Upcoming Public Programming Events

Event—Public Programming

Nuremberg at 80: A Chicago Family's Connection to the Trial

Oct 01, 2026

6:00pm–7:00pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

Forbidden Newberry

Oct 02, 2026

5:30pm–8:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Public Programming

Newberry 101: An Introduction to Research at the Newberry

Oct 03, 2026

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Baskes Hall

Event—Public Programming

Sacred Ground, Contested City / Tierra sagrada, ciudad en disputa

Oct 03, 2026

10:30am–2:30pm

Off-site – Bus tour through the Woodlawn and Hyde Park neighborhoods / Recorrido en autobús por los barrios de Woodlawn y Hyde Park.

Event—Public Programming

Celebrate 50 Years of Natya Dance Theatre

Oct 08, 2026

5:30pm–7:00pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

Beyond Belief Community Archival Training Workshop, Part 1 / Taller de capacitación en archivo comunitario Más allá de la fe, Parte 1

Oct 13, 2026

10:00am–12:30pm

At the Newberry – Rettinger Hall

Event—Public Programming

Colloquium: Medieval Women: Social Norms and What Makes Gendered Expectations Then and Now

with Dr. Eleanor Janega

Oct 14, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Writers on Writing: Justin Torres and Rebecca Makkai

Oct 22, 2026

6:00pm–7:00pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

Colloquium

with Karen Christianson (Project Directory, Beyond Belief) and Brandon Stokes (Public Humanities Fellow, Beyond Belief)

Oct 28, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom

Event—Public Programming

Terry’s Scaries: A Night of Indigenous Horror Stories

Oct 29, 2026

5:30pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry – Ruggles Hall

Event—Public Programming

2026 Rare Map and Book Fair

Oct 30–Oct 31, 2026

At the Newberry

Event—Public Programming

Colloquium: New Acquisitions

with Jill Gage, Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing and Bibliographer for British Literature and History

Nov 04, 2026

4:00pm–5:00pm

At the Newberry – Baskes Boardroom