Pritzker Military Library

The Pritzker Military Library is a non-profit, non-partisan research library located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, near the Magnificent Mile. Admission is FREE and open to the public. The mission of the Pritzker Military Library is to acquire and maintain an accessible collection of materials and develop appropriate programs focusing on the Citizen Soldier in the preservation of democracy.

Collection

The 5,000 square-foot facility features thousands of historical, reference, biographical and rare books on military subjects; photographs and glass plate negatives; vintage posters and paintings; medals and uniforms; and other military artifacts from private donors and the collection of Col. James N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret.).

Events

Since opening in October 2003, the Library has produced over 200 programs including author events, interviews with Medal of Honor recipients, and Chicago’s only monthly public affairs program on military issues, Front & Center with John Callaway. Evening programs in the Library’s McHenry Atrium are presented FREE of charge in front of a live audience, broadcast live on the Internet, and recorded for later broadcast on WYCC-TV/Channel 20, a PBS affiliate.

Programs are also available as audio podcasts on the Library website and at iTunes.

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