page_title: Chicago Public Library
section_title: Central District
hierarchical_section_title: Chicago Public Library / Branches / Branches / Central District
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinatown branch of the Chicago Public Library, 2016 中文（简体）‎: 芝加哥公共图书馆华埠分馆 中文（繁體）‎: 芝加哥公共圖書館華埠分館
context_page_description: The Chicago Public Library is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It consists of 80 locations, including a central library, two regional libraries, and branches distributed throughout the city's 77 Community Areas.
  The American Library Association reports that the library holds 5,721,334 volumes, making it the 9th largest public library in the United States by volumes held, and the 30th largest academic or public library in the United States by volumes held. The Chicago Public Library is the second largest library system in Chicago by volumes held. The library is the second largest public library system in the Midwest, after the Detroit Public Library. Unlike many public libraries, CPL uses the Library of Congress cataloging classification system rather than Dewey Decimal.
  In 2019, CPL became the largest public library system in the United States to eliminate fines for borrowed overdue items. All existing fines were forgiven. There will still be due dates, and patrons are still required to return items or replace them to continue their borrowing privileges.
context_section_description: Austin Branch
  Back of the Yards Branch
  Blackstone Branch
  Brighton Park Branch
  Canaryville Branch
  Chicago Bee Branch
  Chinatown Branch
  Richard J. Daley Branch
  Douglass Branch
  Gage Park Branch
  Garfield Ridge Branch
  George Cleveland Hall Branch
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch
  Legler Branch
  Little Village Branch
  Rudy Lozano Branch
  Mabel Manning Branch
  McKinley Park Branch
  Near North Branch
  Roosevelt Branch
  Sherman Park Branch
  Toman Branch
  Water Works Outpost
  West Chicago Avenue Branch
  West Town Branch
caption: Chinatown Branch
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