The number of people signing up for a reader’s card this year reached a high not seen since 2009—5,148 people registered, which represents a significant increase following pandemic closures. Reader’s cards are free and available to anyone 14 or older with valid ID. www.newberry.org/news/the-new...

Sundown tonight marks the fourth night of Hanukkah. Here is a reminder from c.1954 to enjoy eating latkes, sufganiyot, and gelt, but not your dreidel! To read the other holiday tips in this ABC book, “All about Chanukah,” check out our digital collections. Call number: Wing ZP 983 .K985.

Today is Jane Austen's 250th birthday! What did the places in Jane Austen's novels actually look like? Our new digital exhibit "Sense and Scenery: Picturing Jane Austen's World" pairs Austen's words with Oilette postcards from the Newberry Library's collection. digital.newberry.org/sense-scenery

NEWS: The Newberry will honor Jonathan Franzen, acclaimed author and winner of the National Book Award, with its annual Newberry Library Award in recognition of Franzen's achievement in the humanities. The award celebration will take place on April 10 at the Drake. www.newberry.org/news/jonatha...

Have you seen the Newberry featured on a digital billboard along 90/94? Wintrust has generously provided space to us as a nonprofit partner throughout this month. The billboard is best viewed from 90/94 near the North Avenue exit. Drive safely!

We made the Sphere! When the Eagles were looking for a backdrop for their Vegas residency, they reached out for images from our Teich Postcard Collection. Our postcards from Winslow, Arizona, and other locations are being displayed during the band's performances of "Take It Easy" through spring.

Thanks to one of our scholars-in-residence and a fellow Erie Canal enthusiast 👇

Look who has shown up! The delightful Newberry Library in Chicago! 🥳 🎉 Follow: @newberrylibrary.bsky.social!

ICYMI, last month was the 250th anniversary of the Continental Army's capture of Montreal. The campaign ended in defeat amid a snowstorm in Quebec City. "A New map of the province of Quebec," from 1776, published just after the failed invasion. Call number: Novacco 4F 73. #us250 #america250

Re-visiting this early 20th century postcard--and some nearby Chicago hotels--on the busiest travel weekend of the year. From our Curt Teich Postcard Collection. #historysky #chicago @pastpostcard.bsky.social

For Native American Heritage Month, here's Dolores Purdy’s (Caddo Nation of Oklahoma) Speaking to Star Beings. "Our priests would study the night sky and would understand our place in the universe as well as knowing when to plant crops, how to treat others, and other matters of day-to-day living."

Now that we're here, how about a post featuring blue sky? A postcard from our John I. Monroe collection, featuring the face of a woman and a man in the clouds with a blue sky around them. #historysky