Chicago's Great Libraries

The “Chicago’s Great Libraries” course is a class held during the January term of the school year. Currently in its second year, the course offers students a chance to visit and tour libraries of all types around the Chicagoland area. In addition, students learn about the many issues facinglibraries, such as censorship, copyright, and librarian stereotypes. Thanks to the assistance of the many great librarians in the Chicagoland area, we are able to expose our students to the nuances of libraries and librarianship.

Instructors

• Janice Fodor
• Donna Goodwyn
• Jacob Hill
• Elaine Fetyko Page
• Jennifer Paliatka

Sample Documents

• Syllabus from English 318: Chicago’s Great Libraries (January 2004)
• Library Visits: Some Guidelines

Libraries to be visited in 2005

• Schaumburg Township District Library
• Harold Washington Library Center
• Chicago-Kent College of Law Library
• John M. Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• The Newberry Library
• The Sterling Morton Library at Morton Arboretum
• The Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College