Jennifer Thom Dalzin
jenniferdalzin.bsky.social
Jennifer Thom Dalzin
@jenniferdalzin.bsky.social
Director of Digital Initiatives and Services, Newberry Library; likes to look at dog, cooking, handmade art photos.
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“Nobody loved the library more than Dan.”

A meticulous list kept by Dan Pelzer from 1962-2025, cataloging all the books he borrowed and read from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, shared by his daughter.

I could not could not love this more.

Dan's book list (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Folks whose #NEH grants were terminated and have closeout costs to claim - go get your money ASAP!! Deadline is June 29, 2025.
Dearest humanities friends, I’m sending up the humanities bat signal. Heard a NEH colleague that orgs aren’t submitting requests for close out costs on terminated awards—which they are entitled to!! Here’s what to do: 1/
June 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today the Newberry Digital Initiatives team relaunched one of our sites that had been on the fritz since a server migration: our Chicago Foreign Language Press Survey site flps.newberry.org
Foreign Language Press Service
flps.newberry.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?

Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
March 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
So excited to see work from our #NEH "Digitizing the Ayer Indigenous Linguistics Collection" grant getting out to the public. collections.newberry.org/asset-manage...
March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Photograph of Sojourner Truth with caption: I sell the shadow to support the substance. #DouglassDay At the Newberry Library
February 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Portraits of William and Ellen Craft from The Underground Railroad by William Still, published in 1872.
February 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Broadside with title The Black Law Champion printed in 1854. #DouglassDay collection presentation at Newberry Library
February 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Collection presentation #DouglassDay
February 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Taking a turn as room watcher for #DouglassDay collection presentation so our curator can attend demo re: Newberry Library’s soon-to-be re-launched Transcribe site.
February 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Busy transcribing at Newberry Library #DouglassDay event!
February 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#DouglassDay treats at Newberry Library Transcribathon
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We have a full house for our Douglass Day Transcribathon here at the Newberry Library in Chicago, with the wonderful team at Library of Congress.
February 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM