Recommended Reading
Chill out with these great books in the Library's collections.
Summer Songs
Music Online (Alexander Street Press) offers streaming music, including folk, jazz, pop, and classical. UChicago authentication required.
- (Love Is Like A) Heat WaveThe Motown classic from Martha and the Vandellas in Motown #1s
- Heat WaveOne of many Marilyn Monroe songs in Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.
- Summer in the CityJazz classic by Steve Boone in Quincy Jones's You've Got it Bad Girl
- SummertimeFrom Harmonica Classics. Gershwin as you haven't heard it before!
- Long, Hot, Summer DaysFolk song from Field Recordings Vol. 6: Texas (1933-1958)
Keep Cool on Campus
- University of Chicago Library HoursOur air conditioning keeps the books (along with people) at a controlled temperature and humidity.
- Campus Dining - Summer HoursIce coffee or smoothies anyone? No food in the Library, but cold drinks (with a lid) are welcome!
- UChicago Athletic FacilitiesIt's not the best week for your Chicago Marathon training. Instead, take advantage of the many athletic facilities on campus.
- Student Health ServicesIf you think you are experiencing heat-related illness.
Local Resources
- National Weather Service Forecast OfficeWeather warnings and watches for Chicago.
- Cooling CentersA guide to cooling centers in Illinois, from "Keep Cool Illinois", State of Illinois.
- Heat Wave SafetyTips from the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.
- Chicago Park District Beach ReportCheck on the conditions and restrictions at Chicago's beaches.
- Chicago Park District PoolsVisit Chicago's public pools.
Chicago History Snapshot: The 1995 Heat Wave
Excessive heat in the summer of 1995 resulted in hundreds of deaths in the City of Chicago and surrounding areas.
You can following the news regarding the 1995 heat wave in the Chicago Tribune using the database ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Chicago Tribune.
Or learn more by looking at the following sources available at the Library.
Visit the Beach (In Person or Virtually)
57th Street Beach in the 1950s. Archival Photographic Files, apf2-09866, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Can't make it to the beach? Cool off watching these two documentaries available from the Regenstein Library. Surf's up!
- The endless summerThe original surfing documentary.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Video/DVD Collection
DVD GV840.S8E53 2000 - The endless summer IILike every good summer movie, there's a sequel.
Regenstein, 3rd Floor Video/DVD Collection
DVD PN1997.2.E644 2003
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Research guide for seminar students and research assistants working on the University of Chicago public policy intiative Climate Change Online.
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