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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0630LV.html |title=Enrolled Act SB630 |publisher=State of Illinois 91st General Assembly Legislation |accessdate=2006-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030859/http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0630LV.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0630LV.html |title=Enrolled Act SB630 |publisher=State of Illinois 91st General Assembly Legislation |accessdate=2006-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030859/http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sbgroups/sb/910SB0630LV.html |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>

== Location ==
Gerber/Hart is located in Rodgers Park, a neighborhood in northern [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]]. It is housed in the [[Howard Brown Health]] building on Clark Street,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hours and Location |url=https://gerberhart.org/hourslocation/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=gerberhart}}</ref> where they rent several rooms on the second floor.

Alongside a reading room and circulating library, Gerber/Hart also has a physical exhibition space, which rotates throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exhibits |url=https://gerberhart.org/exhibits/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=gerberhart}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:55, 5 November 2024

Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
Partial view of the library stacks, with six rows of stacks of bookshelves. Part of a rainbow flag and United States flag are visible hanging from the ceiling.
Gerber/Hart Library stacks
Map
42°00′00″N 87°40′18″W / 41.999970°N 87.671641°W / 41.999970; -87.671641
LocationRogers Park, Chicago, United States, United States
ScopeLGBTQ materials
Established1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Other information
DirectorErin Bell
Websitewww.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 Rogers Park neighborhood, it houses over 14,000 volumes, 800 periodical titles, and 100 items in the archival collection. 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]

Location

Gerber/Hart is located in Rodgers Park, a neighborhood in northern Chicago, IL. It is housed in the Howard Brown Health building on Clark Street,[4] where they rent several rooms on the second floor.

Alongside a reading room and circulating library, Gerber/Hart also has a physical exhibition space, which rotates throughout the year.[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. ^ "Hours and Location". gerberhart. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ^ "Exhibits". gerberhart. Retrieved 2024-11-05.

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