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The Brown University Library and the Rhode Island Philatelic Society invite you to celebrate the Society’s 125 years of charted activity on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at two events taking place at the John Hay Library at Brown University. The American Philatelic Society recognizes RIPS as the oldest continuously running philatelic society in America. Join … Rhode Island Philatelic Society’s 125th Anniversary
Come to visit the East Asian Book Art Exhibition in the North Gallery of the John Hay Library. The exhibit will last through the end of February 2010. The items are selected from East Asian Collection in the Rock Library, which probably is the first exhibition of its kind in the country. East Asian Book … East Asian Book Art Exhibit – extended to February 28th
The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition: FIRST PRIZE Sherry Romanzi, Barrington (Gordon School) SECOND PRIZE Audrey Chisholm, Providence (Gordon School) THIRD PRIZE (TIE) Gianna Jasinski, Greenville (LaSalle Academy) THIRD PRIZE (TIE) Sabrina Fowler, Millville, Massachusetts (LaSalle Academy) HONORABLE MENTION: Marydjina Barionnette, Providence (Nathanael Greene … Winners in the 2010 Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition
A volume of John James Audubon’s master work, The Birds of America, is on display on the main floor of the John Hay Library. Each plate will be on display for only one month. This month’s bird is the “Horned Grebe”. This elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, bound in six volumes, was … Audubon’s Horned Grebe on Display at John Hay Library
Ever get lost in the stacks of the Rock looking for a book? Now you can get the floor and aisle information directly in Josiah. Click on the text below “Locate This” and you’ll get a map of the floor with the location of your book or other item highlighted (see image below). Remember you … Book Locator – Dynamic Floor and Aisle Maps Now in Josiah
The lives and accomplishments of more than 30 black gay men with Rhode Island connections, including the writer James Baldwin, are the subject of the exhibit “Black Lavender 2,” on display at the John Hay Library through January 29, 2010. Curator Robb Dimmick tells the stories of these men — many of them local artists, … Black Lavender 2 – through January 29, 2010
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In response to many requests, the Library has recently purchased the Eighteenth Century Collection Online (ECCO) database. The 180,000 titles represented in the collection now have records in Josiah, the Library’s online catalog. Consisting of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and ephemera, ECCO includes every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with … Library Acquires Major Database of 18th Century Texts
A volume of John James Audubon’s master work, The Birds of America, is on display on the main floor of the John Hay Library. Each plate will be on display for only one month. This month’s bird is the “Sandhill Crane”. Audubon mis-identified this bird, as he thought it was a young Whooping Crane. This … Audubon’s “Sandhill Crane” on Display at John Hay Library
