Old Town School of Folk Music

Welcome to the Resource Center!: The Resource Center houses a collection of over 20,000 recordings, books, and magazines. In keeping with the School's overall mission to preserve and present folk and roots music, the collection is organized and open to all. There are three complete stereo systems for students to listen and a comfortable reading lounge in the basement lobby. Students and the general public are welcome to explore the Resource Center's holdings, but only faculty and and staff people may check out books and recordings to take home.; Audio Archives
The Resource Center has been working to archive Old Town School's collection of concert recordings, and soon over 100 songs from this collection will be available on iTunes and other digital music outlets. In-house viewing and listening options are also in the works.

Location: The Resource Center is housed in basement lobby of our 4544 N Lincoln Ave building.
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 3:00 - 9:30PM
Saturday, Noon - 5:00PM
Closed Sunday

Historical Archives: If you are a researching Old Town School History and would like a to access our photo and document archive, please take a look at the finding aid for these collections and contact Colby Maddox, our Resource Center Manager at 773-751-3309 or cmaddox@oldtownschool.org.

Songnotes: Also, check out Mark Dvorak's fabulous Songnotes - a fascinating companion guide to the Old Town School's venerable Songbook. It's chock-full of interesting info and history on all 108 songs.