BRING US A CITY THAT’S READY TO LEARN.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 2013 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS: 02 LEADERSHIP LETTER 04 SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE 06 AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP 07 YOUMEDIA 08 CPL MAKER LAB 09 CYBERNAVIGATORS 10 BRANCH OPENINGS AND EXPANSIONS 11 ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO 12 CPL AT A GLANCE 14 FINANCIALS 16 DONORS 23 BOARDS AND STAFF

BRING US YOUR READERS. YOUR PRIZE WINNING AUTHORS.

YOUR RECENT GRAD LOOKING FOR A FIRST JOB

AND THE ENGINEER WHO WANTS TO ADVANCE HER CAREER.

BRING US YOUR GAME CHANGERS. YOUR GAME PLAYERS. TIME TRAVELERS AND WORLD TRAVELERS. INFORMATION JUNKIES AND CYBER SCIENTISTS.

The dad who promised a The group who needs a scary movie for Friday night. place to meet.

The boyfriend who needs a An idea that’s waiting to Valentine’s Day soundtrack. ignite a community to action. BRING US

BRING US A CITY THAT’S EXCITED TO LEARN, TO LIVE, TO LAUGH. TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING GREAT. SOMETHING AWESOME. Something that will make life just a little bit better. BRING IT ON.

1 2 CHICAGOPUBLIC LIBRARY DEAR FRIENDS throughout thecity. Foundation were able to power updynamic,far-reaching programs andservices Thanks toyour generosity,theChicagoPublicLibrary andtheChicagoPublicLibrary of ourcity. who understandthattheChicagoPublicLibrary hasshapedtheheart,soulanddreams And theunmistakablepower into thecoolest,mostaccessibleplacesonplanet. defy conventional wisdomandharnessthedigitalagetotransform Chicago’s libraries That power power stationforimagination,innovation, andthefutureofourcity. From RogersParktoHegewisch are80ChicagoPublicLibraries –eachonea access toboth. The ChicagoPublicLibrary never forgetsitsvitalroleinthelife of ourcity. We believe ourgreatglobalcityis defined by how we valuecultureandeducation– nation’s highesthonorbestowed on suchinstitutions. named awinnerofthe2014NationalMedalforMuseumandLibrary Services,the This hardwork andingenuityhasnotgoneunnoticed.ChicagoPublicLibrary was > YOUmedia > Rahm’s ReadersSummerLearningChallenge–shatteredprevious readingrecordswith > CPLcelebrated two new Branch openingsinBackofthe Yards andEdgewater, expanded > Asthecity’s firstfreemaker space,CPL’s Maker Lab,fundedby theInstituteofMuseum 71,000 childrenreadingmorethan2.1millionbooks. create new formsofart,manufacturing andbusinessopportunities. and Library Services,offersChicagoansanintroductiontotechnology andequipmentto six moreBranches andtemporary “pop-up”programs in12branches. Chicago’s mainHarold Washington Library andfive CPLbranches, hasbeen expanded to design conceptsforanew Chinatown Branch. the HumboldtParkBranch, broke groundonthenew AlbanyParkBranch, andunveiled + THECHICAGO PUBLICLIBRARY FOUNDATION comesfromthecreativityandcourage ofChicagoPubliclibrarians who – theincrediblysuccessfuldigital-learningprogram forteens,located in behinditallisyou –thepeopleofChicagoandourdonors Chicago PublicLibrary Foundation Chairman ROBERT A.WISLOW Chicago PublicLibrary Foundation President andCEO RHONA FRAZIN

Board ofDirectors President, ChicagoPublicLibrary LINDA JOHNSONRICE Chicago PublicLibrary Commissioner BRIAN BANNON

Chicago Public Library is CHICAGO’S a catalyst, ECONOMIC an incubator, advancement a mentor. Chicago Public Library is an innovator, We are meeting the a game-changer,

LEARNING education needs of Chicago children, a bridge to the nurturing a love of 21st century. reading and learning while finding new and We are harnessing the talent unexpected ways to and ingenuity in this city and prepare them to be creating dynamic programs engaged citizens in a that empower our citizens to high-tech world. engage in the digital world.

NURTURE

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES Chicago Public Library is a civic leader, a community hub, a collaborator, a powerhouse.

Our branches are welcoming, safe places where people and groups find the kinds of connections that strengthen communities and foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of who we are as a city.

3 CPL’S SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE – BREAKS RECORDS

Say goodbye to summer reading programs. Say hello to Summer Learning Challenge, the largest summer library program for children in the country. In 2013, Chicago Public Library reimagined a summer program that would really engage the city’s school children.

The Summer Learning Challenge is the library’s summer reading program, redesigned to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) learning for children and teens.

> Discovering through arts workshops, > Creating through design and science experiments, field trips and engineering challenges online exploration > Reading fiction and nonfiction

4 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION In 2013 Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that he would jump into Lake Michigan if Summer Learning Challenge kids read more than 2 million books. Chicago kids rose to the challenge, smashing the previous year’s record. The Mayor, Fallon and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon took the Polar Plunge in March 2014.

