2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT THE LIBRARY

There are approximately 1 million active library card holders in IS WHERE the city. That’s one–third of all Chicago households. THE CITY HERE’S HOW YOUR SUPPORT OF CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY & LIBRARY FOUNDATION COMES HAVE BUILT THIS COMMUNITY. TOGETHER.

2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 3 WELCOME.

Nearly everyone has a vivid memory of a favorite month to the vitality of their community. We library. We remember checking out a book for the recognize the leading philanthropists, businesses, first time (as many as were allowed!), story times and foundations that partnered with us to enjoyed with children and grandchildren, studying address big problems like the achievement long hours in a quiet corner, and so much more. gap for schoolchildren, social isolation among older adults, and the need for a digitally literate Today, libraries the world over are transforming workforce. And we celebrate everyone in into spaces filled with new experiences—and our between who contributed to making Chicago Chicago Public Library is leading that change. Public Library’s extraordinary work possible in There will always be a quiet corner in which to 2017. Now more than ever, it is essential to have study or to curl up with a book, but now STEM vibrant, welcoming spaces where all people learning, human centered design, and 21st are invited to learn, to grow, and to create new century technologies are seamlessly integrated memories. We are fortunate indeed to live in with more traditional programming and services. a city so committed to its Library, and to our Our city’s 80 (and growing) neighborhood signature partnership programs: YOUmedia, branches are welcoming people of all ages and Summer Learning Challenge, Teacher in the diverse backgrounds and connecting them in Library, CyberNavigators, and One Book, One ways that very few other organizations can match. Chicago. As always, we are working to ensure This year, the Library announced that three new this continued excellence. co-located housing and library developments— Please join us as we celebrate all that we the first of their kind—would be built with the accomplished together. Chicago Housing Authority. Indeed, through City investment and innovative partnerships, the Library has seen over $200 million of new capital projects and investments in the people ROBERT A. WISLOW LINDA JOHNSON RICE and programs that activate our library system, as Chairman, Board of Directors President, Board of Directors highlighted on page 36 of this report. Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago Public Library Chicago Public Library is thriving because the community invests in its success. On the following pages, we acknowledge the sustaining BRIAN BANNON RHONA FRAZIN donors who contributed what they could each Commissioner and CEO President and CEO Chicago Public Library Chicago Public Library Foundation

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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

6 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT > “ I’VE BEEN TO LIBRARIES CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Birth to age 5 are some of the most formative MY ENTIRE EARLY years in an individual’s development. By empowering families to be their child’s first and best teacher, Chicago Public Library is working to LIFE AND LEARNING ensure that all children have a bright start in life. In every neighborhood branch, families can find HAVE NEVER individualized guidance, book recommendations, and fun programs that nurture young learners’ brain development and build important pre-literacy SEEN SUCH skills. This guidance focuses on the building blocks of early literacy: Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play. And, in 2017, the Library unveiled the reimagined A GREAT Thomas Hughes Children’s Library—a light-filled space designed by Gensler that invites families to SPACE FOR play and to be curious together, and that serves as CHILDREN. a model for dynamic new play spaces across the city.

WE ARE BY THE NUMBERS

FAMILIES ENJOYED EARLY LEARNING BLESSED TO 137,6 41 PROGRAMS SYSTEM WIDE LIBRARIANS AND STAFF TAKING PART IN 120 FOUR BRINSON FOUNDATION-FUNDED HAVE FOUND EARLY LEARNING TRAININGS EACH YEAR THE LIBRARY 52% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE – 45% INCREASE IN EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS Brian Tee LIBRARIES WITH DYNAMIC NEW AND ALL Parent, and actor on Chicago Med INTERACTIVE PLAY SPACES, THANKS TO 24 EXELON AND PNC BANK

IT HAS TO 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 9 OFFER. ” “ I SAW CRITICAL – CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Sarah Hotlkamp 21ST Albany Park Childrens Librarian Science, technology, engineering, and math SCIENCE- (STEM) skills are more important than perhaps ever before. To ensure all Chicago’s CENTURY kids can enjoy quality STEM-based learning, CONNECTIONS ScienceConnections brings science to life at every one of our neighborhood libraries. Kids from pre-K LEARNING through 8th grade develop their natural curiosity and problem-solving abilities with fun activities led by experts from The Laboratory, Mad Science SKILLS ALL IN Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry. So the next time you see a drone hovering inside the Harold Washington Library Center or children PLACE WITH engineering the towering skyscrapers of tomorrow with straws, you’ll know you’re seeing STEM learning at work! FAMILIES— PHONES BY THE NUMBERS

2,280 KIDS LEARNING STEM SKILLS DOWN, ALL 123 FREE STEM PROGRAMS COMMUNICAT- CIRCULATING DISCOVERY PACKS MADE 264 POSSIBLE BY THE IEEE-CHICAGO SECTION AND S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY FOUNDATION ING, PLAYING, KIDS AND PARENTS AT THE ANNUAL STEAM- 600 POWERED SATURDAY

FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN 25 BOEING- SPONSORED ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AND SOLVING 498 THROUGHOUT SIX NEIGHBORHOODS

