The Newberry will be closed Monday, August 19 through Thursday, August 22. You can explore our online collections at collections.newberry.org or find more information about the library at newberry.org We apologize for any inconvenience.

Calling all Chicagoland teachers!📚Registration is now open for our 2024/25 professional development seminars for teachers. This program offers teachers a space to learn, connect with peers, and explore our collection as scholars. Learn more and register: newberry.org/learn/teacher-…

Registration for our Fall Adult Education courses is now OPEN! From monsters to Mendelssohn to Mars... there is sure to be something for everyone. Don't miss out—browse our courses and register at the link below! newberry.org/learn/adult-ed…

This. For a few weeks in September, 'Toughest Man in Chicago' and our exhibition 'Chicago Style: Mike Royko and Windy City Journalism' will be going at the same time.

Join me for a September virtual workshop Newberry Library on Making and Tasting Historical Recipes: Early Modern Sweets. We'll learn about the importance and impact of sugar while making cracknels, lemon cream, syllabub, and taffety tarts! Register at newberry.org/calendar/early…

Rose Miron is Director of our D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies and discusses her new book and the story of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation and its Historical Committee in this new video. Watch the full program here ▶️

Registration for Anca's class and 30-plus more open now 👇

Writers on Writing, a conversation between Susan Choi and Rebecca Makkai is coming up soon, September 19 at the Newberry Library. This is a FREE event to attend in person or on Zoom. You just have register, which you can do here! newberry.org/calendar/write…

The summer of Royko continues! Writer/performer Mitchell Bisschop portrays Mike Royko in a solo show at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., 9/5-9/29. Check out the show (link below) and be sure to visit our Royko exhibition before 9/28 closing. royko.brownpapertickets.com

"Exhibit Looks at Legendary Chicago Journalist Mike Royko and a Changing Media Industry" -- Thanks to WTTW - Chicago PBS for visiting our latest exhibit on Mike Royko and Windy City journalism. Read the review from WTTW and come check it our for yourself! news.wttw.com/2024/08/23/exh…

👀 Keep an eye out for our billboard on Chicago Avenue at Franklin, next to the Brown Line 'L' stop. Our new exhibition opens two weeks from today.

Our Royko exhibition is free and open to all between now and September 28 🗞️

Very moving to see Mike Royko's coat and hat in the Newberry Library exhibit.

Our current exhibition, "Chicago Style: Mike Royko and Windy City Journalism," will be closed until the afternoon of Tuesday, September 10, due to building maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Check out this free event from our partners ChicagoOperaTheater - ! The Close up on 9/12 will feature Ferdinando Paër’s "Leonora," which will premiere in October 2024. The event takes place at 6:30pm at Harold Washington Library. purchase.chicagooperatheater.org