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Follow your curiosity wherever and whenever it takes you. More than 600 years of human history are waiting to be discovered in the Newberry's reading rooms, exhibition galleries, classrooms, and event spaces.
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Hours
Upcoming Holiday Closures
*Note: The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival takes place on Saturday, November 23, and parking will be difficult around the library.
*Note: Exhibition galleries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27.
November 28 – 30, 2024
December 13, 2024*
December 24 – 26, 2024
December 31, 2024 – January 1, 2025
*Reading Rooms will be closed, and reserve readers, who will be permitted in the building, will receive no services.
Reading Rooms
Tuesday – Saturday
10am – 4pm
Exhibition Galleries
Admission is always free.
Tuesday – Thursday
10am – 7pm
Friday and Saturday
10am – 5pm
Bookshop
The Newberry Bookshop will be closed Wednesday, November 20, and Thursday, November 21. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Wednesday – Saturday
10am – 12:30pm; 1:30pm - 4pm
The Bookshop is closed between 12:30pm and 1:30pm.
Free Tours
More Upcoming ToursEvent—Exhibition
Indigenous Chicago
Sep 12, 2024–Jan 04, 2025
Chicago has always been a Native place.
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