The Chicago Public Library has undergone a remarkable rise since its inception a century and a half ago. In recent years, the library has become threatened by those looking to undermine its mission of intellectual freedom and free speech. How will it continue to champion those core values as a library while also looking toward growth by implementing new digital technologies such as interactive spaces and digital technology? In this final episode, we analyze how the past can inform a brighter future – and we visit some of the spaces that are already imagining the future of libraries could look like.

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