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Exhibit Celebrating the Rock’s 50th Anniversary
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An exhibit honoring the Rockefeller Library’s 50th Anniversary will be on display this fall in the lobby cases of the Rockefeller Library. This exhibit will showcase various photographs, documents, and other ephemera from the building’s half-century of existence.
For more information about the Rockefeller Library’s 50th Anniversary please visit the “Rock 50” website. If you have a Rock memory you would like to share you can submit it here or on social media using the hashtag #rock50memories.
Members of the general public wishing to to view exhibits at the Rockefeller Library should first check in at the service desk.
Location: Rockefeller Lobby Cases
Date: September 2, 2014–January 9, 2015Contact: Jennifer Betts
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International Literacy Day
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The University Library invites the Brown community to recognize and celebrate International Literacy Day. For over 40 years, UNESCO has celebrated International Literacy Day. The focus this year is on “literacies of the 21st century.”
As technology continues to change, the notion of literacy continues to evolve. Literacy has always been shaped by culture, history, language, religion, and socio-economic conditions, but for many years literacy was limited to reading, writing, and numeracy skills. Now other ways of understanding “literacy” or “literacies” have emerged.
With this year’s International Literacy Day dedicated to “literacies for the 21st century” the goal is to highlight the need for “basic literacy skills for all” as well as equip everyone with more advanced literacy skills as part of lifelong learning.
As always International Literacy Day strives to remind the international community literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning.
More information on International Literacy Day.
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Elements of Tradition and Change: Brown University’s First 250 Years
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An exhibit honoring the Brown University’s 250th Anniversary will be on display this fall in the newly renovated John Hay Library. This exhibit will showcase various photographs, documents, and other ephemera from the University Archives.
Location: John Hay Library
Date: September 2, 2014–January 9, 2015