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More than 50 scholars will join our community as Newberry Fellows during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the National Genealogical Society's Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship
Chicago Author Toya Wolfe will receive the Pattis Book Award for her debut novel, “Last Summer on State Street"
Leading a new division at the Newberry, Firpo will pursue innovative ways to connect visitors with the library's world-class collections and learning resources.
A set of glass slides shows the lives Black migrants built for themselves in Chicago and other northern cities.
With funds from The Grainger Foundation, the Newberry will explore new possibilities for user engagement and interactivity online.
Gail Kern Paster, a Newberry Board member and Director Emerita of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will lead the Newberry following the departure of Daniel...
Mr. Holland’s gift will enable the Newberry to extend its long-standing commitment to building and promoting engagement with a world-class collection of maps.
Father Peter J. Powell was a scholar, ethnohistorian, author, and Anglican priest who had a profound impact at the Newberry.
David Weimer arrives at the Newberry in the dual role of Curator of Maps and Director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the...