“My son and I have been enjoying each book tremendously and each month, we look ahead joyfully for the next book title.”
PJ Library sends high-quality, age appropriate Jewish books and music to families each month – with absolutely no strings attached. We hope you incorporate these timeless stories of Jewish traditions, values and heritage into your family's life - and we are here to help! Beyond the books, PJ Library in Chicago offers holiday events, family meet-ups, opportunities for volunteering and many more ways to connect with the values in the stories and the people in our community. We hope to see you soon!
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Signing up for PJ Library is FREE! Join over 7,500 families in the Chicago metropolitan area receiving FREE Jewish books every month through PJ Library! The PJ Library program in Chicago is available to families with children ages 6 months to 8 years living in the metropolitan Chicago area: Cook, Lake, Will, McHenry, DuPage and Kane counties.
JUF Young Families Events provides local families with opportunities to meet new families through low-barrier, high-quality Jewish programs at a variety of notable kid-friendly locations.
Our new team of Parent Connectors are out in the community and would love to meet you for a play date.
NEW! PJ Library in Chicago is proud to partner with Jewish organizations to offer engaging learning opportunities for young children, families and parents.
If your child is aging out of PJ Library, visit our PJ Our Way page to learn more about programs for 7 to 11 year olds.
PJ Library was created by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, a leader in creating and supporting innovative opportunities for Jewish engagement in Western Massachusetts and beyond. PJ Library is part of JUF Young Families and is a gift to Chicagoland families from the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, the generosity of local donors.
“My son and I have been enjoying each book tremendously and each month, we look ahead joyfully for the next book title.”
Community powered, we consider the totality of local and global Jewish needs and how to address them. From generation to generation, we help people connect to Jewish life and values, fueling a dynamic, enduring community that comes together for good.
