Complex sentence: Free public lectures and programs were introduced, including the Swig Annual Lecture Series; this free series of lectures was unique, in part, because the lectures were published and distributed to universities, public libraries, and individual scholars in the United States and abroad.
Split into simpler sentences: Free public lectures and programs were introduced, including the Swig Annual Lecture Series. This series was unique in that the lectures were published and distributed to universities, public libraries, and individual scholars in the United States and abroad.