Pritzker Military Library
Hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, thru Thursday 10:00 am - 6:00 am, Friday & Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Price: $5.00
The Pritzker Military Library is located across the street from Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago.
There are CTA subways and elevated lines, CTA bus lines (on Michigan Ave. and State St.), and Metra stations nearby.
Members at the Member Plus level and above receive a $5.00 off validation for parking at Millennium Garages. The closest garages to the Pritzker Military Library are the Millennium Park Garage, Grant Park North Garage, and Grant Park South Garage. Ask the Library Assistant on the main level for a validation.
ADA: Wheelchair-accessible, handicapped entrance and elevators
General Info
The Pritzker Military Library is a non-partisan, non-profit research institution located at 104 S. Michigan Ave., in Chicago's historic Monroe Building. Admission is open to the public.
Since opening in October 2003, the Pritzker Military Library has produced over 300 programs including events with award-winning authors, interviews with Medal of Honor recipients, and Emmy-nominated panel discussions on military issues. All programs are presented in front of a live audience, webcast live on the Internet, and recorded for later broadcast on WYCC-TV/Channel 20, a PBS affiliate. Programs are also available for download as audio podcasts.
Winner of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the Pritzker Military Library features a collection of books and films on subjects covering the full spectrum of American military history, along with military-themed posters, photographs, medals, uniforms, and other artifacts from private donors and the collection of the Library's founder, Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)