Plan to Learn at Chicago Museums, Parks, Libraries, Zoos and Aquarium A Resource Listing Prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education CHICAGO MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND AQUARIUM Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive Phone: 312-922-7827 http://www.adlerplanetarium.org The Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue Phone: 312-443-3600 http://www.artic.edu Brookfield Zoo 8401 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513 Phone: (708) 688-8000 http://www.brookfieldzoo.org Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Avenue Phone: 312-527-1000 http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark Street (Clark St. at North Ave.) Phone: 312-642-4600 http://www.chicagohistory.org Chinese American Museum 238 W. 23rd Street Phone: 312-949-1000 http://www.ccamuseum.org The David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue Phone: 773-702-0200 http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu DuSable Museum of African-American History 740 E. 56th Place Phone: 773-947-0600 http://www.dusablemuseum.org Field Museum of Natural History 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Phone: 312-922-9410 http://www.fieldmuseum.org Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 North Clark Street Phone: 312-742-2000 http://www.lpzoo.com Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Avenue Phone: 312-280-2660 http://www.mcachicago.org Museum of Contemporary Photography Columbia College 600 S. Michigan Avenue Phone: 312-663-5554 http://www.mocp.org Museum of Science and Industry 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive Phone: 773-684-1414 http://www.msichicago.org National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 West 19th Street Phone: 312-738-1503 http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org Oriental Institute Museum 1155 East 58th Street Phone: 773-702-9520 http://oi.uchicago.edu The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Drive Phone: 773-755-5100 http://www.naturemuseum.org Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 2 Polish Museum of America 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue Phone: 773-384-3352 http://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org The Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive Phone: 312-939-2438 http://www.sheddaquarium.org Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 3 LIBRARY AND PARK LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Listing of Chicago Public Libraries and Parks in Community Areas For additional information about the Chicago Public Libraries call 312-747-4300 or use their website--http://www.chipublib.org. On the website you can look up daily activities for your local branch. Phone numbers of local libraries and parks are listed for each community. Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 747-4300 For additional information about Chicago parks, call 312-742-7529 or use the Park District website--http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. On the website you can look up information and programs for any Chicago park. Phone numbers and locations of local parks in each community area are listed below. Community Area: Albany Park Library Albany Park Library, 5150 N. Kimball Avenue, (312) 744-1933 Parks Eugene Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave., (773) 478-9744 Gompers Park, 4222 W. Foster Ave., (773) 685-3270 Jensen Park, 4650 N. Lawndale Ave., (312) 742-7054 Community Area: Archer Heights Library Archer Heights Library, 5055 S. Archer Avenue, (312) 747-9241 Parks Archer Park, 4901 S. Kilbourn Ave., (773) 284-7029 Curie Park, 4949 S. Archer Ave., (773) 284-1724 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 4 Community Area: Armour Square Library Chinatown Library, 2353 S. Wentworth Ave., (312) 747-8013 Parks Armour Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave., (312) 747-6012 Williams Park, 2710 S. Dearborn St., (312) 747-7107 Community Area: Ashburn Libraries Scottsdale Library, 4101 W. 79th Street, (312) 747-0193 Wrightwood-Ashburn Library, 8530 S. Kedzie Avenue, (312) 747-2696 Parks Bogan Park, 3939 W. 79th St., (773) 284-6456 Durkin Park, 8445 S. Kolin Ave., (773) 284-7316 Hayes Park, 2936 W. 85th St., (312) 747-6177 Rainey Park, 4350 W. 79th St., (773) 284-0696 Community Area: Auburn Gresham Libraries Brainerd Library, 1350 W. 89th Street, (312) 747-6291 Thurgood Marshall Library, 7506 S. Racine Avenue, (312) 747-5927 Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street, (312) 747-6900 Parks Dawes Park, 8052 S. Damen Ave., (312) 747-6108 Foster Park, 1440 W. 84th St., (312) 747-6135 O’Hallaren Park, 8335 S. Honore St., (312) 747-6570 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 5 Community Area: Austin Libraries Austin