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Obama Reads at Chicago School, Previews Library Programming

12/11/2025

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Barack Obama, the 44th President, visited Burke Elementary School in Chicago on December 10, 2025, reading Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight.
The event previews story time programming at the library branch opening with the Obama Presidential Center in June 2026 in Jackson Park.
Construction began in 2021 after a lengthy legal battle despite lawsuits and federal reviews, a project the Obama Foundation promotes as a community hub.

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Story summary

Barack Obama, the 44th President, visited Burke Elementary School in Chicago on December 10, 2025, reading Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman’s Dreams Took Flight.
The event previews story time programming at the library branch opening with the Obama Presidential Center in June 2026 in Jackson Park.
Construction began in 2021 after a lengthy legal battle despite lawsuits and federal reviews, a project the Obama Foundation promotes as a community hub.