BRING US A CITY THAT’S READY TO LEARN. CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO 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 From Rogers Park to Hegewisch are 80 Chicago Public Libraries – each one a power station for imagination, innovation, and the future of our city. That power comes from the creativity and courage of Chicago Public librarians who defy conventional wisdom and harness the digital age to transform Chicago’s libraries into the coolest, most accessible places on the planet. And the unmistakable power behind it all is you – the people of Chicago and our donors – who understand that the Chicago Public Library has shaped the heart, soul and dreams of our city. Thanks to your generosity, the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Public Library Foundation were able to power up dynamic, far-reaching programs and services throughout the city. > Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge – shattered previous reading records with 71,000 children reading more than 2.1 million books. > YOUmedia – the incredibly successful digital-learning program for teens, located in Chicago’s main Harold Washington Library and five CPL branches, has been expanded to six more Branches and temporary “pop-up” programs in 12 branches. DEAR FRIENDS > As the city’s first free maker space, CPL’s Maker Lab, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, offers Chicagoans an introduction to technology and equipment to create new forms of art, manufacturing and business opportunities. > CPL celebrated two new Branch openings in Back of the Yards and Edgewater, expanded the Humboldt Park Branch, broke ground on the new Albany Park Branch, and unveiled design concepts for a new Chinatown Branch. This hard work and ingenuity has not gone unnoticed. Chicago Public Library was named a winner of the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s highest honor bestowed on such institutions. We believe our great global city is defined by how we value culture and education – and access to both. The Chicago Public Library never forgets its vital role in the life of our city. RHONA FRAZIN BRIAN BANNON President and CEO Commissioner Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago Public Library ROBERT A. WISLOW LINDA JOHNSON RICE Chairman President, Chicago Public Library Chicago Public Library Foundation Board of Directors 2 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY + THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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 ST 21 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 CYBERNAVIGATORS. IS OUR BUSINESS. 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.