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This postcard from our Digital Collections is especially apt as the University of Illinois women’s team opens the NCAA tournament tomorrow! Illinois is a 7 seed and takes on Colorado. Illinois’s men’s team was victorious last night. An exciting time in Champaign! #marchmadness

@NewberryLibrary A wonderful rescue! I remember going to inspect the Burlington Archives in situ with John Aubrey ~1980 before they were moved. They were covered in dust and dirt, just a mess. High praise to the Newberry for cleaning, organizing and preserving them for posterity!

The Newberry recently celebrated a milestone: 150k public items in Digital Collections! Images include the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records documenting everyday life along the route, which covered the Midwest and stretched all the way to Wyoming.

Reserve your seat for our Award Celebration 4/10 at The Drake! We are thrilled to honor Jonathan Franzen, recognizing his cultural impact through monumental novels such as "The Corrections," "Freedom," and "Crossroads." All proceeds support the Newberry. newberry.org/calendar/2026a…

Our next exhibition opens April 9 and features a rare broadside of the Declaration as well as John Jay's handwritten draft of The Federalist No. 3. Learn more --> newberry.org/calendar/free-… #il250 #america250

The Newberry’s Center for Renaissance Studies recently held its Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference in Premodern Studies, welcoming advanced doctoral students from 50+ universities. Attendees represented fields of classical, medieval, Renaissance, early modern studies.

Trianon Ballroom in Woodlawn, "The World's Most Beautiful Ball Room," hosted the 1926 National Charleston Contest, 100 years ago this month. A couple from Grand Rapids, Mich., took home 1st place. Alas, the Trianon was demolished in 1967. Image: Teich Postcard Collection.

Florence Price was the first African American woman to achieve national recognition as a symphonic composer, including for the Chicago Symphony. Price's first major work was Symphony in E minor, premiered by the Symphony (1933). Image: Chicago Reader archives. #blackhistorymonth

We’re excited to share today that the Newberry has received a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand access to our Indigenous Studies collections and strengthen collaboration with tribal nations. newberry.org/news/newberry-…

Throughout 2026 we will be commemorating America’s semiquincentennial, including exhibitions, programs, and classes. Our new web page features these events and much more, including key America 250 collection materials. newberry.org/the-newberry-o… #il250

Thanks @chicagotribune for this review of our exhibition! Mapping Outside the Lines is open now through February 13. chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/map…

Do you like chocolate? Then join me @NewberryLibrary this spring for a class and tasting! We'll explore early modern trade networks, religious debates, and social customs while sampling historical chocolate recipes. Register now at newberry.org/calendar/choco…

NewberryFest returns on Saturday 1/24, and it's all about maps! This open house event features curator presentations, tours, a book sale, and a paper-making workshop. Registration is free, visit newberry.org/calendar/newbe… to learn more.

Teach with primary sources from the Newberry collection! This month marks 106 years since the Chicago race riots. In this FREE lesson students consider conditions that led to this incident, its aftermath, & how the term race riot informs our understanding. dcc.newberry.org/?p=14395

Upcoming Program: Please join us Tuesday, August 5, for a discussion of award-winning author @eveewing's latest book, "Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism." More information: newberry.org/calendar/origi…

Our mid-summer bookshop offerings have hit the shelves! We have a wonderful range of books, stationery, and exclusive postcards related to our our current exhibitions. Swing by the Bookshop this Saturday to browse our selection and receive a special 15% off! 📚

You're invited! Join us THIS Saturday, July 19, from 10am-4pm, for our second annual NewberryFest, an event designed to help you learn more about the Newberry. More information: newberry.org/calendar/newbe…

Thank you to the Chicago Tribune for featuring our latest exhibition, "Winging It." This exhibition shares books, artwork, postcards, and objects that show how birds persist today oftentimes in spite of human interference. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/19/win…

Our Teacher Programs team is pleased to share our '25-26 lineup of PD seminars for teachers, designed to inspire and refresh your personal, intellectual, and professional development. Registration opens August 25, 8pm. Explore seminar topics or learn more: newberry.org/learn/teacher-…

Happy 4th! This postcard from our collection was published in Chicago around the turn of the 20th cent. The creator, Bryan Bossier, was known for printed and photographic postcards related to 20th cent. social movements. *The Newberry is closed today and will reopen on Saturday.*