10 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT PROBLEMS TOGETHER! ” “ CPL HAS PLAYED A CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Every summer, students—especially those from RAHM’S lower-income families—are at risk of losing PIVOTAL ROLE IN some of the academic gains they made during READERS the previous school year. The Summer Learning REIMAGINING Challenge provides a fun 10 weeks of free, interactive, STEAM-focused programming in every SUMMER branch to halt the summer slide in its tracks and AND make sure all Chicago’s kids start school ready to LEARNING learn. This year’s superhero theme invited kids birth to age 13 to join the Super Explorers from June 19 REINVIGORATING CHALLENGE to September 1. LEARNING DURING ONE BY THE NUMBERS 90,586,487 TOTAL MINUTES OF READING OF THE MOST 105,000+ KIDS PARTICIPATED—A RECORD HIGH FREE DONOR-FUNDED PROGRAMS FOR 423 KIDS ACROSS CHICAGO INEQUITABLE COMMUNITY DAYS DISTRIBUTED FREE 19 BOOKS THANKS TO BERNIE’S BOOK BANK

NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD! TIMES OF THE 1 MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN PLAYED A – MASSIVE 1,670 SQUARE-FOOT GIANT Matthew Boulay WORD WINDER (THE LARGEST EVER PhD, Founder and CEO PLAYED) TO SET A NEW GUINNESS YEAR FOR National Summer Learning Association WORLD RECORD FOR THE “LARGEST PLAYABLE WORD WINDER BOARD” IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DAVID L. HOYT MANY YOUNG EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

PEOPLE – 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 13 SUMMERTIME.” “ MY DAUGHTER CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS IS DOING SO The costs of a private tutor is prohibitive for HOMEWORK many families. But at CPL, all families have access to individualized learning support as part MUCH BETTER HELP of the largest, most comprehensive free homework help program in the country. During the school IN SCHOOL! year, accredited educators—the Teachers in the Library (TILs)—help grade-school students throughout the city become more skilled and SHE IS ABLE confident learners. The nearly 100,000 sessions provided in 2016/17 represent a 68% increase over four years, when the program was expanded TO DO HER with Homework Help volunteers and began offering free, bilingual online tutoring through Brainfuse.com. HOMEWORK MUCH MORE BY THE NUMBERS ON HER OWN 91,201 TEACHER IN THE LIBRARY SESSIONS

UNIQUE STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE NOW. I CAN’T 4,515 ACADEMIC SUPPORT – Nicole Daniels-Rowe 8,836 BRAINFUSE SESSIONS EVEN FIND parent at South Chicago branch THE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW

14 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT WONDERFUL IT IS. ” TEEN PROGRAMS

16 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT > “ YOUMEDIA TEEN PROGRAMS SUPPORTS You might be tempted to visit one of the YOUMEDIA Library’s 12 YOUmedia sites—but these action- TEENS TO packed spaces are for teens only! Adolescence is a time of incredible growth and discovery. YOUmedia provides a safe place where teens can EXPLORE find the transformational experiences and support – they need to succeed in school and in life. In Julia Stasch teens-only spaces open to all students, mentors VARIED President of MacArthur Foundation guide young people through project-based learning opportunities in a variety of STEAM areas that help teens make informed decisions about post-high INTERESTS school opportunities and potential career paths. AND CAREER PATHS THAT ARE LEADING BY THE NUMBERS

46,253 VISITS TO 12 YOUMEDIA SITES STRONG

PARTICIPANTS IN YOUMEDIA WORKSHOPS – 13,780 + A 22% INCREASE OVER 2016 POSTSEC— 5,261 UNIQUE TEENS SERVED ONDARY ATTENDEES AT THE SECOND ANNUAL 556 CHITEEN LIT FEST OUTCOMES

18 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT FOR CHICAGO YOUTH. ” ” ADULT PROGRAMS

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ADULT PROGRAMS – SUCH AN Maker Lab Patron Calling all educators, students, artists, and MAKER LAB entrepreneurs! This free space welcomes Chicagoans eager to create using the very latest AMAZING SPACE digital design prototyping and production tools through introductory workshops and Open Shop. Regardless of age or zip code, Maker Lab patrons TO FOSTER THE form a community of hands-on learners working together to solve design problems and discover BEAUTY AND new ways of making their ideas into reality. SIMPLICITY OF CREATION. THE BY THE NUMBERS

TOTAL VISITORS TO THE FLAGSHIP HAROLD PEOPLE THAT 51,716 WASHINGTON LIBRARY CENTER SITE RUN THE LAB 4,248 MAKERS PARTICIPATED IN 604 WORKSHOPS MAKER IN RESIDENCE 1 (LEARN MORE ON PAGE 33)

LEARNING CIRCLE MEETINGS FOR ADULTS ARE VERY 8 TO LEARN INTRO TO HTML AND CSS COMPASSIONATE

AND KNOWL- 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 23 EDGEABLE. ” “ IN A RELATIVELY ADULT PROGRAMS SHORT PERIOD – CPL is Chicago’s largest free digital access Lisa OF TIME, I Budlong Woods Branch Patron CYBER- provider. Patrons used nearly two million computer sessions and four million Wi-Fi sessions in 2017 alone. But access isn’t enough. It is practically a LANDED A JOB NAVIGATORS requirement that people know how to confidently navigate today’s online world, but many adults AFTER MY FIRST still have low digital literacy. That’s where the CyberNavigator (CN) computer trainers come in. Over two decades, the program has evolved INTERVIEW AT from simply providing access and basic digital instruction into a truly transformative resource A DOWNTOWN for lifelong learning. Through both one-on-one assistance and small group classes, CNs working in 65 neighborhood branches empower thousands LAW FIRM. I of adults every year to overcome barriers to employment, education, and civic participation. ATTRIBUTE MY SUCCESS IN BY THE NUMBERS LARGE PART TO 103,295 TOTAL DIGITAL SKILL HELP SESSIONS YOUR EXCELLENT TIMES PATRONS COMPLETED ONE OF 23 3,129 CHICAGO DIGITALLEARN MODULES AT CHIPUBLIB.DIGITALLEARN.ORG ASSISTANCE AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF SELF- 961 REPORTED JOBS SECURED WITH MY RESUME SESSIONS FOCUSED ON JOB SEARCHES 20% AND APPLICATIONS AND ADVICE ON