250,000 2.1 million Learning activities BOOKS READ throughout 80 branches 56 million Minutes 71,000 OF READING Young readers 87

11,000 Participants Increase in children completed participants over 2012 THE CHALLENGE SAY HELLO TO SUMMER LEARNING 2013

5 AFTER SCHOOL HOMEWORK HELP – NOW IN EVERY LIBRARY

HOMEWORK? BRING IT ON

24,000 Hours of Homework help to Chicago’s children and youth Through the support of the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Library has the largest free homework help program in the U.S. 36% Certified teachers and homework helpers Increase in the number throughout branch libraries help students of help sessions from prior year develop strong study habits and become more A POWER-DUO. confident learners.

The program also helps parents become better advocates for their children’s academic futures. 24/ 7 CPL also offers live, one-on-one online tutoring Days a week Homework help is available, in-person in English and Spanish, seven days a week. and/or online

TEACHERS. LIBRARIES. TEACHERS. 80 Library Locations

6 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION YOUMEDIA: THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN FOR TEENS GOES BIG CPL’S YOUmedia WHAT GOES ON AT YOUMEDIA? Teens making videos, playing online games, hanging out, creating photography, writing, designing, pursing a passion and exploring STEM (science technology, engineering and math) projects. 26 LIBRARIANS HIRED* THE SUPPORTERS CPL’S specializing in teen ST 21 CENTURY services and programs $5 Million: digital learning space. * in 2014 $2 million from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to Chicago Public Library Foundation, and How are teens responding? $3 million from the City of Chicago, to sustain and 1,500 Teens engaged in 2013 expand the program over 50% Participating teens are African American males the next three years. 57% Teens report improving one or more digital skills THE IMPACT

Let’s nuture learning - All of these programs receive critical support from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Help us sustain and grow programs that will nurture learning for all our children. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW.

7 CPL MAKER LAB – INNOVATION IN THE MAKING

21ST CENTURY manufacturing equipment.

Patrons learn production skills for tomorrow’s job market.

“MAKING” IN 3D VISIONARY SUPPORTERS THE CHICAGO PUBLIC FREE! > 3D Digital design software LIBRARY FOUNDATION REALLY! > 3D Printers Hands-on place to work with > Laser cutters $250,000 grant from the Institute cutting-edge technology > Milling machines of Library and Workshops and demonstrations > Vinyl cutters Museum Services

RUNAWAY SUCCESS 22,000 visit the Maker Lab in SOCIAL INNOVATOR AWARD its first 5 months from the Chicago Innovation Awards

Let’s Inspire Chicago - These programs receive critical support from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Help us sustain and grow programs that will empowerour citizens. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW.

8 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CPL MAKER LAB –

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY INNOVATION IN THE MAKING is the largest provider of FREE COMPUTER SERVICES in Chicago.

IN 2013 – nearly ACCESS FOR ALL – 100,000 patrons citywide DIGITAL LITERACY were served by IS OUR BUSINESS. CYBERNAVIGATORS. How do you apply for a job when you don’t have a computer? Or internet access at home? Or a resume? Or an email account? Access to technology and digital literacy skills are crucial to the success of every Chicagoan and Chicago. 1.5 MILLION WI-FI CPL’s CyberNavigators Program and the technology sessions in 2013 offerings at all 80 library locations provide access to technology and online resources, one-on-one support and small group instruction to Chicagoans of all ages, especially those in communities with limited broadband availability.

Tech-savvy CyberNavigators, funded entirely by the CYBERNAVIGATORS Chicago Public Library Foundation, teach computer HELP PATRONS: skills to patrons at 50 neighborhood libraries. This > Conduct job searches digital skills program, combined with the Library’s > Put together a resume 2900 computers and free Wi-Fi at all locations, > Apply for jobs online represents the largest free technology access and > Find interview/job training programs digital skills program in Chicago.

9 BUILDING BETTER AND MORE LIBRARIES

Chicago Public Library opened two new branches: Edgewater and Back of the Yards. The Humboldt Park Branch was expanded with a new 5,000 square-foot YOUmedia Center. CPL launched the renovation of the Albany Park Branch, which opened in 2014. Plans were also unveiled for the new Chinatown Branch, scheduled to open in 2015.

10 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ONE CHICAGO

Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer-Prize winning epic story of the great migration, “The Warmth of Other Suns,” was the ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO selection for 2013-14.

ONE BOOK, The program inspired conversations about families’ journeys that were recorded through StoryCorps at CPL branches.

11 1,016,541 Chicago Public Library 2.8 Million active card holders free one-hour COMPUTER SESSIONS

9.5 Million items circulated 2,800 in 2013 1.1 Million Public access visits per month to computers CPL’s website

WHAT CAN YOU CHECK OUT AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARIES?

> Fishing poles > Museum passes DOWNLOAD E-books > Birding backpacks > Music CDs > > Digital audio books > Books > Photos > Music > Videos > Periodicals > Printed music > Magazine subscriptions > VHS/DVDs > Phonograph records > Digital collections

12 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION WHAT CAN YOU DO ON THE CPL WEBSITE?

