Chicago Public Library

@chipublib · Chicago · joined 05 Mar 2010

Read, learn, discover. Opened in 1873, Chicago Public Library has locations in every Chicago neighborhood.

40 199Followers

667Following

16 867Posts total

47.8KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views303this account2 578median for 10K–100K

Reach, %0.75%this account7.77%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.70%this account1.47%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	303	2 578	0.12×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.75%	7.77%	0.10×
Engagement rate	0.70%	1.47%	0.47×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

1.8K27 Aug

44.7K

342

3031 Sep

291

2873 Sep

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.22%27 Aug

10.71%

0.00%

0.29%

1.65%1 Sep

1.37%

0.70%3 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.47%.

What the audience does

Likes67.1%3 396 in total

Reposts24.0%1 215 in total

Replies2.6%129 in total

Quotes1.3%68 in total

Bookmarks4.9%250 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Join CPL and @EveryLibrary in welcoming @AlexanderMSapp talk about his work and latest book, "The Big Cats Dance Party: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." McCall Smith will be in conversation with @MrChrastka, founder of EveryLibrary. Learn more: https://t.co/4wZkpeCJJ0 https://t.c 287 views · 0 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 September's Book of the Month is "Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth" by @daisyhernandez. “Citizenship” is a personal and critical examination of what it means it means to be American, reflecting on this country's laws, customs and history. https://t.co/etUusnDZRH https://t 291 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 01 Sep 2026 Explore endless learning with the card that adds value to your life at no cost: your CPL library card! If you don’t have one, @ALALibrary's Library Card Sign-up Month is the time to get it. Visit your neighborhood CPL location to get your library card today https://t.co/yrBo1q 303 views · 4 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 On October 3, the CHI+AI Summit will take over Harold Washington Library Center’s Lower Level. The day will include thought-provoking panels, actionable demonstrations and an info fair. Register: https://t.co/FaSeY6O7o5 https://t.co/Ec5tQQpnmo 342 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Aug 2026 @chipublib You nasty , vile, demons. Which one of you groomers added these books? https://t.co/TVxAExl146 4 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 27 Aug 2026 Chicago Public Library has LGBTQ grooming material with naked pictures of children in their Kids section 🤮 repost and tag them https://t.co/MwcYDj1OMm 44.7K views · 3.4K likes · 1.2K reposts · 126 replies 27 Aug 2026 If you need a few quick reads to help you catch up, here are some staff picks! "The Argonauts" by Maggie Nelson "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells "Intimations" by Zadie Smith https://t.co/CSYqQqYfjZ 1.8K views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 27 Aug 2026