Brushing Up On 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? Chicago Libraries Have 597 Copies

If you're looking to brush up on Harper Lee's original novel before picking up the controversial sequel "Go Set a Watchman," the Chicago Public Libraryhas you covered.

The city library has nearly 600 copies of classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," according to a spokesperson.

Across various print editions, the library has 553 copies of the book. There are also 42 audiobook CDs and cassettes, and one e-audiobook and one ebook.

That's 597 copies of Lee's coming-of-age story about racism, justice and small-town Southern life.

If you're not the literary type, the library also has 46 DVD copies of the 1962 film starring Gregory Peck.

Meanwhile, the sequel "Go Set a Watchman," which came out Tuesday to mixedreviews, is almost entirely checked out at the Chicago Public Library.

According to the library portal, as of Tuesday afternoon, the library had 388 copies in various forms.

There were 389 holds on 222 print copies and 339 holds on 97 ebooks.

There were also many holds on 50 audiobooks and 15 large-print copies.

Four Spanish-language versions of the book, "Ve y Pon un Centinela," however, remained on shelves and ready to be checked out.