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Library Closings and Handicap Access
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Library Closings: All Libraries will be closed from Thursday, December 22 at 5pm until Monday, January 2 at 8:30am, except the Friedman Study Center which will be open Tuesday, December 27 through Thursday, December 29 from 10am to 5pm.
Handicap Access: From December 23rd through January 7, the handicap access ramp in front of the Rockefeller Library will be closed for repair. From January 2-7, patrons who require the handicap ramp will be referred to the Sciences Library for services since physical access to the Rock via the handicap ramp will not be possible. Patrons with questions about access should contact the Library by calling 863-2165.
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Brown University Library Joins the Digital Library of the Caribbean
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Samuel Hazard. Port-au-Prince. New York: Harper, 1873. In: Santo Domingo, past and present, with a glance at Hayti. Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, John Hay Library. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – In support of President Ruth Simmons’ 2010 Haitian Studies Initiative and the work of Brown’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Africana Studies Department, Brown University Library has recently become a contributing member of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries and private collections.
“Through its contribution to the expansion of dLOC, the Brown Library is taking an important step in building resources on the Caribbean diaspora and furthering the advancement of Caribbean Studies and the Haitian Studies Initiative on campus,” stated Scholarly Resources Librarian, Dominique Coulombe.
The Digital Library of the Caribbean is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC’s diverse partners serve an international community of scholars, students, and citizens by working together to preserve and to provide enhanced electronic access to cultural, historical, legal, governmental, and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections in a common web space with a multilingual interface.
The Brown University Library is home to more than 6.8 million print items, plus a multitude of electronic resources and expanding digital archives serving the teaching, research, and learning needs of Brown students and faculty, as well as scholars from around the country and the world.
Contact: Jennifer Braga | 401-863-6913
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Paul Campbell of Providence City Archives Presents “Treasures in the City’s Attic”
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Saturday, December 10, Paul Campbell of the Providence City Archives will give a talk entitled “Treasures in the City’s Attic: Recent Discoveries at the Providence City Archives” in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library from 12-1:30pm, along with a viewing of the Roger Williams exhibit, “The Art of Roger Williams: Providence at 375.” Campbell will focus on the recent discoveries at the City Archives and the 1648 charter. This event is free and open to the public.Campbell has been a Providence City Archivist since July 2010, and previously served as Director of the RI Historical Society Library for eight years. He is the author and co-author of eight books on Rhode Island.
The Art of Roger Williams: Providence at 375 exhibit runs through December 30, 2011 in the Gammell Gallery, John Hay Library, and features three hundred years of Williamsonia from the Hay’s Special Collections, the personal collections of Al Klyberg, and other local collections. Among the objects on display are a rare and significant Eliot Bible, a Bible translated into the Natick dialect of the region’s Algonquin tribes to aid in the propagation of the scriptures. This particular Bible is likewise believed to have belonged to Roger Williams, and is inscribed with shorthand attributed to him. The Art of Roger Williams: Providence at 375 is funded by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
Contact: Jennifer Braga | 401-863-6913
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