24 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS. ” ADULT PROGRAMS

From October to April each year, the ONE BOOK, One Book, One Chicago program invites thousands of people to connect around a shared experience rooted in literature ONE CHICAGO and the arts. The 2016/17 One Book season featured Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and the theme of “Eat Think Grow” to spark conversation about food, the environment, and the choices we can all make to build a better world. From book discussions to walking tours, history lectures to film screenings, One Book, One Chicago participants help strengthen the fabric of our diverse community.

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55,000 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 2016/17 SEASON

TIMES ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE CIRCULATED VIA PRINT, EBOOK, AND 8,300 AUDIOBOOK

PATRONS GOT HANDS-ON WITH FOOD AND GARDENING-THEMED MAKER LAB 263 PROGRAMS

30 LOCATIONS HOSTED BOOK DISCUSSIONS

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2017 highlights with a indicate partnership APRIL 8 MAY 15 achievements accomplished with the investment NEW PRIVATE AND CITY INVESTMENTS IN MAYOR HAROLD WASHINGTON of private donors. THE YOUMEDIA TEEN PROGRAM COMMEMORATIVE KEYNOTE FEATURES VALERIE JARRETT BMO Financial Group, U.S. CEO, Dave Casper NOVEMBER 5, 2016 announced a $1 million gift over three years from This annual event commemorating the legacy MEET THE FIRST CPL MAKER IN BMO to the Chicago Public Library Foundation: of Mayor Harold Washington was offered in RESIDENCE: JUSTUS HARRIS together with generous support from Allstate partnership with the Mayor Harold Washington and other donors, this investment will specifically Legacy Committee, The HistoryMakers, Chicago Chicago-based patient, artist, and educator Justus support YOUmedia programming. Due to the Urban League and local scholars, and with Harris joined the Harold Washington Library program’s popularity and outcomes, the City of generous support from The Chicago Community Center Maker Lab for a 10-week residency entitled Chicago also plans to expand YOUmedia to 17 Trust. Jarrett spoke with Dr. Adam Green about Portraits of Health Beneath Steel and Stone: 3D branches by the end of 2018. “YOUmedia is about her service in Mayor Washington’s administration Printing Open City Data. From November 5, 2016 empowering teens by exposing them to technology and the ways in which his groundbreaking time in 2017 to January 16, 2017, Harris analyzed publicly and encouraging them to innovate and create— office helped shape her life and pave the way to the available data to create a portrait of health in investing in this program is investing in our teens presidency of Barack Obama. the neighborhood around Harold Washington. and the future of our city,” Mayor Emanuel said. Throughout his residency, Harris also taught MAY 16 Maker Lab workshops on his process and invited APRIL 21-22 ON THE TABLE CONVERSATION IN colleagues who use 21st century technology in SECOND ANNUAL CHITEEN LIT FEST BRANCHES CITYWIDE their work to speak with patrons about connecting learning these technologies to real-world What is ChiTeen Lit Fest? YOUmedia partnerships In partnership with Chicago Community Trust, the applications. coordinator Jennifer Steele explains: “Rather than Library was the largest convener of On The Table design a festival and try, as adults, to explain to discussions in the city. Library staff facilitated FEBRUARY 2, 2017 teens how to build a community and what writers conversations in 78 branches citywide, and FREE ACCESS TO NATION’S LARGEST they should be learning from…we decided to engaged nearly 700 participants around the theme AFRICAN AMERICAN VIDEO ORAL HISTORY draw on what we already see happening in the ARCHIVE teen community and let them create a festival for JUNE 21 YEAR IN themselves and their friends.” The result is a two SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE The HistoryMakers Digital Archive is now available day “for teens, by teens” celebration of creative TAKES FLIGHT through the Library’s website, making CPL the first youth, now in its second year. More than 500 teens public library to offer patrons unlimited free access Commissioner Bannon and First Lady Amy Rule from across Chicago attended the 2017 Fest; see kicked off the superhero-themed Summer Learning to the extensive HistoryMakers video database of the highlights at chiteenlitfest.org. interviews with more than 1,700 African Americans. Challenge at Little Village. At Community Days held across the city, participants were able to select 12 The HistoryMakers is committed to preserving and MAY 2 free books to build their home libraries, courtesy of making widely accessible the personal stories of CPL WINS 2017 DIGITAL INCLUSION Bernie’s Book Bank through support from William African Americans—both well-known and unsung. LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM NEXT Blair. Also this June, ALA Publications released the This is the latest addition to CPL’s rich collection of CENTURY CITIES AND GOOGLE FIBER African American history and bibliographic records. guide Summer Matters: Making All Learning Count, CPL was recognized in the Digital Inclusion co-authored by CPL Director of System-Wide MARCH 31 Leadership Award category as “Most Innovative” Children’s Services Elizabeth McChesney and NIGHT IN THE STACKS SELLS OUT—4TH for its work with Peer 2 Peer University. This Bryan Wunar, Director of Community Initiatives at REVIEW YEAR IN A ROW partnership piloted Learning Circles, which bring the Museum of Science & Industry. It quickly rose together adult learners interested in taking online to the bestsellers list! The CPLF Associate Board did it again: the theme courses for study groups lightly facilitated by of this year’s sell-out event was “Garden of the librarians and located in branches across the city. Curious,” celebrating both the 2016/17 One Book, The face-to-face component is key: according to One Chicago theme and the Foundation’s new Library Journal, “retention rates for Learning Circles Dedicated to the Curious brand. The night included reach between 45 and 55 percent. That’s many food, music, dancing and lots of fun! More than times the rate of users who take MOOCs on their 400 guests helped raise $185,000 to support the own, which is less than seven percent.” For more full scope of the Library’s work. information about Learning Circles and upcoming 30 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT classes, visit www.chipublib.org. 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 31 YEAR IN REVIEW

