Top rated Libraries in Chicago, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Libraries in Chicago

Experience the best that Chicago has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 8 places from Library category.

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McKinley Park Branch, Chicago Public Library

Public library

👍👍 Great staff and service. One of the best community libraries. Street parking is always available. Parking lot is in the back, very convenient. I use their service regularly.

4.70 (85 reviews)

Newberry Library

Library

Research library in a stately five-story granite building from 1893, with rare books & manuscripts.

4.60 (132 reviews)

Humboldt Park Branch, Chicago Public Library

Public library

👍👍 Always clean and organized. Variety of books and movies. I've been coming here since a kid! The staff are always friendly.

4.50 (91 reviews)

Sherman Park Branch, Chicago Public Library

Public library

👍👍 They still believe in the safe measures for using the computers. Sanitize your hands 1st upon entry, then take the 2 bags with you to cover the mouse and the keyboard.

4.30 (47 reviews)

Pritzker Military Museum & Library

History museum

Collection of artifacts, films & books on US military history, housed in an ornate 1912 building.

4.20 (81 reviews)

Jefferson Park Branch, Chicago Public Library

Public library

😠 This library is a joke! The librarians are rude and seem like you are bothering them when you ask for help. And then make you feel like you are a bother! Not only that but the security guard in this photo is a bigot I don't know if she is racist but she is one-hundred-percent a bigot. He profiled me...

4.20 (79 reviews)

Lincoln Park Branch, Chicago Public Library

Public library

😠 I love books and the library, but every time I exit this place, I always have a frown on my face. I go to the library after school and all the staff are horrible. The librarian is very unfair and rude. I was once accused of taking a photo without the permission of a security guard. Without evidence,...

4.10 (61 reviews)

Poetry Foundation

Cultural center

😠 The building is one of the best hidden gems of Chicago. Designed by architect John Ronan, it reflects the organization’s mission of making poetry more visible and influential in American culture. It also hosts very interesting events and exhibitions for the public. Inside the library you can find a...

4.00 (40 reviews)

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Top rated Libraries in Chicago, United States