West Town

Brand new library branch on West Chicago Avenue in the old Goldblatt's building opened officially on September 11.  I missed Mayor Daley by a few hours on my visit, so the place was buzzing even later in the day.  A wonderful article in the NYT about the Mayor's amazing commitment to improving neighborhoods with updated and engaging library branches highlighted this 54th newest space.
West Town is a lovely one story place, on a bustling section of Chicago Avenue.  Friendly librarians and multiple computers fill the space.  At this moment, the collection is still sparse, as most of the books are completely new.  The stored books from the closed Eckhart library were stored in the basement of the Legler Branch, which suffered a flood in June, so those books were not available to transfer to West Town.
Make sure you stop for wonderful pie at Hoosier Mama Pie just across the street.  A beautiful new library and pie, what a combo.