The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the city of Chicago. With 10,745,608 volumes it is the largest library system in the Midwestern United States and one of the largest public library systems in the United States, only behind the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, and the university libraries of Harvard and Yale in size and scope.

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  • The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the city of Chicago. With 10,745,608 volumes it is the largest library system in the Midwestern United States and one of the largest public library systems in the United States, only behind the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, and the university libraries of Harvard and Yale in size and scope. The Chicago Public Libraries currently consist of 79 branches including the central library, two regional libraries, and numerous branches distributed equally throughout the city's North, South, and West sides.
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  • The Chicago Public Library (CPL) is the public library system that serves the city of Chicago. With 10,745,608 volumes it is the largest library system in the Midwestern United States and one of the largest public library systems in the United States, only behind the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, and the university libraries of Harvard and Yale in size and scope.
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