Why do we have presidential libraries in the United States? That's a good question. On June 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt presided over the dedication of his presidential library in Hyde Park ...

The first facility at the Obama Presidential Center opened its doors, giving the public its first look at the controversial library. Home Court is a 60,000 square-foot structure that features the same ...

Is it wrong to commandeer space intended for public enjoyment to bolster a political legacy? That’s a question US President Barack Obama will soon answer when he and First Lady Michelle Obama announce ...

Former President Obama was in the Windy City to check on the progress of the nearly finished Barack Obama Presidential Library. Former President Barack Obama made a holiday pop-up visit to a Chicago ...

Former President Obama got into the holiday spirit by surprising students at a Chicago Public Library on Tuesday. He joined more than two dozen elementary school students for story time, reading the ...