Inside the Obama Presidential Center Online
Enjoy a preview of the new Barack Obama Presidential Library and Obama Presidential Center, which opens June 19 in Jackson Park on Chicago’s south side. The presenters will be Kenvi Phillips, inaugural director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, and Tina Tchen, executive vice president of programs for the Obama Foundation. Learn how presidential history is preserved, accessed, and shared and how these records deepen our understanding of recent history and democratic values. Presented in partnership with multiple Chicago area public libraries.
REGISTER HERE for this Zoom program. A recording of the program will be emailed to all registrants following the program.
The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and educational campus dedicated to President Barack Obama's legacy. Located in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, the Center will feature community gathering spaces, a Chicago Public Library branch, and the Obama Foundation's headquarters. The Center opens in June 2026. The National Archives and Records Administration operates the Barack Obama Presidential Library, the Agency's first fully digital Presidential Library, a partner of the Obama Presidential Center.
- Date:
- Thursday, June 11, 2026
- Time:
- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://aapld.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L2HQ7GXwSoy3wAWNyO3SRg#
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Featured
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