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The Newberry

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Curating curiosity for all since 1887. The Newberry Library is an independent research library located in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Cover photo: Oak Street Beach postcard from Curt Teich Postcard Collection.

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 5d ago

Historical Lollapalooza outfit inspiration! Our postcard collection contains over 6,500 fashion postcards, highlighting popular styles from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Let us know which outfit is your favorite and enjoy the festival! A thread...

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 6d ago

Collection spotlight: The Odyssey! The Newberry has a wealth of materials related to The Odyssey, from ancient papyrus writings to a range of printed copies. Here is a fragment of Homer's Iliad from around the first century CE. (Homer also wrote The Odyssey, of course.)

An image shows papyrus fragments from the Iliad. Text states the fragment is probably from Fayyum, Egypt, with some contemporary annotations in Greek cursive on verso.
Anca L. Szilágyi@ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · 3w ago

All Talk: Dialogue in Fiction starts in 10 days @newberrylibrary.bsky.social! Join us for a fun afternoon of creative writing focused on honing dialogue writing skills. www.newberry.org/calendar/dia... #chicago #amwritingfiction

All Talk: Dialogue in Fiction

Dialogue can be the bane of a writer’s existence or great fun. In this class, we’ll aim for the latter.

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Anca L. Szilágyi@ancaszilagyi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Registration is open for @newberrylibrary.bsky.social summer classes! I'm delighted to teach All Talk: Dialogue in Fiction in person on Saturday, July 25. Learn more and sign up here: www.newberry.org/calendar/dia... #chicago #amwriting

All Talk: Dialogue in Fiction Taught by Anca L. Szilágyi Jul 25, 2026 12:00pm–2:00pm 1 Session, $85. In person Image shows a drawing of a man in profile smiling menacingly and talking while gesticulating as another man smiles benevolently and listens.
The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One of General Washington's personal guards visited our "Free and Independent" exhibition today as part of our America 250 events. Michael Hensinger is visiting from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia and part of a tent display taking place in Washington Square Park.

A man in a blue and gold 18th century military uniform, wears a period-era hat, while standing in an exhibition space.
The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In January 1931, a lecture by German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld at Chicago’s Dill Pickle Club, just south of the Newberry, was postponed by authorities because of its “indecent” subject matter. Hirschfeld was a trailblazing advocate who founded the world's first gay rights organization. #pride

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thanks to @apnews.com for the America 250-themed piece on our large-letter postcards! The Newberry's Will Hansen reflected on the postcards and the mid-century optimism they embodied. Visit us to view postcards in-person or look them up via @digitalnewberry.bsky.social apnews.com/article/amer...

Colorful 'Greetings from' postcards reflected American innovation, idealism

Postcards emblazoned with “Greetings from” a state, city or tourist attraction advertise more than just the tiny scenes squeezed into 3D letters.

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Save the date! Our next exhibition features popular art about liberty from 1812 to the Civil War and WWI, and works by Nina Allender, John T. McCutcheon, Leslie Rogers, Thomas Nast, and Art Young. See the diverse, inspiring, and contradictory ways that liberty has been conceived and realized.

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

William Shakespeare was born on this date in 1564, and The Garden of Shakespeare's Birthplace - from an early twentieth century oilette postcard - is one of many Shakespeare-related items in the Newberry's collection, including an original copy of his First Folio (published in 1623). #historysky

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From our artifacts cage with Library Assistant Alexis - "Officium Seraphici Patris Nostri Sancti Francisci" is an oversize a choral score by the Franciscan Order in 1773. The book was intended for use in mass, the musical notation being large enough for parishioners to read it from a distance.

A large, ornate book with an elaborate engraving and giant musical notation is held open by a library assistant.
The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This Library Week, we are showing how we protect some of our most valuable collection items. These spheres are FM-200™ Clean Agent Extinguishing System Units. They disperse a colorless, odorless clean agent used in waterless fire suppression, removing heat or free radicals thereby extinguishing.

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The Newberry@newberrylibrary.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We’re celebrating the joy of libraries all next week! What brings you joy at the Newberry? Take a photo of yourself, a book, or another item that brings you joy. Upload it to social media and tag us with #findyourjoy. We’ll provide a special prize to one lucky poster.

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