Editing Newberry Library (section)

== Offerings for the public ==
[[File:GroffMakkai 014.jpg|thumb|Newberry Library Writers on Writing with Rebecca Makkai and Lauren Groff on October 4, 2023.]]
The Newberry offers free public programs,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref> which are often [[Live streaming|livestreamed]] and shared on the library’s YouTube page.<ref>{{Cite web |title=newberrylibrary - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@thenewberrylibrary |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> These programs explore a variety of topics related to the library’s collection strengths. Recent speakers include: [[Rebecca Makkai]], Chicago-based author of ''The Great Believers''; [[Tiya Miles]], Professor of History at [[Harvard University]] and author of ''All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake''; [[Jill Wine-Banks]], [[MSNBC]] Legal Analyst; maritime archaeologist [[Mensun Bound]]; Elizabeth Ellis (Peoria Nation of Oklahoma), Associate Professor of History at [[Princeton University]]; Mike Amezcua, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at [[Georgetown University]] and author of ''Making Mexican Chicago''; and poet, essayist, and cultural critic [[Hanif Abdurraqib]].

The Newberry mounts four free exhibitions a year in two gallery spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exhibitions |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/exhibitions |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref> These exhibitions consist primarily of items from the library’s collections.

Recent exhibitions include: 
*''Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the [[World's Columbian Exposition|1893 World's Fair]]'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World's Fair |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/pictures-from-an-exposition-visualizing-the-1893-worlds-fair-2 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''The Legacy of Chicago Dance'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Legacy of Chicago Dance |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/the-legacy-of-chicago-dance |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Renaissance Invention: [[Stradanus]]'s "Nova Reperta"'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renaissance Invention: Stradanus's "Nova Reperta" |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/renaissance-invention-stradanuss-nova-reperta |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''¡Viva la Libertad! Latin America and the Age of Revolutions'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=¡Viva la Libertad! Latin America and the Age of Revolutions |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/viva-la-libertad-latin-america-and-the-age-of-revolutions |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Show of Hands: Handwriting in the Age of Print |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/a-show-of-hands |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Handmaidens for Travelers: The [[Pullman Company]] Maids'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Handmaidens for Travelers: The Pullman Company Maids |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/handmaidens-for-travelers-the-pullman-company-maids |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Pop-Up Books through the Ages'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pop-Up Books through the Ages |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/pop-up-books-through-the-ages |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''A Night at [[Mister Kelly's|Mister Kelly’s]]'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Night at Mister Kelly's |url=https://www.newberry.org/calendar/a-night-at-mister-kellys |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>

Adult education classes are offered throughout the year at the Newberry. Classes are either held at the library or virtually via Zoom. Led by experts in a variety of fields, these classes can help participants jumpstart or elevate their next learning endeavor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adult Education Classes |url=https://www.newberry.org/learn/adult-education-classes |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newberry Library |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Newberry Bookshop, located in the lobby of the library, curates a selection of books reflecting the Newberry's collection strengths and upcoming public programming. It also sells goods such as cards, posters, puzzles, and literary action figures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Bookshop {{!}} Newberry Bookshop |url=https://bookshop.newberry.org/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=bookshop.newberry.org}}</ref>