Spring 2024

  • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
  • 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Exceptions

Date Closed For
Monday, Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Feb. 12 Lincoln's Birthday

Summer 2024

  • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
  • 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Exceptions

Date Closed For
Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Holiday
Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth Holiday
Thursday, July 4 Independence Day Holiday

Location

Located in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, the CCICS Library includes significant holdings in the social sciences and the humanities, particularly as they document, relate, and present the African and African-American experience. Collections include circulating items, selected monographs on reserve, reference and periodical literature.

The Library is located on the 6th and 7th floors of the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at 700 East Oakwood Boulevard in Chicago.