Open House Chicago returns to Deering Library
Posted October 14, 2016
For the second year in a row, Northwestern University Libraries is excited to welcome architecture buffs and curious sightseers to Charles Deering Memorial Library...Blog
Trove of Americana gifted to library now available
Posted October 11, 2016
Thanks to a major gift, the Northwestern community now has access to the contents of the Archive of Americana collection, a product of Readex,...
Library Go Trainers Are the Very Best
Posted October 7, 2016
The start of fall quarter is often one of the more difficult times of year. New students — both undergraduate and graduate alike are struggling to...
Library exhibit and lecture honor feminist icon
Posted September 30, 2016
Marking the 50th anniversary of the National Organization for Women, NOW president Terry O’Neill ’74 will give a public lecture at Northwestern this fall...
The Books & Beasts Project: Getting the Skinny on Parchment
Posted September 1, 2016
Ever wondered from what animal your parchment came? Researchers at the University of York in the UK want to know. They started the Books &...
Braniff and the End of the Plain Plane
Posted August 23, 2016
Among the more than 500,000 items in our Transportation Library, we hold a number of timetables, annual reports and other ephemera from U.S. carrier Braniff...
“Divine” medieval manuscript now available online
Posted August 1, 2016
Recently, the Repository & Digital Curation team digitized the Libraries’ recently acquired copy of La discipline d’amour divine (The Discipline of Divine Love). This exceedingly rare...
Summer Exhibit: “Active Learning about Africa for Kids”
Posted July 27, 2016
“Active Learning about Africa for Kids” is the Herskovits Library’s new exhibit for Summer 2016. This selection of materials for and about African children highlights our...