The Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Clifton as the inaugural Head of Library Community Engagement, a key member of the new Center for Library Exploration and Research (CLEAR) and a member of the Library’s leadership team. Reporting to the Deputy University Librarian, Kelly Clifton will begin her new role on June … Kelly Clifton Appointed Head of Library Community Engagement
Commencement Forum Willis Reading Room, John Hay Library20 Prospect St, Providence, RISaturday, May 2811 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join via livestream on YouTube In 2006 Brown released its groundbreaking “Report of the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice,” confronting and publicly documenting the University’s complex history with the transatlantic slave trade and its … Commencement Forum | Brown University’s Slavery and Justice Report with Commentary on Context and Impact: Presenting the Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Brown University Library has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support “New Frameworks to Preserve and Publish Born-Digital Art.” This project will develop new frameworks for the long-term preservation and presentation of born-digital art. Brown University Library’s project is among 1,125 projects across … Brown University Library Awarded Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Create New Frameworks to Preserve and Publish Born-Digital Art
Lauded contemporary Latinx playwright’s papers will enrich the Hay’s holdings by artists of color in its distinctive Performance & Entertainment collecting area The John Hay Library has acquired the papers of award-winning Puerto Rican-American playwright and screenwriter José Rivera. Serving as a foundational collection within the Hay’s Performance & Entertainment collecting direction, this trove of … John Hay Library Acquires José Rivera Papers
Fifteen humanities scholars from under-resourced institutions—60% from HBCUs—will convene for national training workshop focused on growing and diversifying digital publication opportunities. Brown University Library is pleased to announce the 2022 cohort for Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps, a three-week hybrid institute designed to expand the voices, perspectives, and visions represented in the practice and … Brown Library Announces 2022 Cohort for NEH Institute on Digital Publishing
The Library is pleased to announce Elizabeth Mellen as Senior Library Specialist, Access Services – Circulation at the Rockefeller Library. April 25 was her first day at the Library. Elizabeth joins the Library after spending the past few years at Brown’s School of Public Health, where she was the Program Coordinator for Student Engagement. She … Elizabeth Mellen Appointed Senior Library Specialist, Access Services – Circulation
The Library is pleased to announce that Porscha-Dior Williams will be the new Director of Library Human Resources, Talent, and Organizational Development in the Office of the University Librarian. Porscha-Dior’s first day at the Library will be May 16. The Director of Library Human Resources, Talent, and Organizational Development is a member of the Library’s … Porscha-Dior Williams Appointed Director of Library Human Resources, Talent, and Organizational Development
The application process for faculty studies in the Rockefeller Library for academic year 2022-23 is now open. Applications will be accepted through May 16, 2022. APPLY The following categories of need will receive priority: Current faculty engaged in research requiring intensive use of library resources, programs, and services that are best served on-site within the … Faculty Study Applications Open for Academic Year 2022 – 2023
The Library is pleased to announce the hire of Dawn Silvia, currently in the Office of the President, as Executive Assistant in the Office of the University Librarian. Dawn’s first day at the Library will be March 21. Dawn brings to this role extensive experience supporting senior leaders across multiple industries. She joined Brown University … Dawn Silvia Appointed Executive Assistant in the Office of the University Librarian
From April 8 – May 6, 2022, the Sorensen Family Reading Room on the first floor April 8 – May 6, 2022Sorensen Family Reading Room On two shelves at the entrance to the Sorensen Family Reading Room on the first floor of the Rock, books held at the Brown University Library that have been banned … The Power of Words: Banning Books in the United States
