Newberry Library News

Current Press Releases

Contact:
Heather Malec, Director of Public Relations and Communications
e-mail: malech@newberry.org
tel: (312) 255-3625

Press Releases from 2008

Major Fall Exhibition: Artifacts of Childhood: 700 Years of Children's Books
September 27, 2008 to January 17, 2009

November 13, 2008, SAVE THE DATES: Newberry's Mystery and More Book Fair, and 25th Annual Book Fair
November 11, 2008 - Chicago Calligraphy Collective Exhibition at the Newberry Library
February 9 - March 28, 2009
October 6, 2008 - Newberry's October 2008 Spotlight Exhibit Shows Papers of Hope Abelson, Long-time Supporter of Chicago Theatre
October 1, 2008 - Winter 2008/09 Calendar of Events
July 17, 2008 - Newberry Library's Fall Calendar of Events
June 26, 2008 - 22nd Annual Bughouse Square Debates: Saturday, July 26, 2008
High School Student Dawn Sherman Honored with the John Peter Altgeld Award
June 5, 2008 - Newberry Library Appoints New Director of the Dr. William Scholl Center for American History and Culture
May 28, 2008 - Newberry Consort Presents Musical Treasures of the Newberry Library
May 1, 2008 - Newberry Library Presents the Chicago Calligraphy Collective's 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition
April 17, 2008 - Summer Public Programs at the Newberry Library
April 8, 2008 - 24th Annual Newberry Library Book Fair: Save the Dates: July 24-27
April 7, 2008 - The Newberry Library Honors European History Scholar Anthony Grafton at Spring Benefit on May 8, 2008
February 20, 2008 - Theft of Umanitá
February 11, 2008 - Recent Acquisitions Exhibition
February 4, 2008 - 2008 Symposium on the Book - Rare Books and the Common Good: American Perspectives
Saturday, April 12, 2008
January 14, 2008 - National Medal Presented to Newberry Library at White House

Press Releases from 2007

Fall Exhibition Media Kits - Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West
Ptolemy's Geography and Renaissance Mapmakers
November 3, 2007 - February 16, 2008
View select press images online.

December 12, 2007 - Newberry Library's Winter/Spring Calendar of Events
November 13, 2007 - Newberry Library Launches Interactive Online Map for Genealogists
November 6, 2007 - Newberry Library to Receive Nation's Highest Honor for Extraordinary Public Service
August 28, 2007 - Newberry Library Acquires Rare Wall Maps from The Boeing Company
August 15, 2007 - Newberry Consort Presents a Season of Music, Storytelling and Dance
August 6, 2007 - Newberry Library's Fall 2007 Calendar of Events
August 2, 2007 - Newberry Library Presents Mayor Daley with The Newberry Award
July 17, 2007 - The Newberry Library Bughouse Square Debates Honors Activist Jorge Mújica
Mújica will be presented with the Altgeld Freedom of Speech Award on Saturday, July 28
June 18, 2007 - Fall Exhibition Media Kit - Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West
Ptolemy's Geography and Renaissance Mapmakers
November 3, 2007 - February 16, 2008
View select press images online.
May 7, 2007 - Newberry Library and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Jointly Acquire 15th Century Biblical Commentary
April 23, 2007 - Journey through Landscapes of Time and Space, Science and Imagination
MAPS: FINDING OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD
At The Field Museum, November 2, 2007 to January 28, 2008
March 26, 2007 - Newberry Library's Summer 2007 Calendar of Events
March 8, 2007 - 23rd Annual Newberry Library Book Fair: Save the Dates: July 26-29
February 20, 2007 - Newberry Library's Purchase Prize Awarded to Calligrapher Julie Wildman
February 14, 2007 - David Douglass Appointed Artist-in-Residence and Director of the Newberry Consort
February 13, 2007 - Remembering Ann Barzel: 1905 -2007
February 9, 2007 - The Caxton Club/Newberry Library Symposium on the Book: Remodeling the Tower of Babel
February 8, 2007 - Newberry Library's 2005-06 Annual Report
Download a PDF version
January 19, 2007 - Newberry Library's 15th Annual Mystery and More Book Fair
January 11, 2007 - Newberry Library's Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country Comes Alive on the Web

