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Chicago Area Resource & Education Public Library Action Network
@care-plan.bsky.social
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A group of Chicago area public library workers aiming to build and support community beyond the walls of our organizations.
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We were in Back of the Yards today, participating in a whistlemania event.

400 whistles were packed for distribution to various Chicagoland communities.

Have you had a chance to connect with others to help out our neighbors?
A table with small plastic storage bags and whistle "Form a Crowd" zines in various states of being folded.
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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In an effort to get tamaleros in La Villita home as early in the day as possible, to avoid I.C.E. and CBP, we bought one out. We bought out three yesterday.

All tamales are being distributed to families in need.

Want to contribute funds? Send a DM!
Two plastic bags filled with tamales, sitting on a front passenger car seat. Three plastic bags filled with tamales, resting on a back passenger floor of a car. Five plastic bags filled with tamales, resting on a back passenger floor of a car.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We've begun putting together 34 warming kits for the unhoused.

When we're done, they'll have socks, hand warmers, gloves, and cash.

Please reach out if you'd like to contribute!
Multiple 4-packs of wool winter socks are piled in front of Little Hotties branded hand warmers.
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Want to contribute? Be in touch today!

Interested in printing a flyer to hang around your neighborhood and/or at your local library (see your local library's policy to determine feasibility)? We're happy to email you a PDF copy.
A flyer that says "Yes - we can! Benefits the Pilsen Food Pantry https://www.pilsenfoodpantry.com/recycle | 1850+ cans collected since February 2025 | Contribute your rinsed aluminum cans today! We'll crush them. Contact the coordinator at: CARE.PLAN@shhhyeah.com [Pilson Food Pantry logo]" The text is in golden-yellow and white. The background image depicts aluminum soda, beer, and flavored water cans.
September 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Another librarian-led donation, from a Park Ridge Public Library staff member, made to the Pilsen Food Pantry's aluminum can collection.

Every bit counts in helping alleviate food insecurity in the Chicago area!
A purple plastic bin filled with crushed aluminum cans and a plastic grocery bag, also filled with crushed aluminum cans, rests on top. Patches of grass and a trash receptacle are in the background.
August 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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We dropped off a little over 1100 crushed cans this afternoon at the Pilsen Food Pantry.

Cans were collected, between February and July, from library workers at Westmont, Waukegan, and Roselle Public libraries.

We're still collecting, so reach out to get information on how you can contribute!
5 white garbage bags sitting on the ground in the foreground, dumpsters a few feet to the back. Behind the dumpsters, on a tin metal structure, it reads "Pilsen Food Pantry" and underneath "Aqui se puede"
July 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Join CARE-PLAN Sunday, August 17 at 8PM for an online discussion of Let This Radicalize You.

DM to RSVP and get the link. Hope to see you there!

You can place a hold:
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

ccs.polarislibrary.com/polaris/sear...
The book cover to Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba. The cover is orange and yellow with blue and white typography, and drifts for silhouettes if people raising their hands, held together, into the air.
July 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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6x/year (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sep, Nov), we pool together donations and give to 8 Chicago-area organizations. Here's a look at 3 (see photo). Scroll for a list of all 8.

Chicago-area library workers who want to contribute, no matter the amount, should reach out. Happy to confirm identity via email.
A screenshot of donations made to Chicago-area organizations, including Youth Outlook, Westchester Food Pantry, and The Friendship Center. After each org is named, it states "Use: Where it's needed most", "Acknowledgement: Anonymous", "Timing: ASAP", and "$75"
July 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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One librarian's contribution to @lettercarriers.bsky.social's #StampOutHunger food drive.

We hope to see more from other library workers!

Libraries 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Post Office
Two white paper bags, filled with canned foods, sitting on concrete with a brick wall in the background.
May 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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We stopped by the Berwyn Public Library (2701 South Harlem Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402) to leave some goodies in the Little Free Food Pantry.

Does your Chicago-area library have a food pantry? Have you made a contribution? Let us know!
A black cabinet, with windows in its doors, in the Berwyn Public Library's vestibule. Information on food and health are on top of the cabinet, an empty shelving unit is to its right, and a plaque hangs on the wall above it.
May 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I spy with my little eye, a display on the US Postal Service at Round Lake Area Public Library!

Public services deserve our protection from privatization, so we love to see support from one public service to another. ♥️💌📬

Has your library done a display in support of democracy? Let us know!
A photo of printed speech bubbles in various colors, each starting with "Did you know?" and sharing a fact about the USPS. A photo of a shelf in a public library, with a USPS book display arranged on the top shelf. A sign for the display reads "It's in the mail!"
April 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM