On Monday, April 30, 2018 at 4 p.m. in the Metcalf Auditorium of RISD Museum’s Chace Center, Valerie Steele will deliver the annual Mel and Cindy Yoken Cultural Series Lecture entitled, “Paris, Capital of Fashion.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow. A book sale and signing will … Event | Yoken Lecture with Valerie Steele: Paris, Capital of Fashion
President Christina Paxson and University Librarian Harriette Hemmasi invite community members to a reception presenting the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot. Join us on Monday, April 23, 2018 from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the John Hay Library for remarks, cocktails, and Kosher hors d’oeuvres. While this event is free and open to the … Event | Reception Presenting the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot
Please join us on Monday, April 16, 2018 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the John Hay Library for a short reading of poems by Cole Swensen followed by a demonstration of artist Karen Randall’s new interactive book sculpture (touch the jar, hear the poem) and discussion of innovation book arts and the history of … Event | The Leyden Jar Project
Join the Brown University Friends of the Library and Friends of Josiah on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Brown Faculty Club for a dinner celebrating the legendary Professor Josiah S. Carberry and his special day: Friday the Thirteenth. You can reserve your seat at the table by emailing Connie Worthington at … Event | Josiah S. Carberry Day Dinner & Talk
An Evening with Celebrated Actress and Director JoBeth Williams ’70 On Monday, March 19, 2018, the Brown University Library and the Friends of the Library will present the 14th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in American Theatre: Please join us at 7 p.m. in Martinos Auditorium in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. Doors open … Event | 14th Annual Wilmeth Lecture with JoBeth Williams ’70
The Spring 2018 semester is off to a busy start! Take a look at what has been happening at the libraries: Valentine’s Day may be over, but you can still share some #LibraryLove online. The Library hosts fascinating and engaging speakers throughout the year. You can view many of the talks hosted by the Library … Updates from Around the Library | February 2018
Are you an undergraduate who is working on an interesting research project? Consider submitting it to this prize contest. Click here for detailed information. Click here to apply! Deadline: March 19, 2018 In partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, the Brown University Library sponsors the annual Undergraduate Research Prize. The purpose of the prize … Opportunity | Undergraduate Prize for Excellence in Library Research
On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library, Sylvia Brown will give a talk entitled, “Grappling with Legacy.” The talk is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow as well as a book sale and signing. Grappling with Legacy: Rhode Island’s Brown … Event | Sylvia Brown: Grappling with Legacy
This Valentine’s Day–Wednesday, February 14–let us know what you love about the Library, enjoy some cookies, and write a love letter. There will be cookies and a taped up heart in four library locations, along with sticky notes and pens. We invite you to write what you love about the Library on a sticky note … Event | #LibraryLove on Valentine’s Day
On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Tom Scheinfeldt, Director of Greenhouse Studios at the University of Connecticut, will give a talk, “Radical Collaboration and Emergent Knowledge at Greenhouse Studios UConn.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow … Event | Tom Scheinfeldt: Radical Collaboration and Emergent Knowledge at Greenhouse Studios UConn
