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Biblioteca Popular del Barrio, Chicago

Biblioteca Popular is an autonomous community operated library and art space.

Biblioteca Popular is an autonomous community operated library and art space. As well as providing access to underground, radical, and self-published literature, it is meant to be a safe space for the young and elderly, families, people of color, womyn, queer and trans folk, undocumented immigrants, and working class peoples.


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About Biblioteca Popular del Barrio

 1921 S Blue Island Ave

Biblioteca Popular del Barrio and Nearby Sights on Map

A.P.O. Cultural Center

The enormous, foreboding stone edifice of the A

Antena

Showcasing contemporary art, new media and installation projects

St. Adalbert Church

Built in 1914 for the area's Polish community, St

Thalia Hall

This ornate former theater was built as a replica of an old opera house in Prague, and in its heyday served as the epicenter of Chicago Bohemian culture

CTA 18th Station

Art and public transit have had a troubled relationship in Chicago, with awful results almost every time the CTA commissions a mural for a station

St. Procopius Church

This towering stone church was built in 1883 for Czech Catholics in the area

Prospectus Art Gallery

Fascinating exhibitions of traditional and contemporary Latin American art

Harrison Park

If you have kids in tow and they've been patient through the National Museum of Mexican Art (or they need to burn off some energy before going in), you might reward them with some monkey time right next door at Harrison Park, which has a big playlot with swings, slides, jungle gyms and more

National Museum of Mexican Art

A lovely, small gallery full of vibrant colors and well-curated installations focused on understanding Mexican as well as Mexican-American history and culture through art

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

Exactly what the name says; this is a glittering, big-budget facility, moved here from the suburbs a few years ago