The ancient manuscript rested on the shelves of the Newberry Library for more than a century. Little was known about the bound book from colonial Mexico that had been donated to the library in ...

Astrida Orle Tantillo, president of Chicago’s Newberry Library, is seen in her office on Feb. 22, 2024. She is the tenth president of the library and joined the institution in December 2023 ...

Chicago's contributions to American dance have not been fully understood, until now A massive dance archive housed at the Newberry Library will help preserve a rich and eclectic history that spans ...

The Newberry Library was showing its age. Now, after big renovation, it's showing off what's new, including visitor-aimed changes, World's Fair show.

"We were really excited to find these," said Martha Briggs, curator of modern manuscripts at the Newberry. "Because slave letters are very rare." They are letters from a slave named Washington ...

Lovers of all things Chicago have an exciting opportunity to learn about the city through a series of historical seminars at the Newberry Library. Offered June through August, the courses cover a ...

Newberry Library sits at the north edge of Chicago’s Washington Square Park Curbed Chicago Flickr pool/Brule Laker The landmarked Newberry Library building in Chicago’s Gold Coast is moving ...

Unlike one's hometown "library," Chicago's Newberry is not the place to go simply to "check out" the latest Danielle Steele novel or the latest Will Ferrell DVD.

The Newberry Library is collecting signs, flyers, and other documentation of recent civil-rights protests. Photos: Adrienne Hurst On display at the Newberry Library are Post-it notes bearing ...

Newberry Library spotlights 'invisible labor' of Chicago immigrants The Newberry wanted to launch an exhibition on the contributions to the printing industry made by Chicago’s diverse communities.

Was Mike Royko the toughest man in Chicago? We shall see, I suppose, when a one-man play opens here in early September at the Chopin Theatre. Mitchell Bisschop is the author and star in what he ...

A new exhibit at the Newberry Library aims to show World War One through the eyes of people from Chicago.