Entire collection
Skokie Public Library’s permanent art collection began in the late 1960s and has grown steadily since then from a small collection of paintings by emerging Chicago artists to an eclectic mix of large-scale sculptures, paintings, prints, and tapestries from local, national, and international artists. Through a combination of gifts from generous private donors and assisting funds from the Illinois Arts Council, each work of art in the library enlivens the walls and courtyards of this award-winning building, providing visitors with visual inspiration.
This digital collection provides you with a virtual tour of the items in our collection, including those that are currently not on display.
For more information about individual works, select from the gallery below or select specific locations from the menu above.

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The New Ellesmere Chaucer Facsimile edition of Chaucer's famous story is not currently on display.

Chicago River
Hilda Rubin Pierce's painting is located in the Community Engagement hallway on the First Floor.

The Conspirators
Helen Goldfus' oil painting is on the east wall near the northeast corner on the Second Floor.

Farm Laundry
Irene Fisher's painting is on the east wall near the southeast corner of the Second Floor.

Fusion I
Morris Barazani's abstract painting is located on the east wall near the southeast corner of the Second Floor.

Gideon and Auerbach
Alan Magee's tapestry is on the east wall near the Biography Collection by the northeast corner of the Second Floor.

Henry Harms Historic Home in Skokie
Eugene Paprocki's painting is on the east wall near the southeast corner of the Second Floor.

I Touched But Could Not See, I Looked But Could Not Hear
J.J. Milam's surrealist painting is in the Computer Commons on the Second Floor.

Iron Mountain, Michigan No. 3
Carl Schwartz's abstract painting is on the east wall near the southeast corner of the Second Floor.

A Jeweled Winter Forest
Barbara Aubin's colorful painting is outside the elevators on the First Floor.

Petrified Journey One Thru Ten
TUNA's abstract painting is in the Petty Auditorium on the First Floor.

Sculptress Kay Hoffman
Carl E. Schwartz's painting is in the Administrative Offices on the Third Floor.

Semi Nude with Zooples #5
Peter Max's hand-embellished print is in the Community Engagement Meeting Room on the First Floor of the library.

Still Life, Fiasco, Bottles
Stanley Mitruk's abstract painting is on the east wall near the World Languages Collection in the southeast corner of the Second Floor.
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Untitled [Dancing Figure]
This stone rubbing is located on the east wall in the northeast corner of the Second Floor.
![Untitled [Milwaukee Industrial Area] Untitled [Milwaukee Industrial Area]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/25617/archive/square_thumbnails/accaa9000ede19517e04601218b254d4.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI3ATG3OSQLO5HGKA&Expires=1654732800&Signature=hfmbDT498jcR8lzsSc1uqLQfEz8%3D)
Untitled [Milwaukee Industrial Area]
Earl Gessert's painting is on the east wall near the northeast corner of the Second Floor.

The Village: Carl Sandburg
Carl Schwartz's painting is in the Administrative offices on the Third Floor.