Upcoming Public Programming Events

Event—Public Programming

“I Wasn’t Born to Labor”: Memorializing Black Pleasure in the Early Cultural History of American (US) Leisure, Recreation, and Hospitality, ca. 1880s-1950s

Colloquium

Mar 25, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Newberry Annual Edible Book Festival

Colloquium

Apr 01, 2026

12:00pm–1:30pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

Newberry 101: An Introduction to Research at the Newberry

Apr 04, 2026

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Baskes Hall

Event—Public Programming

Mini Used Book Sale

Apr 04, 2026

10:00am–3:00pm

At the Newberry – Lobby

Event—Public Programming

Death by Chocolate: A Sensational Chapter in Thomas Gage’s “The English American”

Colloquium

Apr 08, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Writers on Writing: Jennifer Egan and Michael Zapata

Apr 09, 2026

6:00pm–7:00pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

Event—Public Programming

The 2026 Newberry Library Award Celebration

Apr 10, 2026

5:00pm–9:00pm

Off-site – The Drake 140 East Walton Place Chicago

Event—Public Programming

New Acquisitions at the Newberry: Americana and  Indigenous Studies

Colloquium

Apr 15, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Beyond Belief: Religion and Social Change in 1960s Chicago

Apr 18, 2026

11:00am–1:30pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall and Online

Event—Public Programming

Colloquium

Apr 22, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Colloquium

Apr 29, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Genealogy 101: An Introduction to Genealogical Research at the Newberry

May 02, 2026

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Baskes Hall