Chicago Public Library Confirms Unintentional Nationwide Access to Obama Presidential Center Digital Collection
The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has officially confirmed that the widespread, nationwide access to a digital collection of e-books and audiobooks associated with the Obama Presidential Center was entirely unintentional. This clarification comes after numerous social media users across the United States discovered and shared methods to access this collection through the Libby app, mistakenly referring to it as a "digital library card." Patrick Molloy, the CPL's director of government and public affairs, explicitly stated in an email to the Tribune that this access was never intended to extend beyond on-site visitors to the CPL branch located within the Obama Presidential Center. The branch, which opened on June 19, features spaces for children and book collections curated to reflect the reading preferences of the Obama family. Molloy further clarified that there isn't an actual "digital library card" for the center; rather, people were accessing a specific, limited collection of digital materials. The issu... 
