Current issues of Chicago newspapers and magazines are also kept here. The Catalog Collection is a file of fashion and specialty mail-order catalogs on the second floor. A collection of Artists' Books is housed in the Special Collections Room on the fourth floor. The Visual Resources File contains a variety of pictures and advertisements. It is located on the fourth floor.
Items circulate for one week.
Resources in this collection can be identified by searching the library computer system or by using a separate card index to the collection.