SIGN UP DISCOVER for a library card book recommendations

ASK a Librarian

RESERVE a computer

BOOK a room

LEARN DOWNLOAD GET about library homework programs help and events

The Chicago Public Library Foundation provides nearly $6 million in annual support including funding for the development and implementation of the library’s dynamic new website. The Foundation also funds many of its game-changing programs including Summer Learning Challenge, Teachers in the Library, CyberNavigators and YOUmedia. CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

13 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Financial Information for the year ended December 31, 2013

Revenue

City of Chicago $ 80,246,603 State of 7,044,870 State Capital Construction Program Grant* 9,934,369 Federal 1,459,627 Chicago Public Library Foundation 5,398,964 Fines and Fees 2,222,089 Capital Income from Bonds ** 10,059,196

TOTAL REVENUES $ 116,365,718

EXPENDITURES

Personnel $ 56,448,302 Library Books and Materials 7,500,000 State Capital Construction Program Grant* 9,934,369 Capital Income from Bonds ** 10,059,196 Other Operating Expenses 32,423,851

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 116,365,718

*State Capital Construction Program Grant: Projects identified and expenditures to be reflected during the years 2014 and 2015 **Capital income & capital construction expenditures reflect cash flow payments

Photo Left: CPLF Junior Board Members Photo Right: Chris Ware and Tavi Gevinson

14 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31, 2013

Temporarily Permanently Support and Revenue Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total

Contributions 313,395 5,166,707 5,480,102 Special event, net of expenses 965,990 965,990 Endowment, interest and other income 1,217,433 1,217,433 Donated services 150,806 150,806 Net assets released from restrictions 3,446,126 (3,446,126)

TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE 6,093,750 1,720,581 7,814,331

Expenses

Grants to Chicago Public Library: Teachers in the Library and CyberNavigators 2,263,443 2,263,443 YOUMedia and Teen Learning 884,927 884,927 Collections and Other Library Programs 883,003 883,003 Summer Learning Challenge and Bookamania 725,881 725,881 Great Kids Read 228,897 228,897 One Book, One Chicago 164,298 164,298 Early Literacy Program 169,932 169,932 Donated Services to Chicago Public Library 100,753 100,753 Total Library Programs and Services 5,421,134 5,421,134 Management, General and Fund-Raising 1,158,562 1,158,562 Donated Services (Management, General 50,053 50,053 and Fund-Raising)

TOTAL EXPENSES 6,629,749 6,629,749

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (535,999) 1,720,581 1,184,582 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of expenses 3,673,975 (630,063) 3,043,912 Beginning net assets 13,956,041 5,948,602 8,641,882 28,546,525

ENDING NET ASSETS 17,094,017 7,039,120 8,641,882 32,775,019

NOTE: A complete set of financial statements, audited by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, in which an unqualified opinion was rendered, is available upon written request to the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

15 THANK YOU Your generosity to Chicago Public Library Foundation is helping us transform Chicago into a city of learners. In every one of our 80 branches, Chicagoans have access to game-changing programs – inspirational, strategic, and yes, just plain fun – thanks to your belief that the Library changes lives.

DONORS & CPL PARTNERS Your gifts and partnerships provide the support we need to continue to create new and substantive ways to make Chicago Public Library one of the most responsive, life-changing cultural organizations in the city.

CPL PARTNERS Aarhus Public Library National Museum of Mexican Art After School Matters Printers National Summer Learning Anti-Cruelty Society Row Lit Fest Association Brookfield Zoo Chicago Urban League News Literacy Project Chicago Blackhawks Chicago White Sox Northwestern University, Office Chicago Children’s Museum City Colleges of Chicago of STEM Education Partnerships Chicago City of Learning Civic Consulting Alliance Ravinia Festival Chicago Department of Business Reading is Fundamental Affairs and Consumer Protection Comer Children’s Hospital SCORE Chicago Chicago Department of Cultural Comer Youth Center Steppenwolf Theater Affairs and Special Events DePaul University The Chicago Department of Family Digital Youth Network The Poetry Foundation and Support Services Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Thirty Million Words Project, Chicago Department of Gene Siskel Film Center Hospital Innovation and Technology Girls Who Code UIC Center for Literacy, Chicago Department of Goodman Theatre University of Illinois Public Health Hive Chicago Citizenship and IDEO Immigration Services Chicago Latino Music Festival Iridescent Urban Libraries Council Chicago Literacy Alliance Lincoln Park Zoo WTTW 11 Chicago Office of New Americans Museum of Science and Industry 1871 Museums in the Parks

16 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CORPORATE & FOUNDATION DONORS

