| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 5, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 5, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/02/05/garfield-park-gets-first-food-pantry-inside-a-chicago-public-library |
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Literary hub, polling place, warming center and now… food pantry? Some libraries
can do it all.
With 81 branches, the Chicago Public Library system is one of the largest and
most robust in the world. On today’s _In the Loop,_ we look at how libraries are
about a lot more than just books.
**GUESTS:...