Planning a meeting with a community group? Getting together with classmates or colleagues?
Booking space at the Chicago Public Library is easier than ever: We now offer online reservations for the meeting rooms and study rooms at CPL locations. Follow the links to see which locations have meeting or study rooms and to make a reservation at a specific location.
Room capacity varies by location.
If you're reserving a meeting room, you'll be notified of approval within three days. No approval is required for study rooms. You'll need to show current photo ID matching the name on the reservation when you check in.
Meeting Room FAQs
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We welcome community organizations to use our meeting rooms. You'll be notified of approval within three days.
You'll need to show current photo ID matching the name on the reservation when you check in.
Guidelines
Check our Meeting Room Use Guidelines for more information about using these rooms.
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You can book a meeting room at these CPL locations:
North
- Albany Park
- Austin-Irving
- Bezazian
- Bucktown-Wicker Park
- Budlong Woods
- Dunning
- Edgebrook
- Edgewater
- Humboldt Park
- Independence
- Jefferson Park
- Lincoln Belmont
- Lincoln Park
- Logan Square
- Mayfair
- Merlo
- North Austin
- North Pulaski
- Northtown
- Oriole Park
- Portage-Cragin
- Roden
- Rogers Park
- Sulzer Regional
- Uptown
- West Belmont
Central
- Archer Heights
- Austin
- Back of the Yards
- Blackstone
- Brighton Park
- Chicago Bee
- Chinatown
- Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt
- Douglass
- Garfield Ridge
- Hall
- Harold Washington Library Center Private Event Rentals
- King
- Legler Regional
- Little Italy
- Little Village
- Lozano
- Manning
- McKinley Park
- Near North
- Sherman Park
- Toman
- West Chicago Avenue
- West Loop
South
- Altgeld
- Avalon
- Beverly
- Brainerd
- Chicago Lawn
- Clearing
- Coleman
- Greater Grand Crossing
- Hegewisch
- Jeffery Manor
- Kelly
- Mount Greenwood
- Pullman
- Scottsdale
- South Chicago
- South Shore
- Thurgood Marshall
- Vodak-East Side
- Walker
- West Englewood
- West Lawn
- West Pullman
- Whitney M. Young, Jr.
- Woodson Regional
- Wrightwood-Ashburn
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You can book a meeting room up to three months in advance but no later than seven days before the requested use.
Guidelines
Check our Meeting Room Use Guidelines for more information about using these rooms.
Study Room FAQs
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Study rooms may be booked up to two weeks in advance. Due to demand, study room use is limited to four hours per week and one session (of up to two hours) per day.
Study Rooms for Individuals
Book an individual study room at HWLC.
Individual study rooms are available on the 6th and 8th floors.
Book online or in person at the reference desk on the room’s floor.
Study Rooms for Groups
Book a group study room at HWLC.
Group study rooms are for at least two and no more than nine people, and are available on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors.
Book online or in person at the reference desk on the room's floor.
Guidelines
Check our Study Room Use Guidelines for more information about using these rooms.
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Study rooms for both individuals and groups are available at the following neighborhood locations. Click on a location name to book online, or reserve in person at the location.
Study rooms may be booked up to two weeks in advance. Due to demand, study room use is limited to four hours per week.
- Albany Park
- Altgeld
- Chicago Bee
- Chinatown
- Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport
- Douglass
- Edgewater
- Harold Washington Library Center
- Independence
- Jefferson Park
- Legler Regional
- Lincoln Belmont
- Lincoln Park
- Little Italy
- Merlo
- Mount Greenwood (study rooms for individuals only)
- Near North
- Northtown
- South Shore
- Sulzer Regional
- Uptown
- West Lawn
- West Loop
- West Town
- Whitney M. Young, Jr.
- Woodson Regional
Guidelines
Check our Study Room Use Guidelines for more information about using these rooms.
