Newberry Library

Newberry Library
Location	Chicago, Illinois, US
Type	Independent research library Special library[1]
Established	1887
Criteria for collection	Humanities
Access and use
Access requirements	Age 14, with research interest served by the collection; open access digital collections online
Circulation	non-circulating reference library
Other information
Director	Astrida Orle Tantillo
Website	www.newberry.org

The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities. It is located in Chicago, Illinois, and has been free and open to the public since 1887. The Newberry fosters a deeper understanding of our world by inspiring research and learning in the humanities and encouraging conversations about ideas that matter. Its mission is rooted in a growing and accessible collection of rare and historical materials.^[2]