$1,000,000+ Chicago Sun-Times PNC Bank Pedersen & Houpt Bill & Melinda Gates Chicago Title & Trust The PrivateBank The Retirement Foundation Company Foundation Robinwood Consulting Research Foundation John D. & Catherine T. The Crown Family Sage Foundation Roscoe Village Neighbors MacArthur Foundation Richard H. Driehaus Tribune Company Office of the Secretary Foundation Troutman Sanders LLP of State $100,000 to $250,000 Grosvenor Capital Ventas, Inc. The Allstate Corporation Management, L.P. Verizon $100 to $999 BMO Harris Bank Walter E. Heller Foundation William Blair & Company Chicago Inclusion Council Chicago Park District Integrys Energy Group Inc. W.W. Grainger Inc. JPMorgan Chase Foundation Kurtis Productions $5,000 to $9,999 Greater Grand McCormick Foundation Ann and Robert H. Lurie Anonymous (1) Crossing Neighbors Foundation American Library Association Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $40,000 to $99,999 Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Arbor Private Lakeview East Advanced Resources LLC Foundation Investments Company Community Partnership The Chicago Skadden Arps Slate Association for Library Miner, Barnhill & Galland Community Trust Meagher & Flom Service to Children Mondelez International Comcast Tawani Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Open 4 Business ComEd U.S. Equities Realty Mesirow Financial Productions, LLC #13 Cubs Care, a fund of R4 Services, Inc. Skidmore, Owings & the McCormick Foundation $10,000 to $19,999 Merrill LLP RR Donnelley Foundation Baker & McKenzie $1,000 to $4,999 USSGA Midwest Tournament Gaylord & Dorothy The Boeing Company Ariel Investments, LLC Donnelley Foundation Leo Burnett Company BlueCross BlueShield Helen M. Harrison Foundation of Illinois Macy’s Foundation Citi Clarity Partners, LLC Motorola Solutions Ernst & Young LLP Clorox Corporation Foundation Exelon Corporation Dentons The Northern Trust Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Friends of the Rogers RPM Advertising, Inc. Hyatt Hotels Park Library Dr. Scholl Foundation Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Garfield Ridge Chamber Sun-Times Foundation InCapital LLC of Commerce Target Corporation Ingram Book Company/ GE Foundation Walmart Library Services The Gilder Lehrman Institute K&L Gates LLP of American History $20,000 to $39,999 Kirkland & Ellis LLP HBRA Architects Bank of America, Illinois McDonald’s Corporation Incorporated The Brinson Foundation Navigant Consulting, Inc. National Summer Chicago Blackhawks Nuveen Investments Learning Association Community Fund of the Peak6 Investments O’Neill & Gaspardo, LLC McCormick Foundation Peoples Gas Out of the Box Foundation

Photo Left: Christine Sneed, Linda Johnson Rice; Middle: Eric Sheinkop, Susan Wislow; Right: Stanley Paul, Donna LaPietra

17 INDIVIDUALS & FAMILY FOUNDATIONS

Your annual gift to the Chicago Public Library Foundation is a powerful affirmation that the Chicago Public Library defines us as a great global city – a place that puts enormous value in education and culture and access to both. Your support allows the Foundation to build and expand CPL programs – wherever we can have the most impact. Thank you to these donors for their support in calendar year 2013.

Friends who contribute $1,000 or more annually are recognized as members of our major donor circle, the Sandburg Society.

For more information on Sandburg Society membership, and the special ways your gift can enrich the Chicago Public Library experience, please call the Chicago Public Library Foundation: 312.201.9830 ext. 26. Or visit our website, www.cplfoundation.org

EXECUTIVE CIRCLE CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE John & Lisa Pritzker Kandace K. Heck $25,000.00 + $10,000 to $24,999 The Lisa and John David F. Heroy Anonymous (2) Sherry & Tom Barrat Pritzker Family Fund Joanne Chun Hughes & Marcy & Gregory Carlin Jodi Block & Barry Malkin Francine & Greg Purcell Dr. Brian Hughes Nina & James R. Donnelley Hackberry Endowment Colette Evans Rau & Carol Jones & Richard & Inese Driehaus Partners John Rau Thomas Hynes Paul Dykstra & Jane & David Casper Diana & Bruce Rauner Gail & Andrew Marks Spark Cremin Michelle L. Collins Sheli & Burton X. M.K. & J.B. Pritzker Sidney Epstein & The Donnelley Foundation Rosenberg J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Sondra Berman Epstein Shawn M. Donnelley Bette Cerf Hill & Family Foundation Linda Hefner Filler & Christopher M. Kelly Bruce Sagan Penny Pritzker & Karen & William Krehbiel Melissa & James Fadim Rodd & Susan S. Bryan Traubert Carlette McMullan Jamee & Marshall Field Hassan Schreiber Pritzker Traubert Family Mrs. Madeleine McMullan Marshall and Jamee Elizabeth & Charlie A. Foundation The James and Field Family Fund Schrock Linda Johnson Rice Madeleine McMullan Peggy V. Fossett Maureen Dwyer Smith & Laura Ricketts Family Foundation Peggy & Steve Fossett Edward Byron Smith, Jr. Trisha Rooney Sue & Thomas F. Pick Foundation Mrs. Sarita Warshawsky* Dr. Anne Daley Ryan & Janet & Stephen R. Platcow Jennifer Friedes & Helen Zell Allan C. Ryan IV Cindy F. Pritzker Steven C. Florsheim Patricia Schnadig Col. Jennifer Graham C. Grady BENEFACTORS Linda & Gary Stephans Natalya Pritzker John J. Gresens $5,000 to $9,999 Liz Stiffel Cece & Tom Ricketts Leslie S. Hindman Erin Arnold & Peter Ruest Cherryl T. Thomas Zero WoongSub Shim Matthew Hulsizer & Jean & John L. Brennan Sulzer Family Foundation Jennifer Just Nancy & David Dohnalek FELLOWS Susan & Robert A. Wislow Anne Kaplan Allison & Brian Feltzin $2,500 to $4,999 The Robert and Carol & Larry Levy Mary Clare & Anonymous (2) Susan Wislow Cheryl Mayberry McKissack Doug Gourley Julie & Roger Baskes Charitable Foundation & Eric McKissack Karen J. Green & Julie and Roger Baskes Milly & Alan Peterson David Zisman Charitable Trust Madvi & Suren Gupta Deborah A. Bricker

