Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, Religious Change and Print, 1450-1700 explores the period’s fierce religious debates as well as how early adopters of print used the medium to extend the Roman Catholic Church’s influence—or bypass it altogether.

Tickets are now available for “Booked for the Evening,” a special behind-the-scenes event where guests can enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres; mingle with maps, manuscripts, and Newberry staff; and bid (in a silent auction) to “adopt” items we wish to add to our collection.

After digitizing more than 30,000 French Revolution pamphlets, the Newberry is now accepting applications for an open data grant, offering support for a digital humanities project that uses the collection’s digital images and full-text files to uncover trends, patterns, and stories.

On our “Shelf Life” podcast, we speak with Lauren Hewes, the American Antiquarian Society’s curator of graphic arts and Instagrammer extraordinaire, about the parallels between designing an exhibition and posting to Instagram, and what it means for individuals to “curate” their social media presence.