Chicago WiFi guide, updated September 15, 2026
Libraries with Free WiFi in Chicago, IL
There are 106 libraries on our Chicago WiFi map. Examples include Albany Park Branch Library, Altgeld Branch Library and Archer Heights Branch Library. 81 (76%) are explicitly marked as free WiFi.
106
Libraries with WiFi
81
Marked free
51
ZIP codes covered
85
List opening hours
Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. Snapshot taken September 15, 2026. Listings show places mapped as offering internet access, plus public libraries, hotels, and chains that advertise free customer WiFi (marked Chain policy, since the policy is not confirmed at each location). WiFi terms change, so confirm with the venue. VoqadoWiFi does not publish network passwords.
All 106 libraries in Chicago
| Venue | Address | WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3401 West Foster Avenue, 60625 | Free |
| Altgeld Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 955 East 131st Street, 60827 | Free |
| Archer Heights Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5055 South Archer Avenue, 60632 | Free |
| Austin-Irving Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6100 West Irving Park Road, 60634 | Free |
| Avalon Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 8148 South Stony Island Avenue, 60617 | Free |
| Back of the Yards Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2111 West 47th Street, 60609 | Free |
| Bessie Coleman Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 731 East 63rd Street, 60637 | Free |
| Beverly Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1962 West 95th Street, 60643 | Free |
| Bezazian Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1226 West Ainslie Street, 60640 | Free |
| Blackstone Memorial Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 4904 South Lake Park Avenue, 60615 | Free |
| Brainerd Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1350 West 89th Street, 60620 | Free |
| Brandel Library | 5107-5113 North Christiana Avenue, 60625 | Library |
| Brighton Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4314 South Archer Avenue, 60632 | Free |
| Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 1701 North Milwaukee Avenue, 60647 | Free |
| Budlong Woods Library Branch Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 5630 North Lincoln Avenue, 60659 | Free |
| Canaryville Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 642 West 43rd Street, 60609 | Free |
| Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 9525 South Halsted Street, 60628 | Free |
| Center for Research Libraries | 6050 South Kenwood Avenue, 60637 | Library |
| Chicago Bee Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3647 South State Street, 60653 | Free |
| Chicago Lawn Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6120 South Kedzie Avenue, 60629 | Free |
| Chicago Public Library, Lincoln Park Branch Hours: Mo, We 10:00-18:00; Tu, Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1150 West Fullerton Avenue, 60614 | Free |
| Chicago Public Library Obama Presidential Center Branch Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00, Tu,Th 10:00-18:00, Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 13:00-17:00 | 6021 South Stony Island Avenue, 60637 | Free |
| Chinatown Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2100 South Wentworth Avenue, 60616 | Free |
| Clearing Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6423 West 63rd Place, 60638 | Free |
| Columbia College Chicago Library | 624 South Michigan Avenue, 60605 | Library |
| Cudahy Library | 6515 North Kenmore Avenue, 60626 | Library |
| D'Angelo Law Library | 1121 East 60th Street, 60637 | Library |
| Douglass Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3353 West 13th Street, 60623 | Free |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3436 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, 60616 | Free |
| Dunning Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 7455 West Cornelia Avenue, 60634 | Free |
| Eckhart Library | 1118 East 58th Street, 60637 | Library |
| Edgebrook Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 5331 West Devon Avenue, 60646 | Free |
| Edgewater Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6000 North Broadway, 60660 | Free |
| Gage Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2807 West 55th Street, 60632 | Free |
| Galewood-Mont Clare Branch Library Hours: closed | 6871 West Belden Avenue, 60707 | Library |
| Garfield Ridge Branch Library Hours: Mo, We 10:00-18:00; Tu, Th 12:00-20:00; Fr, Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6348 South Archer Avenue, 60638 | Free |
| George C. Hall Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4801 South Michigan Avenue, 60615 | Free |
| George C. Walker Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 11071 South Hoyne Avenue, 60643 | Free |
| Gerber/Hart Library and Archives | 6500 North Clark Street, 60626 | Library |
| Greater Grand Crossing Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1000 East 73rd Street, 60619 | Free |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Library | 701 East 95th Street, 60628 | Library |
| Harold Washington Library Center Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 400 South State Street, 60605 | Free |
| Hegewisch Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3048 East 130th Street, 60633 | Free |
| Henry E. Legler Regional Library Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 115 South Pulaski Road, 60624 | Free |
| Henry W. Austin Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5615 West Race Avenue, 60644 | Free |
| Humboldt Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 1605 North Troy Street, 60647 | Free |
| Independence Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4024 North Elston Avenue, 60618 | Free |
| Information Commons | 6501 North Kenmore Avenue, 60626 | Library |
| Jefferson Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5363 West Lawrence Avenue, 60630 | Free |
| Jeffery Manor Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2401 East 100th Street, 60617 | Free |
| Joe and Rika Mansueto Library | 1100 East 57th Street, 60637 | Library |
| John Crerar Library | 5730 South Ellis Avenue, 60637 | Library |
| John M. Flaxman Library Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 | See map | Library |
| John T. Richardson Library | 2350 North Kenmore Avenue, 60614 | Library |
| John Toman Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2708 South Pulaski Road, 60623 | Free |
