Nextbook Chicagoland is a project of Nextbook, the Chicago Public Library, and the North Suburban Library System.

Chicago Public Library's 79 neighborhood libraries provide a variety of services to the people of Chicago in the communities in which they live. With the mission of encouraging all people to read, to learn, and to discover, cpl offers cultural programs and free Internet access for all Chicago residents. Since 1989, the City of Chicago has built or renovated nearly 52 neighborhood libraries.

The North Suburban Library System (NSLS) is a leadership organization that offers a number of innovative services and programs to its member libraries. Headquartered in Wheeling, NSLS serves more than 650 academic, public, school, and special libraries in the North Suburban area of Cook County and communities in Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties. The NSLS member libraries participating in the Nextbook program are Deerfield, Evanston, Indian Trails, Lincolnwood, Northbrook, Skokie, and Vernon Area.

Select Nextbook programs are now available for listening or download at Chicago Amplified, Chicago Public Radio's new audio library of local arts and educational events.

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Elaine Adler
Ophira Ben Arieh
Mark Bazer
Susan Feibus
Dagmar Herrmann
Ruth Kahn
Betsy Dolgin Katz
Alison Lara
Phyllis Lassner
Steven Loevy
Tori Marlan
Ethan Michaeli
Charlotte Newberger
Michael Orlove
Debbie Reznick
Lori Sagarin
Ira Youdovin
Rebecca Youngerman
Chana Zelig
 
RESOURCES

BOOKS
Asher Library - Spertus Inst
Hamakor
Newberry Library
Powell's
Quimby's
Rosenblum's World of Judaica
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
The Book Stall
Women & Children First

PUBLICATIONS
Chicago Jewish News
Chicago Reader
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
JUF News
Newcity
Pioneer Press

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Apple Tree Theater
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago YIVO Society
Dawn R. Schuman Institute
Facets Multimedia
Famous Door Theatre
Gallery 37
Gene Siskel Film Center
Holocaust Memorial Fdn of IL
Hubbard Street Dance
Kfar Jewish Arts Center
Kohl Children's Museum
Light Opera Works
Lookingglass Theatre
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Science and Industry
Music Box Theatre
North Shore Ctr Perf Arts
Northlight Theater
Old Town School of Folk Music
Ravinia Festival
Spertus Institute
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Terra Museum of American Art
The Public Square
WBEZ
 

RECENT FEATURES

Time of Favor Time of Favor
By Stuart Klawans
Israeli cinema has finally come into its own

Cultural Evolution Cultural Evolution
By Stephen Vider
What exactly is “post-Jewish” art?

Curtain Up Curtain Up
by Daniel Elkind
Benjamin Harshav explores the Moscow Yiddish Theater

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth
Interview by Sara Ivry
Noam Inbar and company are making waves on the Israeli rock scene

Bound for Gory Bound for Gory

God & Co., Episode I

PROGRAM FELLOW

Abigail Pickus
Nextbook Fellow
Chicago Public Library
400 South State St - 10th Fl
Chicago, IL 60605
312.747.4074 (phone)
312.745.2499 (fax)
apickus@nextbook.org

PARKING & DIRECTIONS

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