First things first. Get your library card!
Before you do anything you need a library card. It's your ticket to the "FREE & EASY".
CLICK HERE to find out how to get your library card. You will need to stop by one of the 79 locations to pick up your card but hey, there's one right around the corner. Once you have it, you can do so much with it, especially online:
- - Renew your books
- - Place books on hold
- - Access more than 80 online resources, including full print newspaper, magazine and journal articles
Enjoy Free Media...
check it out or download it from home.
Stop throwing your cash away on Netflix, iTunes and Amazon. CPL has you covered with MP3s, DVDs and Audio Books. We've even got these things called Playaways ... audio books that come with their own players. CLICK HERE to go to our downloadable media.
Are you an entrepreneur?
We've got sweet professional resources, in print and online, to help your business soar. For example, Hoover's Company Records will help you get to know your competitors or find new clients. Our free WiFi and computer reservations turn the library into your virtual office. Save your earnings for client entertaining.
CLICK HERE to see more.
chipublib.org Design Competition
Imagine. Design. Compete.
From March 5 – April 9, 2009, the Chicago Public Library is challenging you to showcase your creativity by designing a poster that’s inspired by the library and uses the URL chipublib.org.
Judges.
Your design will be seen by some pretty important people. Knowing the competition is going to be fierce, we’ve brought in some big name judges: Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine, Chicago Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, and All Terrain Creative Director Brian Willette.
Prizes.
Want hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans to see your design featured around the city? Prizes include your work posted around Chicago through ads and t-shirts, a framed pencil drawing of a Jay Ryan original screen print design, and a framed poster of your work.
Find Out More.
So what are you waiting for? Click here for more details and how to enter.
Need some additional help or a space to create? Visit your local Chicago Public Library branch and browse their many design books and media or simply enjoy the quiet atmosphere that will surely get your creative juices flowing. Click here to find the branch near you.
Good Luck!
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