Updates Regarding COVID-19

Updated August 14, 2020, 10:20 am

Starting Tuesday, August 25, our reading rooms will reopen to researchers by appointment. Learn about making an appointment. The exhibition galleries will open on Friday, August 28. Appointments aren’t required, but you’ll have to sign in with our staff in the lobby when you arrive so we can limit entry into the galleries and ensure social distancing. Learn more about visiting our exhibitions.

With your health and safety top of mind, we’ve changed some policies based on guidelines from public health officials. Please help us maintain a safe learning environment by:

• Wearing a face mask at all times
• Keeping a distance of at least six feet from others
• Staying home if you are sick or have been in contact with someone who is sick

There remain plenty of ways to engage with us remotely. You can:

• Browse, study, and remix more than 1 million digital images from our collection online
• Consult our digital resources for students, teachers, and scholars
• Attend virtual public programs (information about upcoming events is included in the Newberry e-news)
• Join our corps of online volunteers and help transcribe letters and diaries from our archival collections
• Email reference@newberry.org with questions related to your research