This week (April 13–19) is National Library Week. The theme this year is “Lives Change @ Your Library.” First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA). Libraries across the country celebrate each April. It is an opportunity for the contributions of our nation’s libraries and … Lives Change @ Your Library | National Library Week

Praveena Gullapalli, archaeologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rhode Island College, will be at the Rockefeller Library Digital Scholarship Lab on Tuesday, April 15 from 3 – 4 p.m. to deliver a lecture titled “Exhibits, Display Strategies, and Visitor Engagements.” This event is free and open to the public. Museums have been places where people … Lecture by Praveena Gullapalli: Exhibits, Display Strategies, and Visitor Engagements – April 15

The Library is offering two upcoming Mendeley Workshops. The first is on March 17, 2014 and the second is on March 20, 2014. Both are at 5:30 p.m. in the Hecker Center (Rockefeller Library). The first workshop—titled “Mendeley User Experience“—is open to anyone interested in or already using Mendeley. It’s the Library’s goal to learn how … Upcoming Mendeley Workshops

Katherine Milhous, the artist who designed this postcard image, is remembered today as an illustrator and author of children’s books.  Her most notable book remains The Egg Tree, which won the Caldecott Award in 1951.  But before she began her long career in children’s publishing, young Katherine was an advocate for Woman Suffrage, as demonstrated … Women’s History Month

Thank You to the nearly 1,400 Brown students and faculty who completed the Library’s E-book survey. The Brown University Library recently conducted a survey along with seven other colleges (Bates, California Lutheran, Haverford, Lesley, Stetson, SUNY-Fredonia, and Trinity). The purpose of the survey was to gather much-needed and timely feedback from students and faculty on … Thank You to Everyone Who Completed the Library’s E-book Survey

On February 21 at noon in Digital Scholarship Lab, Roderick Coover and Scott Rettberg will give a public lecture sharing their work as well talking about their films: Three Rails Live and Toxi-City. For the past week, Roderick Coover has been the artist-in-residence at the DSL.

Like many of those born into slavery, Frederick Douglass had no idea of the date of his birth. He knew neither his age nor the day on which to commemorate each new year that was added to it. Escaping slavery in Maryland for freedom in the North, Douglass thus had to select a day on … Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass

This week, the Library would like to highlight the Anthropology Subject Guide created by Social Sciences Librarian Carina Cournoyer. One of the great things about the Anthropology Subject Guide is the “New Titles” feed on the main page. The guide also does a great job highlighting various kinds of media related to Anthropology. The Library is home to … Libguide of the Week: Anthropology Created by Carina Cournoyer

The Rockefeller Library is turning 50 this year. As part of our anniversary celebration, the Library is gathering and sharing stories from alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the library about their favorite memories or experiences in the Rockefeller Library. Please submit here or use the hashtag #Rock50Memories to share your Rock Memories on twitter or instagram. For more information, … Submit Your Rock Memories