Pizza Nights
Let’s get saucy. Students: Enjoy a reprieve from your studies with some free pizza. Pizza nights are brought to you by the Library and Campus Life. Best of luck with finals! This is your Library. You belong here.
Exhibits & Events Category Posts
Library Survey of Graduate and Medical Students
Thank you to all the students who participated in the study, and congratulations to the raffle-winning participants! See Giovanna and Stephanie with their prizes on the Library’s Instagram! The Library wants to hear from you! Graduate and Medical students, please complete the survey to let us know how your Library’s collections, services, and spaces can … Library Survey of Graduate and Medical Students
Bringing UTRAs into the Library
Four UTRA awardees present their Library-based research projects Four UTRA (Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards) awardees found and conducted research on materials in the Library’s special collections. They worked on their UTRA projects in addition to a full course load during the Fall 2023 semester. On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12 p.m. in the … Bringing UTRAs into the Library
Children’s Book Drive
For the third year, the Library is hosting a campus-wide drive to collect children’s books for donation to Pawtucket, RI-based organization Books Are Wings. We collected 758 books! Many thanks to everyone who contributed! Congratulations to Penina Posner, Senior Library Specialist – Gateway Services, for coming closest to guessing how many books we donated in a Library staff contest. Penina … Children’s Book Drive
Food & Feedback Forums
Tell us what you think! The Brown University Library is hosting two Food & Feedback Forum sessions. Enjoy pizza and snacks and give us your feedback on the Library’s services and spaces. During recent Library surveys, students commented on different aspects of the Library’s spaces, collections, and services. We’d love to hear more — come and share … Food & Feedback Forums
“Mankiller” – Film, Special Collections, Discussion
Members of the Brown community and the general public are invited to attend a series of events related to Wilma Mankiller and Native American and Indigenous Studies: Wednesday, November 8 Native American and Indigenous Special Collections 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room at the John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St. View recently acquired … “Mankiller” – Film, Special Collections, Discussion
MANKILLER: Film, Special Collections, Panel
On November 8 and 9, 2023, the John Hay Library, the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative present programming related to Native American and Indigenous activism and political engagement. The events are free and open to the public. Native American and Indigenous Special Collections Wednesday, … MANKILLER: Film, Special Collections, Panel
Library Stats Quest Week – Fall 2023
Please tell your Brown University Library about your on-site experience during the week of October 30 – November 5, 2023 — Library Stats Quest Week! Did you know that nearly 20,000 users visit the libraries in-person every week? We want to know if the experiences you’re having are meeting your needs. After each visit this … Library Stats Quest Week – Fall 2023
Coming Out Day @ The Hay
Join the John Hay Library for two events spotlighting LGBTQ+ history in celebration of National Coming Out Day! Hands-on LGBTQ+ exhibition Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Explore pulp fiction, photographs, activist ephemera, meeting records, and more from the Library’s special collections. Plus enjoy refreshments and take home a button featuring … Coming Out Day @ The Hay
“Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration” Exhibit
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration exhibit Opening: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.Runs through July 19, 2024John Hay Library, 20 Prospect St., Providence RIHours Mumia Abu-Jamal is a poet, writer, musician, scholar, historian, archivist, public radio producer, journalist, painter, and public intellectual, who has been incarcerated for 40-plus years. His story, collections, … “Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration” Exhibit