The John Hay Library at Brown University has received the latest in a series of extraordinary gifts from Daniel G. Siegel ’57, proprietor of M & S Press and M & S Rare Books. Mr. Siegel, who in the past has made gifts to Brown including a first edition of The Great Gatsby inscribed by … Brown University Receives Major Gift of Rare Books from Alumnus
From Friday 4/24 until the end of final exams on Friday 5/15, the Rockefeller Library is open 45 additional hours (7:30am – 2am Monday – Saturday and 10am – 2am Sunday). The John Hay Library will be open 1-5pm on Saturday 4/25, 5/2 and 5/9. The Friedman Study Center is continuously open from 8am Sunday … Extended Library Hours: Reading & Exam Period
The Brown University Library and the John Carter Brown Library were among the 31 institutions partnering with the Library of Congress and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to launch the World Digital Library (WDL) in Paris yesterday. This highly anticipated event was reported on in the international press, including The New … Brown Helps Launch World Digital Library
Kat D’Auria’s senior project “between the Rock and a hard place” explores the John D. Rockefeller Library in photos, through April 23rd List Art Center 2nd Floor Lobby Closing Reception Thursday, April 23, 8-10 p.m. A series of photographic works by Kat D’Auria ’10 featuring the interior spaces of the Rockefeller Library will be on … “between the Rock and a hard place” Senior Photography Exhibit, through 4/23
Student discussion with Elliot Maxwell on “Openness and higher education: What would it mean for Brown?” Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:00-4:00 pm Location: Faunce Memorial Room (2nd floor Faunce House above Student Activities Office) Elliot E. Maxwell is an author and lecturer, as well as an advisor to public and private sector clients on strategic … Student discussion with Elliot Maxwell ’68 on “Openness” and what would it mean for Brown, April 23
The Art Slide Library invites you to stop by the fourth floor of the List Art Center and view our current exhibition of images from our digital collection: Art of the Ballets Russes. This exhibition covers just one of an endless variety of art, architecture and material culture images available in the Brown Library. [edit: … Art of the Ballets Russes Exhibition
Audubon’s “Columbia Jay” on display at the John Hay Library 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 “Columbia Jay”. This elephant folio edition … Audubon’s “Columbia Jay” on display at the John Hay Library
In partnership with the Office of the Dean of the College, the Brown University Library is pleased to announce that Kona Shen ’10 and Forrest Miller ’10 are the recipients of the third annual Undergraduate Research Awards. The awards, which confer a $750 prize, recognize excellence in undergraduate research projects that make extensive and creative … Undergraduate Research Award Winners 2009
Exhibit of Early Italian Books from the Brown University Library An Exhibition in Honor of Romano Prodi Curated by William S. Monroe and Patricia Figueroa March 31 – May 15, 2009 Bopp Seminar Room, 3rd floor, John Hay Library Although the codex, the book as we know it, was invented in the eastern Mediterranean, it … Exhibit of Early Italian Books
Commemorating Aimé Césaire: Poet, Rebel, Statesman An exhibit curated by Dominique Coulombe and Pauline de Tholozany in collaboration with William Miles, Adjunct Research Professor of International Studies at the Watson Institute John Hay Library foyer and reading room cases, March 30 – April 30, 2009 Poetry Reading, April 3, 5 pm, John Hay Library Lownes … Commemorating Aimé Césaire: Poet, Rebel, Statesman
