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
View two exhibitions of work by book artist and Brown alumna Angela Lorenz. Often witty and playful, Lorenz’s work is deceptively complex, influenced by her travels and informed by research in libraries and archives. The Hay second-floor landing features a selection of Lorenz’s artists’ books exploring historical figures. A display in the Bopp Room showcases … Exhibit | Discover.ed/Explor.ed/Inspir.ed: The artists’ books of Angela Lorenz ‘87
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
“T’Challa is the Black Panther – a righteous king, noble Avenger, and fearsome warrior. Under his leadership, the African nation of Wakanda has flourished as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. And though he’s a card-carrying member of the Avengers, his first loyalty lies with his people, and he will defend … Exhibit | Black Panther Comics
Selections from the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot The Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot, presenting the text recited on the first two nights of the Jewish Passover, represents a remarkable array of geographic, linguistic, and temporal diversity. Encompassing more than four hundred years of Jewish culture, from the Ottoman Empire in 1505 to … Exhibit | Haggadah: Telling and Retelling the Story of Jewish Liberation
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
Familiar Wild Flowers (1897) F. Edward Hulme Frederick Edward … Exhibit | Familiar Wild Flowers
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
