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The Newberry Reading Rooms will be closed December 8 for Library Clean-Up Day. Reserve readers will be permitted in the building, however no reader services will be provided.

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Event—Public Programming

Sabor y Arte: Exploring Mexican Heritage through Food and Art

Alberto Aguilar, Zach Steen, and Lesley A. Wolff

Dec 02, 2023

12:00pm–1:30pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

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Celebrating the Holidays in Verse and Song

Shakespeare Project of Chicago

Dec 16, 2023

10:00am–11:30am

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

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Genealogy 101: An Introduction to Genealogical Research at the Newberry

Jan 06, 2024

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Rettinger Hall

Event—Center for Renaissance Studies

The World in Books: 1100-1800

Led by Lia Markey, Rebecca L. Fall, and Christopher Fletcher (Newberry Library)

Jan 09–Mar 14, 2024

1:00pm–2:30pm

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Event—Scholarly Seminars

Cara Burnidge, University of Northern Iowa

Religion and Culture in the Americas

Jan 12, 2024

3:00pm–5:00pm

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Whether it's a letter from Michelangelo or a doodle drawn in a 19th-century textbook by a procrastinating student, primary sources bring the past to life in vivid detail. You’re free to explore these historic materials online or in person at the Newberry.

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