18 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Holly & Tom Carr Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Block Olwen Hahn Alexandra & John D. Nichols Marcia S. Cohn Margaret S. & Nicki & J. Ira Harris John D. and Alexandra C. The Jacob & Rosaline Philip D. Block, Jr. Irving Harris Foundation Nichols Family Foundation Cohn Foundation Family Foundation at the recommendation of Jonathan Nieder Terrance Lee Diamond & Judith & Philip D. Block III Joan W. Harris Brett Nolan Paul F. Woznicki Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Mary K. Heintz Deborah & Erik Oiler Gail & Richard Elden William Wolf Janet & Bob Helman Abby O’Neil & Harve A. Ferrill Blum-Kovler Foundation John & Marty Higgins D. Carroll Joynes Monica M. Fohrman Catherine Brown Adrienne & Daniel C. Hill Amy & David Patent Rhona Frazin & Neville & John H. Bryan Mrs. Mary P. Hines Kay Levi Pick the Honorable Julian Frazin Crab Tree Farm Mellody L. Hobson Nicole Power James A. Gordon Foundation, Inc. Sheldon Holzman John Powers Michelle & Corey Harris Leslie & John Burns Greta Huizenga & Margot Pritzker Marcie Hemmelstein & John and Leslie Henner Mark Giesen Claire & Gordon Prussian David Drew Burns Family Foundation Scott Humphrey Colleen & David Reitan Carylon Foundation Alison M. Butler Judy & Verne Istock Rebecca Rogers Karen & Tom Howell John Wm. Butler, Jr. & Istock Family Foundation Mrs. Ward C. Rogers* Rachel Kaplan & John M. Vanderlinden Esta G. & Thomas Kallen Ward C. Rogers Robert A. Riesman Dianne & Thomas D. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. David S. Katz Foundation, Inc. Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett Kay & Thomas Carroll Judy & John Keller Madeline P. & Lesly & David Koo John & Janet Conneely Steven Koch Michael Rosenberg Donna Lyon Barbara Coriden Susan & Tom Koltun Sandi & Frank A. Rossi The Lyon Family Foundation Patricia O. Cox Jay Frederick Krehbiel John W. & Jeanne M. Rowe Pamona & David C. Namkung Winnie & Bob Crawford Diane & Chuck Laff Megan Rudd Libby & David Savner Julie Danis & Paul Donahue Martha A. Lavey Shirley & Patrick G. Ryan Priya & Chris Valenti Frances R. Dittmer* Robert S. Levin Laura Sage Mr. & Mrs. James P. Wilkin David E. Donnelley Diane S. & Robert M. Levy Deborah & Abra Wilkin Fund Leslie S. Douglass Robert M. Levy Family Christopher Santiago Deborah & David Epstein Foundation Jill E. & Timothy A. MEMBERS Gillian Flynn Susan & Donald Levy Schlindwein $1,000 to $2,499 Stanley M. Freehling Julius Lewis Mary Sebahar & Anonymous (4) Michael M. Froy The Rhoades Foundation William Clary Diana Aixala & Brian L. Gaspardo/ Alan Littmann Carole & Gordon Segal Gavin Campbell O’Neill & Gaspardo LLC Renee Logan Jeff & Carter Sharfstein Heidi and Craig Albert Virginia & Gary Gerst Renee Logan Foundation Michael J. Silverstein Marilynn B. Alsdorf C. Gary & Virginia Gerst Carrie C. McNally & Mrs. Fay Stern Mrs. James Andress Foundation Rick Maechling Esjay Foundation Sarah & Larry Barden James J. & Louise R. Glasser Nancy A. Malitz Ella & Richard Strubel Judith Barnard & Bobbie Goering David Marienthal Allen S. Taylor Michael Z. Fain Betsy Nathan & Robert E. McCamant Allen S. Taylor Foundation Barnard Fain Foundation Daniel Goldberg Nancy & William McIlvaine Robin & Mark Tebbe Donna & Bill Barrows* Ellis & Gillian Goodman Martha & Richard Melman James E. Thompson B & D Foundation Ellis Goodman Family Newt & Jo Minow Anna Margolis & Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Batts Foundation Minow Family Foundation William Trimble Maria C. Bechily & Richard & Mary L. Gray Mrs. Joseph E. Nathan Mr. & Mrs. Allen M. Turner Scott Hodes Jacqueline Griesdorn & Katherine Neisser Ruth Ann & Tom Watkins Hodes Family Foundation Kevin Matzke Dana & Brian Newman Anne Wedner Thomas H. Beeby Sandra & Jack Guthman Jerry Newton & Christy & Matthew Wirig Lisa & Eric Belcher Anne Haffner David Weinberg Dr. Dina Yaghmai-Payvar & Cristina Benitez Mirja & Ted Haffner Weinberg/Newton Family Dr. Sasan Payvar Holly & Mark Blankstein Family Fund Foundation *deceased

