Teaching at the Newberry

Heath continues to spend plenty of time in the bowels of various libraries, scanning microfiche and pulling characters for his dissertation, but in an effort to get him out of the stacks, he is teaching a class at the Newberry Library this summer.



The Newberry Library is an independent research library in my old neighborhood, teh Gold Coast. Known mostly for offering exhibits based on its outstanding collections, musical and theatrical performances, and lectures, the library also has a great seminar program...

The Newberry Library Seminars Program offers a stimulating series of non-credit, adult education classes that encourage conversation on subjects in the humanities, and the on-going use of the Newberry's vast resources. The Seminars Program provides an ideal setting for learning because experts in their field teach what they love, and participants study exactly those subjects in literature, music, history, philosophy, genealogy and creative writing which most interest them--all in the classrooms of one of the premier research and reference libraries in the world.

Heath is one of the "experts in his field," teaching a class called: A People's History of Chicago. His goal is to talk about key moments in Chicago history through the lens of historical fiction. His class has 22 people, all eager to dive into the reading list which includes...



...and other Chicago classics.