Press Releases from 2006

December 11, 2006 - Newberry Library presents the Chicago Calligraphy Collective's 21st Annual Juried Exhibition
Exploration 2007 will run from January 31 - March 17, 2007
November 30, 2006 - Newberry Library's Winter/Spring Calendar of Events
November 16, 2006 - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn joins Newberry Library in presenting new exhibit
Newberry to unveil model Aztec city of Tenochtitlan crafted by students at McKinley Park Elementary School in Chicago
October 30, 2006 - Newberry Hosts Screening and Discussion of "Atltzatzilistli/Praying for Water"
October 2, 2006 - Newberry Library Acquires Valuable IWW (Wobbly) Materials
September 25, 2006 - Newberry Library Appoints Vice President for Development
August 25, 2006 - Newberry Consort Celebrates 20 Years of Early Music
Newberry Consort Artistic Director Mary Springfels Retires
August 23, 2006 - Newberry Receives Valuable Polish-American Records
The Polish Women's Alliance of America donated early insurance files
August 11, 2006 - Newberry Library's Fall Calendar of Events
August 3, 2006 - Newberry Library Appoints Vice President for Library Services
August 1, 2006 - Sherlockians, Other Mystery Fans Descend Upon the Newberry Library for Annual Colloquium
Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Colloquium Oct. 7, 2006
July 17, 2006 - The Wednesday Club Returns With a Visit to Brazil on September 6
Stimulating conversation and lively presentations for civic-minded active professionals
June 27, 2006 - Newberry Library Explores the Persistence of Aztec Civilization in Fall Exhibit
The Aztecs and the Making of Colonial Mexico will run from Sept. 28 to Jan. 13, 2006
- view select press images online
June 20, 2006 - Save the Date: 22nd Annual Newberry Library Book Fair Held Last Weekend in July
June 12, 2006 - Newberry Library Celebrates Freedom of Speech at the 20th Annual Bughouse Square Debates
-Saturday, July 29 from 11 am to 6 pm
May 31, 2006 - Rare European and American Maps Join Newberry Library's Collection of Cartographic Treasures
- Maps acquired from the Chicago History Museum
May 24, 2006 - NEH Awards Grant to Catalog and Preserve Newberry Library's Midwest Journalism Manuscript Collections
April 24, 2006 - The Newberry Library Honors Acclaimed Scholar Hanna H. Gray at Annual Spring Benefit on June 12
- Individual ticket prices start at $250. Please call (312) 255-3510 for more information.
March 27, 2006 - Chicago Artist Creates Site-Specific Installation for Newberry Library: The acquisition of knowledge is explored in Closed and Open: Antonia Contro from May 17-July 15
-View and download images from Closed and Open.
March 20, 2006 - Newberry Library's Summer Calendar of Events
February 19, 2006 - The Caxton Club and The Newberry Library present the 2006 Symposium on the Book: The Past and Future of Intellectual Property
February 9, 2006 - Newberry Opens Doors to Area High School History Teachers: Second Annual Illinois Teaching American History Conference Feb. 17-18, 2006
January 25, 2006 - Newberry Library Announces the 2006 Lannan Summer Institutes for Teachers in Tribal Colleges
January 23, 2006 - Newberry Library's Popol Vuh Undergoes Conservation and Digitization:
Ancient, Sacred Text Unavailable Until May 2006
January 17, 2006 - Newberry Library's Winter Calendar of Events
January 3, 2006 - Jim Grossman Named Chicagoan of the Year

Press Releases from 2005

November 22, 2005 - The Newberry Library to Display Mike Royko Memorabilia to the Public
August 16, 2005 - Newberry Library Presents Native American Stories of Lewis and Clark Expedition
June 28, 2005 - The Newberry Library Appoints Next President, Librarian