JUNE 22–28 “OUR CONTRIBUTION SEPTEMBER 25 ALA 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CINDY PRITZKER LECTURE ON URBAN LIFE EXHIBITION IN CHICAGO TO THE THOMAS & ISSUES Chicago hosted this year’s week-long HUGHES CHILDREN’S In thoughtful conversation with Commissioner Brian American Library Association conference, Bannon, David Simas, CEO of the Chicago-based which drew thousands of librarians from LIBRARY AND 12 Obama Foundation, shared insights into his life and across the country to discuss programming work as well as current activities and future plans of ideas, innovations across the field, and ADDITIONAL EARLY the Obama Foundation. The Cindy Pritzker Lecture learn best practices for shaping the future LEARNING SPACES IS on Urban Life & Issues is presented annually by the of the industry. Chicago Public Library Board in honor of Cindy AN INVESTMENT IN OUR Pritzker, its former president and founder of the JULY 12 Chicago Public Library Foundation. Nearly 300 GRAND OPENING OF THOMAS HUGHES HOMETOWN AND IN OUR Chicagoans attended the free lecture. CHILDREN’S LIBRARY AT HAROLD FUTURE WORKFORCE, WASHINGTON LIBRARY CENTER OCTOBER 11 2017 CARL SANDBURG LITERARY Powered by a transformative $2.5 million DEMONSTRATING AWARDS DINNER grant from Exelon, the remodeled 24,000 THE IMPORTANCE OF square foot Children’s Library provides a The 2017 event was an unprecedented success, colorful and light-filled 21st century learning STEM EDUCATION bringing together 800 corporate and civic leaders experience for children 0–13 and caregivers to raise more than $1.9 million to fund the Library by combining traditional library service with AND HELPING GIVE Foundation and learning initiatives at Chicago Public early literacy, maker activities, and STEAM CHICAGO’S YOUTH THE Library, such as the Summer Learning Challenge, learning emphasizing family engagement. One Book, One Chicago, YOUmedia, Teacher in the The new library also serves as a lab to test BUILDING BLOCKS Library, and CyberNavigator computer tutors. The new equipment, workshops, and initiatives for Sandburg Literary Awards were presented to authors use in branches citywide. THEY NEED TO BE Margaret Atwood and Dave Eggers, while the 21st SUCCESSFUL,” Century Award for outstanding recent achievement JULY 12 was awarded to local author Natalie Y. Moore. CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS – CHICAGO INNOVATION SUMMIT WITH Chris Crane OCTOBER 27 FIRST-EVER PUBLIC SEGMENT Exelon President and CEO MAJOR COMCAST INVESTMENT IN NEW “EXPERIENCE LABS” FOR CPL BRANCHES CPL partnered with Chicago Innovation to co-host the annual Chicago Innovation Mayor Emanuel, Commissioner Bannon, and Chicago Summit for the first time in the Winter Garden, SEPTEMBER 17 Housing Authority CEO Eugene Jones Jr., joined engaging over 500 Chicagoans and providing 28TH SELECTION FOR ONE BOOK, ONE Comcast representatives to announce the company this popular event’s first-ever free public CHICAGO ANNOUNCED will invest $250,000 in three “Experience Labs” programming and expo. at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library in the I’ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, Washington Heights neighborhood; the Whitney M. and the Music That Shaped the Civil Rights Era by Young Branch in the Chatham neighborhood; and Greg Kot is the centerpiece to the 2017/18 theme the new Altgeld Branch, which will be co-located with of Music: The Beat of Our City. Made possible by CHA housing in Altgeld Gardens. “I am incredibly generous support from The Chicago Community Trust grateful for corporate partners like Comcast that and BMO Harris Bank with travel support provided are helping to close the digital divide in Chicago by by United Airlines, this One Book season celebrated supporting vital efforts like Internet Essentials and living legend Mavis Staples and the rich past and these new Experience Labs,” said Mayor Emanuel. “By present of Chicago music. making the right investments together, we are able to support our residents in building the digital skills necessary to participate in the 21st century economy.” 32 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT YEAR IN REVIEW

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION FINANCIALS Financial Information for the year ended December 31, 2017 Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31, 2017

REVENUES SUPPORT AND REVENUE UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TOTAL City of Chicago $100,262,000.00 Contributions $579,833 $3,355,363 $3,935,196 State of Illinois (includes State Capital Special event, net of expenses 1,079,317 528,500 1,607,817 17,946,000.00 Construction Grant) Endowment, interest and other income 1,350,846 1,350,846 Federal 240,934.81 Donated services 264,248 264,248 Chicago Public Library Foundation 7,055,577.00 Net assets released from restrictions 5,841,951 (5,841,951) Fines and Fees 1,811,539.79 Total Support and Revenue $9,116,195 $(1,958,088) $7,158,107

