Exhibits, Public Art, and Partnerships Programming CLHOF boasts strong partnerships with some of the best In lieu of owning our own space—a more distant cultural organizations, big and small, throughout . goal—we periodically stage exhibits highlighting This enables us to reach a wide audience in unique and specific aspects of our literary heritage, such as our pleasant surroundings, and deliver quality content on a tiny recent installation on Chicago comic book history at nonprofit’s budget. Our partners include some of our great the Chicago Literacy Alliance. In addition, we regularly private clubs (i.e. Cliff Dwellers), theatre companies (Court deliver programming on a range of topics (Hemingway Theatre), universities (), educational in Fiction to ’s Chicago to a Back of the nonprofits (Chicago Literacy Alliance), publishers (Third Yards staged reading) at a variety of events (Printer’s Row World Press), museums (American Writers Museum), Lit Fest to Carl Sandburg’s Festival of the Mind to the author organizations ( Foundation of Evanston Literary Festival) at an assortment of venues Oak Park), writer groups (Chicago Writers Association), ( to Poetry Foundation to American conferences (Chicago Book Expo), and independent Chicago is not a city that can be crisply Writers Museum). With our 2018 installation of Margot bookstores (Volumes Bookcafe). explained, neatly categorized, or easily McMahon's statue at Brooks Park, understood. we made good on our hopes to also commemorate our Information Yet through our literature we strive to define finest writers through public art. CLHOF encourages volunteers to help shape and run the our place in the world. Our literature speaks organization, and of course always welcomes donations. to our city’s diversity, character and heart. In CLHOF is a federally registered 501 (c) (3); all donations our literature can be found all we love and are tax deductible. hate, frozen snapshots of our vast terrain over the years, commentary on our ever-changing For more information, contact culture. In our literature can be found who Founding Executive Director Don Evans we are and what we do and where we do it. at [email protected] or 773.414.2603 The value and character of our city is not only reflected in but shaped by our great books. chicagoliteraryhof.org

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Robert

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