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Event—Public Programming

Writers on Writing: Lauren Groff and Rebecca Makkai

Oct 04, 2023

6:00pm–7:00pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

Event—Public Programming

Newberry 101: An Introduction to Research at the Newberry

Oct 07, 2023

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Rettinger Hall

Event—Public Programming

Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City 

Meet the Author: Thomas Leslie in conversation with Lee Bey

Oct 12, 2023

6:00pm–7:00pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

Event—Public Programming

Il Moro/The Moor: A Story of Alessandro de’ Medici

Film Screening and Talk with Daphne di Cinto

Oct 17, 2023

6:00pm–7:15pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

Harriet Monroe & the Open Door

Liesl Olson

Oct 19, 2023

6:00pm–7:00pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

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The Newberry's collections, programs, and exhibitions have been free and open to all since 1887. Curious people from all over visit to research topics of interest, discover their family history, take classes, or learn something new and unexpected.

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Event—Adult Education

Little Poems: Sappho to the Beatles

Led by Michael Hennessy

Weekly on Wednesdays, Sep 27–Nov 01, 2023

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Adult Education

African American Genealogy

Led by Anita Boyd

Sep 30, 2023

9:00am–12:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Adult Education

Perspective & Point of View

Led by Anca L. Szilágyi

Weekly on Saturdays, Oct 07–Nov 11, 2023

10:00am–12:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Adult Education

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House Books

Led by Dawn Sardella-Ayres

Weekly on Saturdays, Oct 07–Nov 11, 2023

1:00pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Adult Education

Hemingway and the Women Who Influenced His Life and Literature

Led by Nancy Sindelar

Weekly on Tuesdays, Oct 10–Nov 14, 2023

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Our Collection Is Your Collection

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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