Capital Income from Bonds 2,839,497.69 EXPENSES UNRESTRICTED TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TOTAL Total Revenues $130,155,549.29 Grants to Chicago Public Library Children's Programs $3,729,272 $3,729,272 EXPENDITURES Teen Programs 926,548 926,548 Personnel $69,187,945.03 Technology Access 1,475,849 1,475,849 Library Books and Materials 7,500,000.00 Workforce, Financial and Civic Literacy 20,506 20,506 State Capital Construction Program Grant 6,059,242.31 Collections and Cultural Programs 378,107 378,107 Capital Bonds 2,839,497.69 Branch Programs 42,133 42,133 Other Operating Expenses 44,568,864.26 Other Library Programs 434,185 434,185 Total Expenditures $130,155,549.29 Donated Services to Chicago Public Library 48,977 48,977 Total Library Programs and Services 7,055,577 7,055,577 Management, General and Fund-Raising 1,585,307 1,585,307 Donated Services 215,271 215,271 Total Expenses 8,856,155 8,856,155 Change in Net Assets 260,040 (1,958,088) 1,698,048 from Operating Activities Change in Net Assets 246,253 2,601,712 2,847,965 from Nonoperating Activities Beginning Net Assets 14,433,392 8,116,476 8,641,882 31,191,750 Ending Net Assets $14,939,685 $8,760,100 $8,641,882 $32,341,667

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BUILDING INDEPENDENCE BRANCH THE LIBRARY JOHN RONAN ARCHITECTS OF TOMORROW

Chicago Public Library is a global leader in the library field, and an engine of change right here in our community. To leverage up this distinctive ROOSEVELT BRANCH SKIDMORE OWINGS & resource, the City of Chicago has made significant MERRILL recent investments in our system of $275 million over eight years — and 2017 was one of the busiest years yet with the launch of the Branching Out capital campaign. Each of these buildings represents a new community anchor that will come alive with transformative programs and services made possible with the support of donors like you.

NORTHTOWN BRANCH PERKINS + WILL

MARCH 19 APRIL 28 MAY 2 JULY 12 CPL AND CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCING OUR CITY’S RENOVATED CHICAGO BEE BRANCH THOMAS HUGHES CHILDREN’S LIBRARY SELECT WINNING DESIGN FIRMS 81ST BRANCH COMING TO BRONZEVILLE AT HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY FOR CO-LOCATED HOUSING + LIBRARY CENTER OPENS Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new branch will The branch is located the former space of the DEVELOPMENTS be built in the West Loop thanks to a public-private Chicago Bee, a weekly newspaper published for “The children’s library at the downtown Harold Three world renowned architecture firms were partnership with developer Sterling Bay. It will be the Bronzeville community from 1925-47. Over the Washington Library Center is no longer the selected through a citywide competition to design housed in a new 16,500-square-foot building, next year, this landmark building will be carefully traditional stuffy and quiet space equipped only community-responsive buildings for the innovate and serve the Near West Side’s rapidly growing rehabilitated to improve services and add a with books and wooden chairs and tables. It has co-located public library and affordable housing residential community. YOUmedia learning lab for teens. a new, bright welcoming look with blue carpeting developments. Congratulations to John Ronan and painted pillars as a nod to the Chicago flag Architects (Independence branch), Skidmore, color scheme, seating nooks built into bookshelves, Owings & Merrill (Roosevelt branch), and squishy seating blocks and beanbag lounging Perkins+Will (the Northtown branch)! areas and active play areas with 3-D printers, a green screen and singalongs.” – Leonor Vivanco, “Kids section at Harold Washington Library reopens as ‘active learning lab’,” 36 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT Chicago Tribune, July 12 2017 LEADERSHIP

