John Crerar Library
The John Crerar Library /kɹəˈɹɑɹ/ is a research library, which after a long history of independent operations, is now operated by the University of Chicago. Throughout its history, the library's technology resources have made it popular with Chicago-area business and industry. Though privately owned and operated, the library continues to provide free access to the public for the purpose of conducting research in science, medicine and technology.
| John Crerar Library | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, United States |
| Type | free, semi-public |
| Scope | current science, technology, and medicine |
| Established | 1894 |
| Branch of | University of Chicago Library |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1.4 million |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | open to members of the public with specific research needs related to the sciences and medicine |
| Population served | academic, business and government |
| Other information | |
| Director | Barbara Kern & Andrea Twiss-Brooks |
| Website | lib.uchicago.edu Crerar |
Established in 1894, the library which first opened to the public April 1, 1897, is named for John Crerar, who endowed the library, and who gained his wealth by founding a railroad supply firm.
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