CCICS Library

Summer 2025

  • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
  • TBD Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday

Exceptions

DateClosed For
Monday, May 26Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, June 19Juneteenth Holiday
Friday, July 4Independence Day Holiday
Virtual Reference Hours
  • 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • 2:00 p.m-8:00 p.m. Sunday (Summer 1 only) 

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 in Chicago.