CHICAGO OFFICERS CHICAGO OFFICERS Marcy R. Carlin Leslie S. Hindman Mark Sproat Charlie A. Schrock Sr. VP, Essex Investment President & CEO, Leslie EVP, General Counsel President and CEO, PUBLIC Linda Johnson Rice (resigned 3/18) PUBLIC Robert A. Wislow Management Hindman Auctioneers & Secretary, Follett Integrys Energy Group, OUR LIBRARY President Maria Kellner- LIBRARY Chairman Esther Choy Adam Hoeflich Corporation Inc (retired) BOARD OF Christopher P. Valenti Ligammari FOUNDATION Chairman, CBRE/U.S. Founder & President, Partner, Bartlit Beck Linda J. Stephans Maureen Dwyer Smith DIRECTORS Vice President Director, Procurement BOARD OF Equities Realty Leadership Story Lab Herman Palenchar & Institutional Consulting Civic Leader Lynn Lockwood Shenita Mack David R. Casper Rocco deGrasse Scott LLP Director & Managing Ella D. Strubel LEADERSHIP DIRECTORS Vice Chair Secretary Library Division Chief Managing Director, The DeLu Jackson Director, Graystone Managing Director, President, Chief Executive Diane Marshbank-Murphy Claro Group VP of Precision Marketing, Consulting EllaQuent Designs Officer and Group Head DIRECTORS Director, Engagement and Conagra Brands, Inc. Cherryl Thomas We thank the individuals listed on the Commercial Banking, Monique Brinson Audrey Bables Tuggle Jodi Block Special Projects President & CEO, BMO Harris Bank Demery David Kenzer Civic Leader following pages for their dedication and Barbara Bowman Elizabeth McChesney Historian & Author SVP, General Counsel Ardmore Associates Michelle L. Collins Dia S. Weil Director, Children’s and Corporate Secretary, Marcus Wedner Denise B. Gardner Vice Chair David A. Dohnalek President, CEO service to Chicago Public Library and the Services and Family HERE Technologies Co-Managing Partner, Patricia Gaytan Perez President, Cambium, LLC Sr. VP & Treasurer, The Mercantec, Inc. Engagement Boeing Company; Chair, Shobi Khan CIVC Partners Chicago Public Library Foundation. Dominique Jordan Turner Trisha Rooney Patrick Molloy Boeing Capital President & COO, Michael Wilson STAFF Vice Chair Josephine Gomez Director, Government and Corporation General Growth Principal, KPMG LLC President, R4 Services Inc. Rhona Frazin expired 3/2017 Public Affairs Deirdre C. Drake Properties Dina Yaghmai Payvar, President & CEO Bruce Sagan Alexi Giannoulias Julie Morgan Sr. VP and Chief Human Donna LaPietra MD Co-Director, (retired 3/2018) Secretary newly appointed 6/28/18 Director, Staff and Resources Officer, US EVP, Kurtis Productions Physicians Laser & Publisher, Herald Darcy Evon Organization Development Cellular Corporation Dermatology Institute, LIFE DIRECTORS Newspapers, Inc. Roger Liew Chief Development Mary Beth Mulholland Paul H. Dykstra Operating Partner, Impact Northwestern University Officer Christine Holmes Brian Bannon Director, Marketing Of Counsel, Ropes & Engine Jennifer Adams Commissioner Treasurer Gray LLP LIFE DIRECTORS Michael Peters Partner, Ernst & Young Jose Martinez Office Manager Andrea Sáenz John L. Brennan Division Chief, Humanities LLP Michael Fassnacht Managing Director, (resigned 2017) First Deputy Partner, Head of Dana Revilla CEO & President, TalentRISE Veronica Brown Commissioner (resigned Thomas M. Carroll Investment Counseling, Director, Sulzer Regional FCBChicago Cheryl Mayberry Director of Individual & 6/2018) Asst. Secretary William Blair & Company Library CEO of TMC Leadership Linda Filler McKissack Major Gifts Andrea Telli LLC Greg Rodriguez Consulting, LLC President, Retail Products Founder and CEO, Nia Rachael Everson Deputy Commissioner, Leslie S. Douglass North District Chief & Chief Merchandising Enterprises LLC Development Neighborhood Services Cindy Pritzker Officer, Walgreens Civic Leader Jennifer Ross Chairman Emerita Carlette McMullan Associate Baronica Roberson Sondra Berman Director, Human Civic Leader Jennifer Friedes Principal, William Blair & Nancy Lynn Deputy Commissioner Civic Leader; Independent Company LLC Epstein Resources James R. Donnelley* Director of Major Gifts Mark Andersen Writing and Editing Civic Leader Lynda Schoop Immediate Past Chair Sheila Owens (retired 2017) Director, Learning and Professional James F. Feldstein Director, Woodson General Partner, VP Economic Kate Nardin Economic Advancement President, Feldstein Co. Regional Library Ampersand, Reset & Graham C. Grady Development, ComEd Director of Institutional (retired 6/2018) Partner, Taft Stettinius & LLC. Rodney Freeman South Eastern LP Linda Johnson Rice Giving Michelle Carnes Hollister LLP Marshall Field Assistant Commissioner, Rhona Frazin Chairman, Johnson Audrey Peiper Division Chief, General Chairman, The Old Harold Washington President & CEO Jacqueline Griesdorn Publishing Company, LLC Director of Individual & Information Services Mountain Company, Inc. Library Center (resigned Chicago Public Library Educator, Francis Parker Michelle Rindt Major Gifts School Stanley M. Freehling Maggie Clemons 12/2017) Foundation VP, Customer Service, Cheryl Walker Central District Chief Advisory Director, Lehman Michael Baker Rahm Emanuel Suren Gupta Peoples Gas and North Database Manager EVP, Technology & Shore Gas Bros. (ret’d) Craig Davis South District Chief Honorary Chairman Beth Zachara Operations, Allstate J. Ira Harris Director, Cultural and (retired 12/31/18) Mayor, City of Chicago Allan C. (Kelly) Ryan IV Director of Finance Civic Engagement Corporation J.I. Harris & Associates Ann Miskewitch Partner, Kirkland & Ellis Jeremy Dunn Division Chief, Business, DIRECTORS Francia E. Harrington LLP James H. Lowry Director, Teen Services History and Science Wendy Berger Executive Leadership, Mary Lee Schneider Senior Advisor, The Mary Emmanuel (resigned 6/2017) President, WBS Equities Civic Engagement and President & CEO, Boston Consulting Group Director, Finance Strategic Partnerships at SG360° John Rau John Telli Jodi Block FifthThird Bank Michelle Frisque Division Chief, General Civic Leader Rodd M. Schreiber President & CEO, Miami David F. Heroy Corporation Chief, Technology, Information Services Kathleen M. Boege Partner, Skadden, Arps, Content and Innovation (retired 1/2017) Partner, Baker & Slate, Meagher & Flom Frank A. Rossi EVP, General Counsel McKenzie LLP Andrew Medlar & Corporate Security, LLP Chairman, FAR Holdings Assistant Commissioner Wintrust Co., L.L.C. 38 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 39

