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. https://t.co/kv8kroFOcM

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: https://t.co/6c5dWwpyLi

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: https://t.co/1Hh8i79E7E

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. https://t.co/9FKekXP3Xr

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:

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.*

In honor of Chicago's 54th annual pride parade yesterday, we're bringing back this photo from the 1977 celebration. ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 #pride #prideparade #chicagopride

The Newberry Library and The Pattis Family Foundation are pleased to announce Scott W. Berg as the the winner of the fourth annual Pattis Award for his work “The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul."

Many Indigenous people have asserted the importance of representing themselves in media and culture. Currently on display in our "Native Pop!" exhibition, these polaroid images document extras on the set of the film "Dances with Wolves" during its filming in 1989. #nativepop

Our latest exhibition, "Winging It: A Brief History of Humanity's Relationship with Birds," is now open! More information: https://t.co/X3yCgJvjUk #birds #wingingit #birding

Author and poet Clint Smith wrote that Juneteenth "is both a day to solemnly remember what this country has done to Black Americans and a day to celebrate all that Black Americans have overcome.” We will be closed today in observance and celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.

We are please to share a beautiful new video tour of our current exhibition, "Native Pop!." Narrated by exhibition co-curator Will Hansen, this video provides a brief overview of the exhibition's main themes and highlights many items on display.

"Red Planet Earth," made by Cherokee writer Craig Kee Strete in the early '70s, is perhaps the first ever Indigenous science fiction zine. Each issue included a mix of short stories, editorials, poetry, and other contributions, both from Strete and other Indigenous creators.

Join us July 12 for the 25th anniversary screening of "The Return of Navajo Boy." This @sundancefest selection chronicles the extraordinary journey of the Cly family, whose lives are forever altered by the rediscovery of a 1950s film reel. More info: https://t.co/MyUVg7jnIB

Last week we had an extra special visitor... 🐶📚 This good boy waited patiently outside while his human explored the library! And although we know furry friends make the best reading buddies, only service animals are allowed in the reading rooms.

Teach with primary sources from the Newberry's collections! #OnThisDay in 1453, the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople. In this FREE lesson, students explore the rise and expansion of the Ottoman Empire and religious and social changes in Europe. https://t.co/hAbZl9Gl15

We may not have stolen a truck full of Flaming Flamers, but we *did* manage to get our hands on a bag for the collection! This #ReservationDogs promo kit—including a script, pictorial map, and a bag of the fictional cheese snacks—is currently on display in our #NativePop exhibit.

The Newberry will be closed tomorrow, May 24, in honor of the Memorial Day holiday. Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to opening our doors to you Tuesday! 🌼 Letter from Camp Dennison, George Deal papers, November 9, 1862. Call number: [Midwest MS Deal Box 1 Folder 2]

Registration for our summer Adult Education classes begins TODAY! #adulteducation #lifelonglearning #history #literature #chicago https://t.co/W0UC74lQtg