Welcome back to school, Brunonians! Check out what is happening around the Library at the beginning of academic year 2017 – 2018. The Image Collections in the Brown Library takes a look at the bear, in honor of Bruno. Have a look at all the Library’s current, upcoming, and past exhibits. You might find a workshop … Updates from Around the Library | September 2017
Josiah S. Carberry Day Dinner Join the Brown University Friends of the Library and Friends of Josiah on October 13, 2017 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. The cost of dinner is $45.00, payable in advance by … Event | Josiah Carberry’s Botanical Adventures with the Brown University Herbarium & Carberry Day Dinner
The John Hay Library will be closed on Monday August 28 and Tuesday August 29, 2017. This will allow staff to attend a two day training session. The Hay will re-open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday August 30th. Please e-mail hay@brown.edu, if you have any questions. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please join the Brown University Library on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 12 p.m. in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library for coffee and conversation with S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellow Ian Fetters. Mr. Fetters, a teaching fellow at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, will discuss his ongoing research at the … Event | Coffee and Conversation with Ian Fetters, S. T. Joshi Fellow
Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection Update A recent addition to the Military Collection is this first edition of a propagandized German illustrated children’s book published in Stuttart by Loewe in 1915. It contains 23 leaves of pages. The book glorifies the German war effort through a little child’s fantasy of vanquishing Germany’s enemies and … Exhibit: Hurra! Ein Kriegsbilderbuch…by Herbert Rikli
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Cole as the Librarian for Literary and Popular Culture Collections at Brown University Library. Heather will have curatorial responsibility for the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, the H. Adrian Smith Magic Collection, the Miller Collection of Wit and Humor, the Sheet Music Collection, the … The Library Welcomes Heather Cole
Audubon Bird Cards, Set No. 3 New York: National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 On display in the second floor landing case of the John Hay Library, this box of cards depicting fifty summer birds of eastern North America was the third in a reissued series that also contained winter birds (set one), and spring … Exhibit | Audubon Bird Cards
The Brown Bear: A History An Exhibit by Peter Mackie ’59, Sports Archivist Now showing in the Willis Reading Room Cases, John Hay Library May 22 – August 31, 2017 At the dawn of the 20th century, Brown was thriving. A new president, William H. P. Faunce, was in place; enrollment was approaching 1,000; new … Exhibit | The Brown Bear: A History
On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium (room 120) of List Art, the Library will host a Commencement Forum entitled, “The Impact of Social Media on Politics, Culture, and Scholarly Communication.” This event is free and open to the public. Social media and other rapidly-evolving digital technologies have changed the way … Commencement Forum | The Impact of Social Media on Politics, Culture, and Scholarly Communication
Best of luck to all the graduating students preparing for Commencement. Here are some examples of what is happening around the Library: The Image Collections in the Brown Library turn a creative eye to images of knitting. Have a look at all the Library’s current, upcoming, and past exhibits. Check out all the workshops being offered by the … Updates from Around the Library | May 2017
