The John Carter Brown Library (JCB) and John Hay Library on Brown University’s campus invite local Indigenous community members to a research night and open house at both libraries from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 1, 2025.

Pre-selected primary and secondary source materials from the libraries’ collections will be available to visit, view and discuss. Library staff will be on hand at both locations to provide research support and to discuss further opportunities for research and engagement. Light refreshments will be served separately from the collection viewing areas. 

Tribal community members interested in Indigenous languages, ethnobotany, placemaking, memory and critical Native and Indigenous studies are encouraged to attend. 

John Carter Brown Library

94 George Street, on the College Green

The JCB’s collections are focused around the history of the Americas before 1825. The Library’s rich collection of printed books, manuscripts, maps, prints and more supports research inquiry into post- colonial interactions across Indigenous cultures in the Western hemisphere. 

John Hay Library

20 Prospect Street, about a four minute walk from the JCB

The John Hay Library’s collections, global in scope, complement the JCB’s collection in chronology and content with an additional focus on contemporary Native and Indigenous voice as it appears across various genres of expression including zines, comic books, archival collections, artist books, speculative fiction, poetry and art. 

For questions or more information, contact Kimberly Toney at kimberly_toney@brown.edu.