Public Programs at the Newberry Library

Since the Newberry Library's founding in 1887 the Library has provided programs in the humanities for people throughout the Chicago metropolitan region. Today, through a series of public lectures, meet the author events, exhibitions, seminars, and other programs, you can explore history, literature, music and the arts.

Public Programs change seasonally, so check back often. Sign up for E-News to receive program updates.

Fall Highlights

With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
A Library of Congress Exhibiton

Honest Abe of the West
A Newberry Library Exhibition

Calendar of Events

October 2009

Saturday 31    The Shakespeare Project of Chicago: Henry VIII

November 2009

Wednesday 4  The Wednesday Club

Saturday 7      Chicago Humanities Festival: Lynda Barry, Writing the Unthinkable

Tuesday 17     Many Pictures But No Portraits: Abraham Lincoln in the Visual Arts

Thursday 19    Chicago Map Society

December 2009

Wednesday 2   The Wednesday Club

Saturday 5      Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave

Thursday 10    The Great Lakes Dredge and Philharmonic Society

Thursday 17    Chicago Map Society

Saturday 19     Final day for With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition

More programs for November and December are coming.  Bookmark this page, and check back often!

Contact Information

The Newberry Library
Public Programs
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-7324

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telephone: (312) 255-3700
fax: (312) 255-3680

e-mail: programs@newberry.org

The Newberry Library gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner for their generous support of public programming. Major funding is also provided by Richard and Barbara Franke, the MacLean-Fogg Family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. McGhee, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally, and the McCormick Tribune Foundation.