Library, 5615 W. Race Avenue, (312) 746-5038 Legler Library, 115 S. Pulaski Road, (312) 746-7730 Parks Austin Park, 5951 W. Lake St., (773) 287-7658 Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave., (773) 287-7641 Levin Park, 5458 W. Kinzie Pkwy., (312) 746-5335 Moore Park, 5085 W. Adams St., (773) 287-0561 Community Area: Avalon Park Library Avalon Library, 8148 S. Stony Island Avenue, (312) 747-5234 Park Avalon Park, 1215 E. 83rd St., (312) 747-6015 Community Area: Avondale Parks Avondale Park, 3516 W. School St., (773) 478-1410 Brands Park, 3259 N. Elston Ave., (773) 478-2414 Community Area: Belmont Cragin Library West Belmont Library, 3104 N. Narragansett Ave., (312) 746-5142 Parks Cragin Park, 2611 N. Lockwood Ave., (312) 746-5065 Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave., (312) 746-5363 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 6 Community Area: Beverly Library Beverly Library, 1962 W. 95th St., (312) 747-9673 Parks Beverly Park, 2460 W. 102nd St., (312) 747-6024 Graver Park, 1518 W. 102nd Pl., (312) 747-6163 Munroe Park, 2617 W. 105th St., (312) 747-6561 Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood Dr., (312) 747-6639 Community Area: Bridgeport Library Richard J. Daley Library, 3400 S. Halsted Street, (312) 747-8990 Parks McGuane Park, 2901 S. Poplar Ave., (312) 747-6497 Wilson Park, 3225 S. Racine Ave., (312) 747-7001 Community Area: Brighton Park Library Brighton Park Library, 4314 S. Archer Avenue, (312) 747-0666 Parks Brighton Park, 3501 S. Richmond St., (312) 747-6197 Kelly Park, 2725 W. 41st St., (312) 747-6197 Community Area: Calumet Heights Library Avalon Library, 8148 S. Stony Island Ave., (312) 747-5234 Park Owens Park, 8800 S. Clyde Avenue, (312) 747-6709 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 7 Community Area: Chatham Library Whitney M. Young Library, 7901 S. King Drive, (312) 747-0039 Parks Brown Park, 634 E. 86th St., (312) 747-6063 Cole Park, 361 E. 85th St., (312) 747-6063 West Chatham Park, 8223 S. Princeton Ave., (312) 747-6998 Community Area: Chicago Lawn Library Chicago Lawn Library, 6120 S. Kedzie Avenue, (312) 747-0639 Parks Marquette Park, 6734 S. Kedzie Ave., (312) 747-6469 Tarkington Park, 3344 West 71st St., (312) 747-6136 Community Area: Chicago Loop Library Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street, (312) 747-4300 Parks Dearborn Park, 865 S. Park Terrace, (312) 742-7648 Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St., (312) 742-7648 Roosevelt Park, 62 W. Roosevelt Rd., (312) 742-7648 Community Area: Clearing Library Clearing Library, 6423 W. 63rd Place, (312) 747-5657 Parks Hale Park, 6258 W. 62nd St., (773) 229-1032 Valley Forge Park, 7001 W. 59th St., (773) 229-0812 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 8 Community Area: Douglas Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 3436 S. King Drive, (312) 747-7543 Parks Dunbar Park, 300 E. 31st St., (312) 747-6287 Lake Meadows Park, 3117 S. Rhodes Ave., (312) 747-6287 Madden Park, 3800 S. Rhodes Ave., (312) 747-6446 Williams Park, 2710 S. Dearborn St., (312) 747-7107 Community Area: Dunning Library Austin-Irving Library, 6100 W. Irving Park Road, (312) 744-6222 Parks Hiawatha Park, 8029 W. Forest Preserve Dr., (312) 746-5559 Merrimac Park, 6343 W. Irving Park Rd., (773) 685-3382 Shabbona Park, 6935 W. Addison St., (773) 685-6205 Community Area: East Garfield Park Parks Altgeld Park, 515 S. Washtenaw Ave., (312) 746-5001 Garfield Park, 100 N. Central Park Ave., (312) 746-5092 Horan Park, 3035 W. Van Buren St., (312) 746-7080 Community Area: East Side Library Vodak East Side Library, 3710 E. 106th Street, (312) 747-5500 Park Rowan Park, 11546 S. Avenue L, (773) 646-3180 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 9 Community Area: Edgewater Library Edgewater Library, 1210 W. Elmdale Avenue, (312) 744-0718 Park Lincoln Park, 2045 Lincoln Park West (address of Lincoln Park Cultural Center), (312) 742-7726 Community Area: Edison Park Library Roden Library, 6083 N. Northwest Highway, (312) 744-1478 Parks Brooks Park, 7100 N. Harlem Ave., (773) 631-4401 Edison Park, 6755 N. Northwest Hwy., (773) 631-3988 Olympia Park, 6566 N. Avondale Ave., (773) 631-6861 Community Area: Englewood Libraries Kelly Library, 6151 S. Normal Boulevard, (312) 747-8418 Thurgood Marshall Library, 7506 S. Racine Avenue, (312) 747-5927 Parks Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave., (312) 747-6572 Sherwood Park, 5701 S. Shields Ave., (773) 256-0926 Community Area: Fuller Park Park Fuller Park, 331 W. 45th St., (312) 747-6144 Plan to Learn at Museums, Parks, Libraries List prepared by the Polk Bros. Foundation Center for Urban Education 10 Community Area: Gage Park Library Gage Park Library, 2807 W. 55th Street, (312) 747-0032 Parks Gage Park, 2411 W.
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