The Rock is undergoing several projects to update key spaces and improve the Library’s overall functionality and safety. All services and operations will proceed as normal during all phases of the work. Library hours will remain the same and can be viewed here. A new accessible ramp has been installed in the front and is … Construction at the Rock | Normal Operations
The Periodicals Reading Room in the Rockefeller Library, located on the first floor, will be closed for construction beginning Monday, August 17, 2015. The space will be renovated as part of the Library’s Mellon-funded digital scholarship initiative. The collections housed there have been relocated. Current print periodicals can now be found on the second floor of … Periodicals Reading Room to Close 8/17 | Collections Moving
William S. Monroe, Curator of Medieval Manuscripts and Early Printed Books at the Brown University Library, writes about his discovery that one of the Library’s books belonged to Bernardo Bembo: Cecil Clough once noted that we can learn much about the life and travels of Bernardo Bembo from the books he owned, especially “because of his … A Printed Book Once Owned by Bernardo Bembo
On Friday, August 14, 2015, the Brown University Library will host a workshop and forum about China’s Publishing Soft Power in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library. The workshop and forum will feature chapter authors from both the U.S. and China of the projected book Embracing China’s Publishing Soft Power: Trends, Resources, … Workshop and Forum | China’s Publishing Soft Power
Join us on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the John Hay Library for coffee and an informal discussion with S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellow Connor Pitetti focusing on his project “The Cities of H.P. Lovecraft and Le Corbusier: The Limits of the Human in Apocalyptic Modern Urbanism.” Mr. Pitetti, a PhD … Event | Coffee with Lovecraft Scholar Connor Pitetti
Brown University Library presents The Influence of Anxiety: Lovecraft, Bloch, Barlow, et al., an exhibition focused on H. P. Lovecraft’s literary network. Showcasing the work of Robert Bloch and Robert H. Barlow, two of Lovecraft’s youngest correspondents, the exhibition illuminates the shared affinities and fears of those in his circle. Their correspondence is both visual … Exhibit | The Influence of Anxiety: Lovecraft, Bloch, Barlow, et al.
The Brown University Library is pleased to welcome John Kromer, the new Physical Sciences Librarian. Kromer comes to the Library from Miami University in Oxford Ohio where he was the Physical Sciences and Engineering Librarian. He has two master’s degrees: one in chemistry and the other in library and information studies. Both are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John … The Library Welcomes John Kromer
The Brown University Library announces the reboot of our popular reading collection, “Diversions.” Located on the central shelves in the newly renovated Sorensen Family Reading Room in the Rockefeller Library, the collection features recent, New York Times Book Reviewed bestsellers in poetry and long and short fiction from both trade publishers and university presses. While … Diversions Reboot – Popular Reading in the Rock
Drawn from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, an exhibit focused on the War in the Pacific during World War II is traveling through Slovakia, making three stops that include presentations and viewings. Last year, the U.S. Embassy contacted Peter Harrington, curator of the collection, to ask if he could curate an art exhibition … Exhibit | The War in the Pacific Travels to Slovakia
Several renowned works of art will be on display in the Anne S. K. Brown Military Gallery at the John Hay Library—on stamps. From now until July 31, 2015, you can see 18 pages of stamps that showcase the work of five artists: Peter Paul Rubens, Marc Chagall, Melozzo da Forli, Pietro Cavallini, and Charles … Exhibit | Famous Works of Art on Stamps
