Mount Greenwood Branch

🏢 Chicago Public Library — Chicago, Illinois

Mount Greenwood Branch

Dedicated on June 8, 1991, Mount Greenwood Branch serves one of Chicago's most stable far-southwest neighborhoods — a community where 87 percent of residents own their homes and nearly half claim Irish-American heritage. The branch shares public art by four Chicago artists and provides mental health and social services alongside a full slate of family programming.

📖 About Mount Greenwood Branch

Mount Greenwood Branch was dedicated on June 8, 1991, and serves the Mount Greenwood, West Beverly, and Morgan Park communities at the far southwest edge of Chicago. The neighborhood is known for its unusually high homeownership rate (87.5 percent), strong Irish-American identity, and concentration of firefighter and police officer families — giving the branch a tight-knit, community-institution feel. Public art commissioned through Chicago's Percent for Art program includes oil paintings by John Bakker and Ann Wiens, a steel sculpture by Mary Brogger, and a watercolor titled "Highlights of Mt. Greenwood" by Jack Simmerling. The branch offers dedicated meeting and study rooms, large-print books, and on-site mental health and social services referrals.

⭐ What makes this branch special

• On-site mental health and social services — staff can connect patrons with community resources
• Large-print book collection for patrons with low vision
• Meeting room and study rooms available for community use
• Story times for toddlers and preschoolers, plus adult book clubs
• Spanish language classes for adults offered regularly

📱 Free with a Chicago Public Library Card

Any Chicago resident can get a CPL card free and unlock:

📍 More Chicago Public Library branches

← All Chicago libraries  ·  All Illinois →

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in October 2026.