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS $1,000,000+ Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Starwood Retail Partners BMO Harris TriBraining, Inc. GGP Underwriter Labs LLC Today’s Business Solutions Inc GCM Grosvenor William Blair & Company U.S. Cellular Corporation $100,000 – 999,999 The Hive Chicago Fund of Univerity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Connected Learning The Allstate Corporation Vibes Macy’s The Boeing Company $5,000 – 9,999 West Lakeview Neighbors Microsoft Corporation The Chicago Community Trust Anonymous (2) United Airlines Pritzker Foundation Comcast Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP The Retirement Research Foundation Connect Chicago Chicago Athletic Association Hotel Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Exelon Corporation Mesirow Financial $500 – 999 Flom LLP THANK Institute of Museum & Library Pepsico Foundation Anonymous (1) The A. Montgomery Ward Foundation On these pages, we recognize Services Tawani Foundation Grainger Foundation Wintrust the individuals, businesses, and Peoples Gas Tronc, Inc. Howard Area Community Center PNC Westinghouse Electric Company Hyde Park Kenwood Community foundations who contributed Polk Bros. Foundation $10,000 – 19,999 Conference John Ronan Architects to the Chicago Public Library SCE, Inc. Baker & McKenzie $1,000 – 4,999 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Foundation in 2017, and helped Ariel Investments, LLC West Rogers Park Community The Helen Brach Foundation Organization to make so much possible for the $40,000 – 99,999 Assurance Caring Together CIBC benefit of all Chicagoans. These Anonymous (1) Foundation Advanced Resources LLC The Claro Group AT&T $200 – 499 contributions all had impact at The Allstate Foundation ComEd CBRE Foundation, Inc. The Book Cellar Chicago Public Library. Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Deloitte Charles H. Revson Foundation Constellation Brands Inc YOU Bears Care Clarity Partners, LLC Ernst & Young LLP Expedia Thank you. CBRE FCB Clayco Financial Investments Corporation Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation Crowe Horwath LLP Gold Crown Service, Inc. The Davee Foundation Cutter Mummer Ltd W.W. Grainger Inc. Fifth Third Bank RR Donnelley Dentons US LLP JLL Greenberg Traurig, LLP Google Foundation of Friends of the Rogers Park Library Friends of Theresa Mah Tides Foundation ITW Jones Day Navy Pier, Inc. Helen M. Harrison Foundation Ingram Book Company JP Morgan Chase & Co Skinnycorp, LLC Walter E. Heller Foundation Interpublic Group Katz & Stefani, LLC Threadless The Northern Trust Company Kirkland & Ellis LLP McGuireWoods Robinwood Consulting KPMG LLP Rolex Museum of Science and Industry Terra Foundation for American Art Robert R. McCormick Foundation Near North Library Friends Motorola Solutions Foundation Association Northeastern Illinois University Neal & Leroy, LLC $20,000 – 39,999 North Highland R4 Services, Inc. Anonymous (1) PayPal, Inc. Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation The Barker Welfare Foundation Pilsen Fest Ropes & Gray The Brinson Foundation The S&C Electric Company Cubs Care, a McCormick Sage Foundation Foundation and the IEEE-Chicago Foundation Fund Sprout Social Section Fund 42 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 2017 PARTNERSHIP IMPACT REPORT 43 DONORS

