchicago.com/content/projects/project_detail.asp?pID=08130 Albany Park Branch Construction Page

[5] ttp://www.chipublib.org/about-albany-park-branch/ About Albany Park Branch

[patty-6] Welti, Patty (September 13, 2014). "Mayor Declares Albany Park Library 'The New Gold Standard' " . dnaInfo. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21 . Retrieved 20 September 2017 .

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