| Joseph Regenstein Library Hours: Mo-Th 08:00-20:00; Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa,Su 09:00-17:00 | 1100 East 57th Street, 60637 | Library |
| Kelly Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6151 South Normal Boulevard, 60621 | Free |
| Library of the Health Sciences | 1750 West Polk Street, 60612 | Library |
| Lincoln Belmont Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1659 West Melrose Street, 60657 | Free |
| Little Italy Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1336 West Taylor Street, 60607 | Free |
| Little Village Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2311 South Kedzie Avenue, 60623 | Free |
| Logan Square Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3030 West Fullerton Avenue, 60647 | Free |
| Mabel Manning Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6 South Hoyne Avenue, 60612 | Free |
| Mayfair Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4400 West Lawrence Avenue, 60630 | Free |
| McKinley Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1915 West 35th Street, 60609 | Free |
| Merlo Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 644 West Belmont Avenue, 60657 | Free |
| Mount Greenwood Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 11010 South Kedzie Avenue, 60655 | Free |
| Near North Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 310 West Division Street, 60610 | Free |
| North Austin Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5724 West North Avenue, 60639 | Free |
| North Pulaski Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 4300 West North Avenue, 60639 | Free |
| Northtown Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 6800 North Western Avenue, 60645 | Free |
| Northwestern University Law Library | 750 North Lake Shore Drive, 60611 | Library |
| Oriole Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, 60656 | Free |
| Paul Galvin Library | 35 West 33rd Street, 60616 | Library |
| Portage-Cragin Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5108 West Belmont Avenue, 60641 | Free |
| Pullman Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 11001 South Indiana Avenue, 60628 | Free |
| Read / Write Library | 914 North California Avenue, 60622 | Library |
| Richard J. Daley Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3400 South Halsted Street, 60608 | Free |
| Richard J. Daley Library | 801 South Morgan Street, 60607 | Library |
| Richard M. Daley Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 733 North Kedzie Avenue, 60612 | Free |
| Roden Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 6083 North Northwest Highway, 60631 | Free |
| Rogers Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 6907 North Clark Street, 60626 | Free |
| Ronald Williams Library | 5500 North Saint Louis Avenue, 60625 | Library |
| Rudy Lozano Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1805 South Loomis Street, 60608 | Free |
| Ryerson & Burnham Libraries | 111 South Michigan Avenue, 60603 | Library |
| Scottsdale Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4101 West 79th Street, 60652 | Free |
| Sherman Park Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 5440 South Racine Avenue, 60609 | Free |
| South Chicago Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 9055 South Houston Avenue, 60617 | Free |
| South Shore Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 2505 East 73rd Street, 60649 | Free |
| Special Collections Research Center | 1100 East 57th Street, 60637 | Library |
| Sulzer Regional Library Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr, Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4455 North Lincoln Avenue, 60625 | Free |
| The Newberry Library Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00 | 60 West Walton Street, 60610 | Library |
| The Social Work Library | 969 East 60th Street, 60637 | Library |
| Thurgood Marshall Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 7506 South Racine Avenue, 60620 | Free |
| Uptown Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 929 West Buena Avenue, 60613 | Free |
| Vodak-East Side Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 3710 East 106th Street, 60617 | Free |
| Water Works, Chicago Public Library Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 163 East Pearson Street, 60611 | Free |
| West Belmont Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, 60634 | Free |
| West Chicago Avenue Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4856 West Chicago Avenue, 60651 | Free |
| West Englewood Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1745 West 63rd Street, 60636 | Free |
| West Lawn Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 4020 West 63rd Street, 60629 | Free |
| West Loop Branch Library Hours: Mo, We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00; PH off | 122 North Aberdeen Street, 60607 | Free |
| West Pullman Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 830 West 119th Street, 60643 | Free |
| West Town Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 1625 West Chicago Avenue, 60622 | Free |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 10:00-18:00; Tu,Th 12:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 415 East 79th Street, 60619 | Free |
| Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library Hours: Mo,We 12:00-20:00; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00 | 8530 South Kedzie Avenue, 60652 | Free |
Questions
How many libraries have WiFi in Chicago?
106 on the OpenStreetMap snapshot taken September 15, 2026: 80 tagged with internet access and 26 libraries. 81 are explicitly marked free and 85 list opening hours.
Can I work all day from a library in Chicago?
Libraries are the best fit for a long session: quiet, free and no purchase needed. Some ask for a library card or limit guest sessions, so check at the desk on your first visit. 81 of the 106 libraries in Chicago are marked free in OpenStreetMap, so start with those. 85 list their opening hours.
Is public WiFi in Chicago safe to use?
Library networks are usually open, with no password, so anyone nearby can join. Confirm the network name with staff before you join, because a look alike network name is a common trick. Stick to sites that load over HTTPS, and use a VPN for banking or work systems.
My business is in Chicago and not listed. What do I do?
Add it to OpenStreetMap with internet_access=wlan (and internet_access:fee=no if your WiFi is free). It appears here the next time we refresh the Chicago snapshot. If you run TP-Link Omada or Ubiquiti UniFi, the form on this page also starts a free sign in page for your guests.
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