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Private research library in Chicago, "IL," US
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
Partial view of the: library stacks,
Gerber/Hart Library stacks
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)
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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. Located in Chicago's Rogers Park 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.

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

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.

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