Gerber/Hart Library and Archives

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
Established 1981
Coordinates 42°00′00″N 87°40′18″W / 41.999970°N 87.671641°W / 41.999970; -87.671641Coordinates: 42°00′00″N 87°40′18″W / 41.999970°N 87.671641°W / 41.999970; -87.671641
Website www.gerberhart.org

The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (or "The Henry Gerber–Pearl M. Hart Library: The Midwest Lesbian & Gay Resource Center"), founded in 1981, is the largest circulating library of gay and lesbian titles in the Midwestern United States.[1] Located in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, it houses over 14,000 volumes, 800 periodical titles, and 100 archival collections. The Gerber/Hart Library and Archives were inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 1996.[2]

Although a private non-profit, the library has received taxpayer funds for its continuing operation from Illinois' "Fund for the Future," including a $25,000 grant in 1999.[3]

Further reading

  • Michael McCaslin. "A Brief History of Gerber/Hart Library". ILLINOIS PERIODICALS ONLINE.
  • Leslie Baldacci (2006-01-08). "Gerber/Hart: The library that rescues Chicago's gay history". Chicago Sun-Times.
  • "Gerber/Hart Library and Archives". Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. 1996.
  • Gerber-Hart updates public on progress, gift. 2014[4]
  • Gerber-Hart will reopen in Rogers Park Chicago Tribune [5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Illinois Department of Human Rights commemorates LGBT Pride Month". Illinois Department of Human Rights. 2006-06-19. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame". glhalloffame.org. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Enrolled Act SB630". State of Illinois 91st General Assembly Legislation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
  4. ↑ SIMONETTE, MATT (2014). "Gerber/Hart updates public on progress, gift". Windy City Times (published 2014-06-25). Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Tribune". 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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