19 Individuals & Family Foundations cont’d

INDIVIDUAL DONORS Matthew Moval Rhoda L. & Henry S. Frank Patricia L. Newman $500 to $999 Katie Ori The Rhoda and Henry John Papoulis Brian Amoah Stanley Paul Frank Family Foundation II Suraj Patel Brian Bannon & Zac Ray Joy & Tim Rooney Michael Fridkin Caryle & Robert Perlman Cunningham Thomas J. Rossiter Keshia Garnett Cassandra Powell Mr. & Mrs. Holly Rowe Matthew A. Gelbin Isa & Adam Pressman Robert L. Berner, Jr. Isabel & Scott Schechter Hallie S. Goldblatt William Provis Greta M. Bever Melissa C. White & Mary Clare Goller Leah Ray Seid Erin Bodendorfer Trevor K. Scheetz Kate Grossman Marjorie Reed Judith Borenstein Danielle Slaton Annie Hambleton Alisa Rosales Dr. Barbara T. Bowman Basil Souder Michelle Hansen Margot & Paul Bruton Mr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Sullivan Julie A. Harpring David Rosenbaum Fern Carlin Scott Turow Michael J. Harris Billie Ross Ellen Carnahan & Marc & Leslie Hauser Rita Rubin William Daniels $200 to $499 Monica G. Hicks Daniel Rudrud Carnahan Daniels Dana Agusto Patricia M. Holden Deborah F. Rutter Foundation Halley T. Aldeen & Doris B. Holleb Catherine Ryan Clarissa & Harry Chandler Michael J. Vernon Carolyn Hosna Halee Sage & Tony & Laura Davis Carolyn Allen Kaitlyn Hwang David Friedman Colleen Day Amanda Anderson Peter W. Hylton Sally & Steve Schneider Mary A. Dempsey Matthew Barden Shawn & Lewis Ingall Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schramka Kristyn Dimitroff Lana Baumeister James A. Janus Jeanne & Winthrop Short Thomas E. Donnelley II Marshall Bennett Mary & Jerry Kaltman Caryn & Jerry Skurnick Patricia A. Fosmoe Marianne & Christine F. Karger Therese G. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John N. Fox, Jr. Richard Berger Thomas E. Keim Michelle Sparks Kathy & James Gidwitz The Mara Bershad Paul Keith Carl Strickler Mr. & Mrs. Foundation Jean & Dallas Kent Toby Tennent Michael McGuinnis Michelle Bess Saralyn Sacks & Becky Whitehurst Helyn Goldenberg & Zenobia & Timuel Black Mike Klearman Julie Womack Michael Alper Catherine & Ruth Kott James Goodridge & Addison Braendel Julia Kuo $100 to $199 Joan Riley Nicholas Brown Donna LaPietra & Anonymous (1) Dr. Vartan Gregorian Angela Burke Bill Kurtis Tara Adams Sana Hakim Veronique & Marc Bushala Gregg Lapore Pamela Sherrod & Marguerite D. Hark Jackie & Glenn Canigiani Rita Lavin Jon Anderson* Christopher K. Hehmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Terry G. Chapman Ruth A. Lednicer & Evan Argall Annie & Ms. Leigh Cohen Steve Cole Emily Ayshford Benjamin Herbstman Joni & Mark Croll Marc Levy E. M. Bakwin Jonathan V. Hubbard Jeff Cummings Dirk Lohan Sheldon L. Baskin Terra Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. James K. Curtin Marilyn Malkin & William Baxter Caroline Johnson Lynn Cutler Larry Wolf Kathy & John Biel Julie Knudson Craig L. Davis & Joel Hall Stephanie & Linda Boskelly Jim & Susan Krantz Katusha de Villiers Jonathan Marks Barbara Brooks Kay & Fred Krehbiel Don DeLillo Jerry Marzullo Katy Broom Warren G. Lavey Family Domah Fund Donna Rae & Larry Mayer Christine Brown Charitable Fund A Paige Donnelley Elizabeth & Nate Buikema Elizabeth Lippow Anne E. Egger Steve McChesney The Honorable Anne & the James H. Lowry Janet Engstrom Andrew Medlar Honorable Edward Burke Debbie & Jan & Jerry Erickson Teresa Minnich Mary Anne & Michael Marchese Cathy Fefer Beverlee E. Mitchell Joseph Cappo The Michael J. Marchese Joan B. Fiscella Velma A. Moman Peter J. Carroll Foundation Marilyn E. Fites Trisha L. Mowbray Jeffrey Case & Dale Olah

