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The Pattis Family Foundation Book Award Announced

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NewberryFest

Jul 20, 2024

10:00am–4:00pm

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Guided Tour of the Newberry

Jul 23, 2024

11:30am–12:30pm

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Newberry 101: An Introduction to Research at the Newberry

Aug 03, 2024

9:30am–10:30am

At the Newberry – Rettinger Hall

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Creating and Preserving Disorder: Royko, Daley, and the 1968 DNC

Aug 29, 2024

6:00pm–7:00pm

Hybrid – Ruggles Hall and Zoom

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Guided Tour of the Newberry

Aug 29, 2024

1:00pm–2:00pm

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Spectacle and Scandal: Controversial Performances of the Twentieth Century

Taught by Jeanette “Joy” Harris

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 23–Aug 13, 2024

6:00pm–7:30pm

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Documenting the Undocumented in Contemporary Fiction

Taught by Gabriela Buitrón Vera

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 02–Aug 06, 2024

6:00pm–7:00pm

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Benjamin Franklin: Revolutionary Thinker and Founding Father

Taught by Daniele Macuglia

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 24–Aug 14, 2024

5:30pm–7:30pm

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The Pattis Family Foundation and the Newberry Library Announce 2024 Chicago Book Award Recipient

Chicago author Thomas Leslie will receive The Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award for his book "Chicago Skyscrapers 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, & Race Reshaped the City"

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