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS Istock Family Foundation Jeanie Pollack & Frederick Patricia & Laurence Booth Aarti Nagaraju NAMED ENDOWMENTS AND LEGACIES S. Lane Donors at the $1,000 level and above are members of the Sandburg Society, a group of dedicated supporters who enjoy special benefits in Judy & Verne Istock Sophie & Jonathan Bross Kelly Oswald To learn more about establishing bequests, Jeanne & Kevin Poorman recognition of their contributions. Kathleen Jacob & Patrick Angela Burke & Joseph Sheila A. Owens & Richard endowments, and legacy designations that will Carey Nicole Power Smart Dawood sustain the Library’s work for generations to Carol Jones & Tom Hynes Marilyn Price Kevin J. Burke Jane Park The Honorable Bruce V. Kandace K. Heck Michelle Rindt Thomas E. Donnelley II come, contact Audrey Peiper at (312) 201-9830 $50,000+ $10,000 – 24,999 Esta G. Kallen The Lisa and John Pritzker Colleen & Dave Callahan Arthur M. Pearson Rauner & Diana Rauner Stephanie & Roger Patrick G. and Shirley W. Leslie S. Douglass x26 or [email protected] Susan & Robert A. Wislow Anonymous (2) Sol R. Kaufman Family Family Fund Dennis Carlin Julian Perlmutter Trisha Rooney Hochschild Ryan Foundation The M & J Eisenberg Family Zell Family Foundation Wendy A. Berger Foundation John & Lisa Pritzker Alani Colon & Alex Gallegos Julia T. Peters Sheli & Burton X. Lavin Family Foundation Shirley & Patrick G. Ryan Fund + Legacy Society member Helen & Sam Zell Kathleen M. Boege Rosenberg Judy & John Keller William Provis Daniel Dreger Matt Plumb Carol L. Bernick Claire Stevens & Gary JoAnn & Marshall Eisenberg * Donor deceased Jane & David Casper Rachel Dvorken & Harry B. Okrusko Mona & Shobi Khan The Rhoades Foundation Imah Effiong Rose Mary & Anthony $25,000 – 49,999 Col. Jennifer Natalya Polly Eldringhoff Esther K. Choy & Bernhard Rosenberg, Jr. Koch Family Foundation Madeline & Michael Powers Pritzker Lisbeth Stiffel Victor Elting III Matthew J. Emerton Anonymous (5) MacArthur Foundation Fund Anonymous (2) Krieg Dr. Anne Daley Ryan & Mr. Steven Koch Rosenberg Pritzker Traubert Family Mary & John Rayis Priya & Chris Valenti Deborah & David Epstein Rose Fealy AON Corporation Fund Chauncey & Marion Deering The Bluhm Family The Comer Family Allan C. Ryan IV Sandy & Frank Rossi Foundation Linda Johnson Rice The Abra Wilkin Fund Kovler Family Foundation Justine Fedak McCormick Foundation Charitable Foundation Foundation John R. Ettelson Arthur Andersen Funds Bette Cerf Hill & Bruce Krehbiel Family Foundation John W. & Jeanne M. Rowe Vesna K. Stelcer & Lionel Fund Patricia Schnadig Darcy L. Evon Maia Feigon Blum-Kovler Foundation Leslie Bluhm & David Frances Comer Sagan $1,000 – 2,499 Richard & Ellen Sandor Rabb Helfand Dick Simpson Karen & William Krehbiel Tiffany Finke Fund NEH Challenge Grant Fund Robert Craigie & Lizzy & Josh Scheinfeld Aurelija & Shane Fitzpatrick Family Foundation Boyd V. Rice Anonymous (1) Liz* & Jeffrey Kunkel John Nuveen Fund Marcy & Gregory Carlin Stephanie Comer Zach Smith & Julia Stanley M. Freehling Patricia A. Fosmoe Sarah A. Brennan+* Mary Lee Schneider & Diana Aixala & Gavin Ellen & Richard Sandor Richard and Alita Rogers Rubinshteyn Cheryl LeeVan Beth Garstki Irene and Paul David* Stanley Paul+ Michelle L. Collins Cuore e Mani Foundation Edward Flam Campbell Jennifer Friedes & Steven Libby & David Savner Family Foundation Warshawsky Family Robert S. Levin Carter+ Albert Pick, Jr. Fund The Crown Family The Carolyn Eleanore Elizabeth & Charlie A. C. Florsheim Leonora Gatewood John Ronan Philanthropic Fund Marilynn B. 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Donnelley & Linda & Gary Stephans Bobbie Goering Foundation James Harris Pritzker Foundation Jamee & Marshall Field Charitable Trust Philip D. Block III Family Edward Byron Smith, Jr. Deborah & Christopher Christopher M. Kelly Robin Loewenberg Tebbe Carolyn Eleanore Damon+* William H. Provis, Jr.+ Linda & Richard Filler Sulzer Family Foundation Julie & Roger Baskes Foundation Leonard C. Goodman Frank Sokol Laura & Lawrence Hayes Santiago & Mark Tebbe Family Foundation Deirdre C. Drake Cherryl T. Thomas Jim Goodridge & Joan Riley Mark G. Henning Melissa C. White & Trevor Holly & Michael Reiter+ Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Heiji & Brian Black Mrs. Judith S. Block Richard & Judith Stern Terrance Lee Diamond Dave Eggers The Loflin Foundation K. Scheetz Patricia Ronan+ Jacqueline Griesdorn & Dia S. & Edward S. 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Hill Ryan D. & Kendra Sniatecki Sears Family Literature Foundation $5,000 – 9,999 Maureen Maher & Thomas Spark Cremin and Paul Jodi Block & Barry Malkin Carylon Foundation Grissom Dana Hokin & Robert Rebecca & Patrick Spence Fund Judith Borenstein Pendry Scott Turow & Adriane Dykstra+ Peggy & Steve Fossett Anonymous (1) Alka & Ajay Gupta Garvey WH Smith Fund Judd & Katherine Malkin Julie Danis & Paul Donahue John and Jacolyn Glaizer Steven M. Sproat First National Bank of Foundation Barnard Fain Foundation Foundation Senator William A. Marovitz Leslie S. Hindman Angela & Geoffrey Euston Bucksbaum Family Brooke Ward Maureen & Charlie Horonzy Cindy Stuyvesant Chicago Fund Stone Container Peggy V. Fossett* Judith Barnard & Michael Mirja & Ted Haffner Family Kamala & Jose Martinez Corporation Fund Kemper Educational & Rhona Frazin & the Foundation Ruth Ann & Tom Watkins Caroline & Charlie Huebner Kimberly & Wesley Darcy L. Evon+ Denise & Gary Gardner Fain Fund Minow Family Foundation Ella and Richard Strubel+ Charitable Fund Honorable Julian Frazin Jacolyn & John Bucksbaum Weinberg/Newton Family Peter W. Hylton Swinehart Rhona S. Frazin+ Graham C. Grady Jean & John L. Brennan Dr. Olwen Hahn and Mr. Newton & Josephine Minow United Airlines Fund Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis Lydia Fu John D. and Leslie Henner Foundation Julie & David Jacobson Ozlem Truong Friends of the Chicago Patricia & Donald Griesdorn Joan & William Brodsky Mark Lyon Russel L. Miron The James and Madeleine Sandra & Jack Guthman Burns Family Foundation Jerry Newton & David Paula Kahn Charles Vogt Public Library Madeline Block Willner McMullan Family Foundation David F. Heroy Holly Johnson Carr & Tom Marguerite D. Hark Constance & Salvatore Fund Marcie Hemmelstein & Leslie & John Burns Weinberg Cynthia & John Kenny Jennifer & Robert Warden Friends of the Lincoln Park Carlette McMullan & John Robert R. 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