20 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Mary T. Cavalier Marie Hardy Elizabeth & James Meteer Linda L. Tuggle Susan & John Cherry Natalie Holden Carolyn & Bob Meza Marian C. Tyler Morton Coburn Mary & Andrew Houpt Sandro Miller Blanca Valencia Ann & Rosecrain Collins Andrew Howard Megan Mitchell Debra Walker Mary Jo & John Crosby Daisy M. Hubbard Diane E. Murphy Terrence B. Webb Scott & Anne Megan Davis Sheryl Johnston Aarti Nagaraju Dia & Edward Weil Sarah Drake Leah M. Kaiser Isobel Neal Fay & Roy Weiss Jeremy Dunn Shirleen Kajiwara Jane Neumann & Melanie R. Wojtulewicz Elizabeth Elsaesser Karen Kalichman Steve Bogira Betty Zausner Matthew Ephraim Connie & Dennis Keller Thomas J. O’Keefe Connie M. Ericson Nikki Kidd Janet K. Owen Janet Eyler Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Kimble Bhavin Patel Tiffany Finke Carol & John D. La Sage Hilda Piell Michelle L. Frisque Wendy & Brian Lee Jacqueline Primm Susan & Bob Gerometta Jane & Raymond Leuthold David Racusen Kathleen Gleeson Jill & John Levi Ms. Patricia Ronan The Honorable Esther Golar Kevin Liu Marylynne Schwartz Stephen Grabo Nancy J. Lynn & Andrew C. Jim Sharp Joanne Grant Teitelman Sharon & Mitchell Sheinkop Frances Grossman Dr. & Mrs. Martin E. Marty Jane S. & Carl Smith Emily R. Guss Rena Henderon Mason Amber Stanze Susan Hahn Karee McBride Nancy & Gary Stern

GIFTS IN KIND

Anonymous (1) Miner, Barnhill & American Airlines Galland The Bilingual Publications Monticello Associates Company The New York Times Bloomsbury Publishing Palmer House, Chicago Cubs A Hilton Hotel Chicago Sky R4 Services, Inc. Chicago Sun-Times Trisha Rooney Chicago White Sox RPM Advertising, Inc. Comcast Stephen R. Platcow Nina & James R. Donnelley Sandmeyer’s Bookstore Harper Collins Show Department Illinois State Medical Sokol Tech Foundation Tribune Company Jewell Events Catering & University of Illinois- GLJ Leasing Chicago George L. Jewell U.S. Equities Realty Kurtis Productions WW Norton & Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis Company Inc. Macy’s

Photo Top: Ann Lurie, Cindy Pritzker, Bottom: Bob Wislow, Marcy Carlin, Tom Ricketts 21 NAMED ENDOWMENT & SPECIAL FUNDS Bequests and Endowment gifts to the Chicago Public Library Foundation are two of the most effective ways to express your commitment to the Chicago Public Library. Since 1986, more than 30 named endowments and special funds have been established by forward-thinking donors. These legacy gifts provide continuing support for branch libraries, collections, technology and programs, and allow the Foundation to address the highest priorities of the Library.

AON Corporation Fund Friends of the Chicago NEH Challenge Grant WH Smith Fund Arthur Andersen Fund I Public Library John Nuveen Fund Stone Container Arthur Andersen Fund II Friends of the Lincoln Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Corporation Fund Blum-Kovler Park Branch Library Polk Bros. United Airlines Fund Foundation Fund Shirley H. and Benjamin Z. Foundation Fund Madeline Block City of Chicago Gould Family Foundation Prince Charitable Willner Fund Humanities Fund Jesse O. Jones Children’s Trusts Fund Oprah Winfrey Fund CPLF Gala 1998 Charitable Remainder Pritzker Laura Weber Bequest CPLF Sandburg Trust Foundation Fund I Awards Dinner 2000 James S. Kemper Pritzker Arie & Ida Crown Foundation Fund Foundation Fund II Memorial Fund Chauncey & Marion Sagan/Hill Fund Gaylord & Dorothy Deering McCormick Salomon Donnelley Foundation Foundation Fund Foundation Fund First National Bank MacArthur Sears Family of Chicago Foundation Fund Literature Fund

LEGACY GIVING The following friends of the Chicago Public Library have included the Chicago Public Library Foundation in their estate plans. Their thoughtful planning will help sustain Library collections, learning programs, and services for generations to come, and we are most grate- ful. To find out how to include the Chicago Public Library Foundation in your estate plan, please contact: 312.201.9830, ext. 26; [email protected]

Anonymous (4) Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley Sarah A. Brennan* Karen J. Green Irene and Paul David Carter Fran Manushkin Jane and David Casper Stanley Paul Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin Cindy Pritzker Carolyn Damon* Bruce Sagan and Bette Cerf Hill Rhona S. Frazin Robert A. Wislow *deceased

22 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION Members of the Chicago Public Library Board with city officials at a branch library opening. Photo: Daniel O’Neill

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Board of Directors

Linda Johnson Rice, President Appointments Resigned Christopher Valenti, Vice President Barbara Bowman, July, 2013 Julia Zhu – May, 2013 Cristina Benitez, Secretary Chaka Patterson, May, 2013 Susan Hassan – June, 2013 Josephine Gomez Jodi Block, June, 2013 Israel Idonije – November, 2013 Lynn Lockwood Denise Gardner, March, 2014

Senior Management Brian Bannon Craig Davis Annie Miskewitch Commissioner Director, Cultural and Civic Engagement Division Chief, Social Sciences & History

