Inside the Obama Presidential Center

Join us for a special virtual presentation exploring the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Obama Presidential Center.

Kenvi Phillips, inaugural director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, and Tina Tchen, Executive Vice President of Programs for the Obama Foundation, discuss the first digital Presidential Library and the Obama Presidential Center as a vibrant community hub, economic anchor, and beacon of democracy. Learn how presidential history is preserved, accessed, and shared, and how these records deepen our understanding of recent history and democratic values.

Located in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, the Center will feature community gathering spaces, a Chicago Public Library branch, and the Obama Foundation's headquarters. The Center opens in June 2026. The National Archives and Records Administration operates the Barack Obama Presidential Library, the Agency's first fully digital Presidential Library, a partner of the Obama Presidential Center.

Presented with area libraries.

Live on Zoom. Click here to register to receive the information to join.