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Announcement | Library Early Closure on Thursday, January 11

The following Brown University Libraries will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 to allow Library staff to attend the annual winter celebration: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library John Hay Library Sciences Library (Friedman Study Center will remain open) Library Collections Annex Normal hours will resume on Friday. Click here to view all Announcement | Library Early Closure on Thursday, January 11

Events | Pizza Nights

It’s that time of year again! Hungry students rejoice: Pizza Nights are back. Did you know you can study harder and write better when fueled by cheese and sauce? It’s true. At 9 p.m. on these two nights, feed your bodies and souls with free pizza. Tuesday, December 12: Friedman Study Center, SciLi Wednesday, December Events | Pizza Nights

Event | Caitlín R. Kiernan: My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come

On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library, author Caitlín R. Kiernan will discuss, “My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come.” This event is free and open to the pubic. Light refreshments will be served after the talk. Kiernan is Event | Caitlín R. Kiernan: My Method, the Absence Thereof, and What Happens When the Words Won’t Come

Event | Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events with Jill Rettberg

On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Jill Rettberg will give a talk entitled, “Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the talk. On Snapchat, you can view Event | Snapchat and the SnapMap: Collective, Ephemeral Stories about Public Events with Jill Rettberg

Event | Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema with Scott Rettberg

On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 12 p.m. in the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, Scott Rettberg will give a talk entitled, “Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema.” This event is free and open to the public. A light reception will follow the talk. Aleatory and combinatory poetic methods have been an Event | Combinatory Poetics in Electronic Literature and Cinema with Scott Rettberg

Rockefeller Library Space Closures | CNI-ARL Digital Scholarship Planning Workshop

From Wednesday, November 8 through Friday, November 10, 2017, the Brown University Library will host the CNI-ARL Digital Scholarship Planning Workshop at the Rockefeller Library. During this time, some of the spaces in the Rock will be unavailable. You will be able to access the stacks in every area of the Rock.  These spaces will Rockefeller Library Space Closures | CNI-ARL Digital Scholarship Planning Workshop

Event | Stars in his pocket… : A Conversation with Samuel R. Delany & Kara Keeling

On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library, join us for “Stars in his pocket… : A Conversation with Samuel R. Delany and Kara Keeling.” The event will include an exhibit of Samuel Delany’s works and manuscripts from the Library’s collection. Free and open to the Event | Stars in his pocket… : A Conversation with Samuel R. Delany & Kara Keeling