Please tell your Brown University Library about your on-site experience during the week of April 6 to 12, 2026 — 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 week … Library Stats Quest Week – Spring 2026
The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) is hosting an open house and poetry reading on Monday, April 13, 2026, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Racial Justice Resource Center on the second floor of the Rockefeller Library. The drop-in and information session will feature poetry readings by Rachel (Afia) Ansong, Jolyn Phillips, and Henk … African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) Open House and Poetry Reading
Join the Brown University Library for a one-day symposium on John Hay’s China Policy on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rockefeller Library. The interdisciplinary symposium will feature talks by distinguished participants ranging from historians and a diplomat to musicians who will examine John Hay’s Open Door Policy through … John Hay’s China Policy Symposium
The John Hay Library is renovating its exterior this summer! As a result, there will be reduced access to this library and special collections. Please refer to the John Hay Library website for up-to-date hours. Operating Schedule May 25 to September 7, 2026 The John Hay Library will be closed. June 8 to August 28, 2026 The … Reduced Access at John Hay Library, Summer 2026
The Library’s Critical AI Learning Community (CAILC) meets bi-monthly during the spring and fall semesters on Mondays at noon in the Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio on the first floor of the Rockefeller Library. The meetings will take place bi-monthly alternating between in-person only and hybrid meetings. All members of the Brown community are welcome … Critical AI Learning Community – Spring 2026
Digital Humanities is a vibrant and wide-ranging research domain, but at times it can be difficult to get started in it. The Center for Digital Scholarship at Brown University Library is delighted to offer our Spring 2026 workshop series, “Building Your Digital Humanities Toolkit,” to help students build their skills and theoretical knowledge in the … Building Your Digital Humanities Toolkit – Spring 2026
Please join the Library’s Center for Digital Scholarship this fall for the Digital Humanities (DH) Salons! The DH Salon series, hosted by the Center for Digital Scholarship, is a regular, informal presentation series bringing together digital humanities work across the Brown campus. Join us either in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab (Room 137) on the first floor of the Rockefeller … DH Salons – Spring 2026
Brown University will be on winter break from the close of business on Monday, December 22, 2025, through Monday, January 5, 2026, returning on Tuesday, January 6. In order to maintain support of students, faculty, and researchers during this time while giving dedicated library staff members well-deserved time off, the University Library will be offering … Library Services During Winter Break 2025-26
The Brown University Library is here to support the Brown community. For the most up-to-date information about Brown University operations, please visit Brown.edu. Locations and Hours All other University Library locations will be closed until we return from winter break in January. Winter break is scheduled to run from Tuesday, December 23, 2025, through Monday, … Library Hours and Operations – Dec. 2025
Join the Brown University Library for a presentation of original research by Brown students exploring the global impact of John Hay’s China Policy — and Brown University’s role in this history — drawing on rare special collections materials from Brown and beyond. Hybrid Event Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. In person: … John Hay’s China Policy: Student Research from Brown’s Special Collections
