Harold Washington Library Center
Transportation
Easily accessible by public transportation, the Harold Washington Library Center occupies one block in the South Loop on the west side of State Street between Congress Parkway and Van Buren.
- Brown Line (Ravenswood) stops at the Library station
- Purple Line (Evanston Express) stops at the Library station
- Orange Line (Midway) stops at the Library station
- Pink Line stops at the Library Station
- Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan) subway stops at State and Jackson. Exit at Van Buren and walk 1 block south.
- Blue Line (O'Hare Airport-Forest Park 54/Cermak) stops at Dearborn and Jackson. Exit at Van Buren and walk 1 block south and 1 block east.
- Green Line (Harlem/Lake Street-Ashland/63rd) Change to northbound Orange Line at Roosevelt road.
CTA buses which stop on State Street in front of the Library:
| Southbound | Northbound | |||
| 2 | Hyde Park Express | 2 | Hyde Park Express | |
| 6 | Jackson Park Express | 10 | Museum of Science & Industry | |
| 10 | Museum of Science & Industry | 29 | State | |
| 29 | State | 144 | Marine/Michigan Express | |
| 36 | Broadway | 145 | Wilson/Michigan Express | |
| 62 | Archer | 146 | Inner Drive/Michigan Express | |
| 146 | Inner Drive/Michigan Express | 147 | Outer Drive/Michigan Express | |
| 148 | Clarendon/Michigan Express | |||
All CTA train stations and bus lines are wheelchair accessible. For additional help call CTA/RTA at 836-7000 (all local area codes).
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