Andrea Saenz Jeremy Dunn Patrick Molloy First Deputy Commissioner Director, Teen Services Director, Government and Public Affairs

Baronica Roberson Michelle Frisque Michael Peters Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Technology Content & Innovation Division Chief, Humanities Administration & Finance Mary Jo Godziela Greg Rodriguez Mark Andersen Chief, North District Chief, Central District Director Learning and Economic Development Maria Kellner-Ligammari Jennifer Ross Director, Procurement Director, Human Resources Michael Baker Chief, South District Diane Marshbank Andrea Telli Director, Engagement & Special Projects Assistant Commissioner, Joselyn Bell Neighborhood Services Director, Finance Elizabeth McChesney Director, Children’s Services John Telli Greta Bever Division Chief, General Information Services Assistant Commissioner, Andrew Medlar Central Library Services Assistant Chief, Technology, Content & Innovation

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Officers Robert A. Wislow, Chairman Chairman & CEO, U.S. Equities Realty, LLC Sherry Barrat, Vice Chair (retired 2013) Vice Chair, Northern Trust Corp. (ret) David R. Casper, Vice Chair EVP and Head of Commercial Banking, BMO Harris Bank Michelle L. Collins, Vice Chair President, Cambium, LLC Trisha Rooney, Vice Chair (elected 2014) President, R4 Services, Inc. Kandace K. Heck, Treasurer (elected 2014) EVP & General Auditor, The Northern Trust Company Bruce Sagan, Secretary Publisher, Herald Newspapers, Inc Thomas M. Carroll, Assistant Secretary EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer, RR Donnelley James R. Donnelley, Immediate Past Chair General Partner, Ampersand, Reset & South Eastern LP Cindy Pritzker, Chair Emerita Civic Leader Rhona Frazin, President & CEO ex-officio Chicago Public Library Foundation

Directors Jodi Block (elected 2014) Civic Leader Michael W. Brennan (retired 2013) Managing Principal, Brennan Investment Group Calvin G. Butler, Jr. (retired 2013) SVP Corporate Affairs, Exelon Corporation Marcy R. Carlin VP, Essex Investment Management David A. Dohnalek SVP & Treasurer, The Boeing Company, Chairman of Boeing Capital Corporation Paul H. Dykstra Partner, K & L Gates LLP Sondra Berman Epstein Civic Leader Linda P. Hefner Filler Retail Consultant Karen J. Green EVP, Managing Planning Director, Leo Burnett Company John J. Gresens Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP Suren Gupta EVP, Technology & Operations, The Allstate Corporation David F. Heroy Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP Leslie S. Hindman President & CEO, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Joanne Chun Hughes (retired 2014) Executive Director Business Tax Advisory, Ernst & Young LLP William V. Krehbiel Founder & CEO, A Better Chicago Jeffrey S. Kunkel (elected 2014) SVP, Government & Not-For-Profit, Chase Bank John D. La Sage (retired 2013) Consultant, Burson-Marsteller/Chicago Donna LaPietra EVP, Kurtis Productions Cheryl Mayberry McKissack COO & President JPC Digital, Johnson Publishing Company, LLC Carlette McMullan (elected 2013) Principal, William Blair & Company, LLC Sheila Owens (elected 2013) VP, Economic & Business Development, ComEd Kay Levi Pick (retired 2013) Attorney Stephen R. Platcow CEO, RPM Advertising, Inc Gregory J. Purcell (retired 2014) CEO, Arbor Private Investments John Rau President & CEO, Miami Corporation Linda Johnson Rice, ex-officio Chairman, Johnson Publishing Company, LLC Allan C. (Kelly) Ryan IV Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Rodd M. Schreiber Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Charlie A. Schrock President & CEO, Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Maureen Dwyer Smith Civic Leader Linda J. Stephans SVP Investments, Merrill Lynch-Bank of America Dr. Dina Yaghmai-Payvar (elected 2014) Co-Director , Physicians Laser and Dermatology Institute

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Past Chairs James R. Donnelley Marshall Field Cindy Pritzker

Life Directors John L. Brennan Head, Private Wealth Management, William Blair & Company, LLC Frances R. Dittmer* Civic Leader Leslie S. Douglass Civic Leader James F. Feldstein President, Charles R. Feldstein & Company, Inc. Marshall Field Chairman, The Old Mountain Company, Inc. Stanley M. Freehling Advisory Director, Lehman Bros. (ret’d) J. Ira Harris J.I. Harris & Associates James H. Lowry Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group Frank A. Rossi Chairman, FAR Holdings Co., L.L.C. Ella D. Strubel Managing Director, EllaQuent Designs Audrey Bables Tuggle Civic Leader Dia S. Weil (elected 2013) President, CEO and Director, Mercantec, Inc

Foundation Staff

Rhona Frazin Patty Siebert President and CEO Director of Institutional Giving

Catherine Brown Beth Zachara Chief Operating Officer Director of Finance

Veronica Brown Cheryl Walker Director of Individual Giving and Communications Database Manager

Nancy Lynn Jennifer Adams Director of Major Gifts Office Manager Turner+Cunniff Concept, copy, design: copy, Concept, 400 S. State Street Chicago, Illinois 60605 312.747.4300 chicagopubliclibrary.org

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