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Harold Washington Library Center

The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 South State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a full-service library and is ADA compliant.

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Wheelchair accessible
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Address: 400 South State Street
Hours: Open now · closes 8 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 9 am–8 pm
Tue 9 am–8 pm
Wed 9 am–8 pm
Thu 9 am–8 pm
Fri 9 am–5 pm
Sat 9 am–5 pm
Sun 1 pm–5 pm
Phone: +1-312-747-4300
Website: chipublib.org (opens in a new tab)

Mon	9 am–8 pm
Tue	9 am–8 pm
Wed	9 am–8 pm
Thu	9 am–8 pm
Fri	9 am–5 pm
Sat	9 am–5 pm
Sun	1 pm–5 pm

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Plymouth Restaurant & Bar
The Plymouth Restaurant is merely an adequate cafe serving diner-style food, but come here instead for the rooftop bar. Sipping a cocktail while gazing off the balcony at the Harold Washington Library and various Louis Sullivan masterpieces is a fine way to cap off a day of sightseeing, provided that the blaring music doesn't drive you away.
Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnight
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