Brown University Library News

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – On Friday, April 13, 2012, Professor Josiah S. Carberry will be giving a lecture entitled “Considering the Commonalities between Theories of Psychoceramics and Characteristics of Executive Leadership” in the Lownes Room of the John Hay Library at 5:30pm followed by a reception in the Lobby. This lecture is free and open to the public.

In his recent travels to Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, and certain Gallic countries, Professor Carberry has observed trending characteristics in leadership which relate to his research in the field of Psychoceramics. During this special lecture, Professor Carberry will share photographs and audio clips from his explorations, which he will be donating to the University Archives.

Professor Josiah S. Carberry has been offering lectures at Brown since 1929, and is best known for his work in Psychoceramics. He has been the subject of articles in a number of periodicals, including the New York Times, which proclaimed him “The World’s Greatest Traveler” on the front page of its Sunday travel section in 1974, and in Yankee magazine, where he was “The Absent-Bodied Professor” in 1975.  Carberry was also awarded an Ig Noble Prize at the First Annual Ig Noble Prize Ceremony on October 3, 1991.

Josiah S. Carberry Fund In 1955, the University Library established the Josiah S. Carberry fund in memory of his future late wife, Laura Carberry. A condition of the gift was that henceforth every Friday April 13 would be designated Carberry Day and on that day friends of the University would deposit their loose change into Brown jugs to augment the fund which is used to purchase “such books as Professor Carberry might or might not approve of.” To donate to the Josiah S. Carberry Fund, please visit: http://library.brown.edu/alumni/gifts/ or drop your change into a jug around campus on April 13.

Seating is limited. First come, first serve.

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the staff of the John Hay Library will display several news accounts of the disaster, including articles from the 1912 Providence Journal. Additional items related to the ship (sheet music, poetry and plays) will be on display. RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg; over 1500 people perished.

Please join us at noon on Tuesday April 17th in the Lownes Room to relive history.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the staff of the John Hay Library will display several news accounts of the disaster, including articles from the 1912 Providence Journal. Additional items related to the ship (sheet music, poetry and plays) will be on display. RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg; over 1500 people perished.

Please join us at noon on Tuesday April 17th in the Lownes Room to relive history.