Lakeview Library

Residents of Lakeview are served by the Chicago Public Library system, the world's largest public library with a collection of more than 2 million books. The Lakeview library, the John Merlo Branch of the Chicago Public Library, offers traditional library resources. The John Merlo Library also houses one of the largest collections of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender literature and other media. The Lakeview library also offers other large collections such as the African American Heritage Collection, Chicago History Collection, Judaica Collection, and a large Drama and Theater collection.