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Join us for 2016 Night in the Stacks as We Look at Chicago Then, Now and Tomorrow.
Friday, March 25, 2016
By: Rachel Yeomans

At this year's third annual Night in the Stacks, we will celebrate what was made in Chicago...and what will be. Join us in celebration of all things Chicago!

Cracker Jack. America’s first blood bank. The Ferris Wheel. A handful of seemingly unrelated inventions all hail  from the “City of Big Shoulders” – our Chicago. At this year’s third annual Night in the Stacks, we will celebrate what was made in Chicago...and what will be made here in the future--as you enjoy delicious food from Jewell Events Catering, sip cocktails and Chicago-brewed beers provided by Revolution Brewing, and dance the night away to the music of DJ Edwin Konsept.

From technology to manufacturing, see first-hand what innovations started here. The Chicago Public Library’s renowned Maker Lab will make an appearance at the event. Opened in 2013, the Maker Lab debuted as Chicago’s first free and publicly accessible maker lab, featuring workshops and open shop for personal projects and collaboration.

“We are thrilled by the popularity of Night in the Stacks, and we are looking forward to another fun year,” says Rhona Frazin, President & CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation.  

Hosted by the Chicago Public Library Foundation's Junior Board, Night in the Stacks will be held at the Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden at 7 p.m. on April 8, 2016. Mark your calendars and come ready to eat, drink, dance -- and test your knowledge of all things Chicago.

In each of its first two years,  tickets to Night in the Stacks sold out, with more than 400 enthusiastic fans in attendance. Proceeds  of over $136,000 benefit the Chicago Public Library Foundation and innovative programs like the Maker Lab, Cybernavigators, and Teacher in the Library.

Purchase your tickets for this year's event at nightinthestacks.org. Early bird tickets are only $100. Ticket prices go up to $125 on March 28. 

The revelry at Night in the Stacks is made possible thanks to our presenting sponsors BMO Harris Bank,Jewell Events Catering, and BlackEdge Capital.

Additional sponsors of the 2016 Night in the Stacks include: Advanced Resources, Bob & Susan Wislow/CBRE, Loews Hotel Chicago, The Sidley Austin Foundation, SociaLife Chicago. With support from Ernst & Young, Jones Day, HMR, Linda Filler, TBS, Inc., U.S. Foods, The Donnelley Foundation, Leonard Goodman, Paul Dysktra & Spark Cremin, Clarity Partners, Hamilton Video Production, Hypothetical, Jesser Ravid Jason Basso Farber, Katz & Stefani, KPMG, Linda Johnson Rice, Opternative, Revolution Brewing, RPM Advertising, RR Donnelley, and Sound Investment.