The plaque will be installed at the main entrance to Chicago’s Central Library—the Harold Washington Library Center—which was dedicated in honor of Washington in 1991, in keeping with his belief in education and love of reading.
Washington, Chicago’s first African-American mayor, was elected April 12, 1983. He served as mayor until his death on Nov. 25, 1987. Among his many accomplishments, he led the effort to build a new central library in the South Loop.