I changed the title of my blog since I am home from London. My intention is to post occasionally, when I do something interesting closer to home.

    I went to NewberryFest today. The Newberry Library is a wonderful private library in Chicago. For decades, they have had an amazing book fair that attracted people lining up around the block. I volunteered there a couple of times. After last year, they decided not to have the book fair any more. It's very sad. The Newberry Book Fair was a Chicago institution. 

    To replace the book fair, the Newberry had NewberryFest this year. They had two small exhibits. One was on a night club called Mister Kelly's that hosted many famous and soon-to-be famous acts, including Barbra Striesand, Ella Fitzgerald, and Steve Martin. The other exhibit was on legendary Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko. 

    The Newberry also pulled some items from their stacks, including a fifteenth century book of hours, Anna Pavlova's ballet shoes, and a variety of maps. And they did have a mini-book fair. It was much smaller than past book fairs, but still good quality.

The entrance to the Newberry

Circus Poster

A book by Phyllis Wheatley, first published African American poet

A fifteenth century Book of Hours

My book fair finds