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Library Services During Winter Break 2024-25
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Orwig Music Building exterior in winter Brown University administration has generously planned an extended winter break for staff from the close of business on Friday, December 20, 2024 through Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Note that the Rockefeller Library and Sciences Library will be open without library services on Saturday, December 21, the last day of finals (see hours for details).
In order to maintain support of students, faculty, and researchers during this time, while giving dedicated library staff members well-deserved time off, the University Library will be offering limited building hours and services. Please take note of the time-sensitive services listed below so that you can plan ahead and obtain the materials you will need in advance of the break.
Annex, Borrow Direct, and Holds
Please place orders for materials from the Library Annex by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 for pickup on Friday, December 20. We will be unable to place items on hold during the break. Delivery of Borrow Direct materials may vary depending on the operations of our partner libraries.
Who can use which building?
The Rockefeller Library will be open without library services by swipe card access only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 26 to 27 and January 2 to 3, for current Brown ID holders only. Visitors without a current Brown ID will not be able to access the buildings. Please see the Library Hours and Locations page for details. The John Hay Library, the Sciences Library, and Orwig Music Library will be closed during the break.
Will you close completely for some days?
All University Library locations will be closed with no on-site or online services on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24), Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25), New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31), and New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1).
Self-checkout
Self-checkout of circulating materials will be available at the Rockefeller Library as usual.
How can I get help from a library expert?
Limited support for the Brown community and researchers working on time-sensitive projects will be available on the days when we are not fully closed via email at rock@brown.edu. Please allow 12 – 24 hours for a response.
Will Interlibrary Loan be available?
You may continue to place orders through ILLiad (interlibrary loan and Borrow Direct) for electronic journal articles. Delivery dates and times will vary depending on the operations of our partner libraries. Physical items can be requested through Monday, December 16 for pickup at the Rockefeller Library on or by Friday, December 20. You will receive an email when materials are ready for pickup.
Can I view special collections material?
Requests for special collections material can be made at any time through Aeon. John Hay Library staff will respond to requests that come in over break beginning the week of January 6.
Thousands of items have been digitized and are available for view at any time through the Brown Digital Repository. The Gildor Family Special Collections Reading Room will have limited hours during Winter Session in January, by appointment only. Detailed information about appointments is available at Visiting the Brown University Special Collections. Please check Libraries and Hours for updated information. Reference requests received via the Question Form will be reviewed the week of January 6.
Who will be on-site when the buildings are open?
The Library will have security guards in the buildings when they are open by card swipe access. Please note that security guards are not library employees. They are not able to answer research questions and cannot retrieve library materials.
Happy Holidays
Best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and restorative winter break!
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Children’s Book Drive
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For the fourth year, the Library is hosting a campus-wide drive to collect children’s books for donation to Pawtucket, RI-based organization Books Are Wings.
Last year we collected 758 books for Rhode Island children!
Where and when to donate
Please bring your donation to the lobby of the Rockefeller Library, 10 Prospect St., and place them on the book truck under the large monitor on the wall. Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, December 18.
Want to contribute but don’t have children’s books at home?
You can make a monetary donation or purchase new books from Books Are Wings’ Amazon wishlist.
Benefits of books in the home
Having access to books in the home is documented to have long-ranging, positive effects. A 2018 study published in Social Science Research demonstrated “that adolescent exposure to books is an integral part of social practices that foster long term cognitive competencies spanning literacy, numeracy and ICT [information and communication technologies] skills,” and that “growing up with home libraries boosts adult skills in these areas beyond the benefits accrued from parental education or own educational or occupational attainment.” The number of books in the home associated with significant literacy gains is between 80 – 350.
Books Are Wings works with students around the state of Rhode Island with a focus on communities where children often do not have their own books at home.
Things to consider when donating books
Children’s books only
Books Are Wings accepts baby books through fifth grade level books.
Condition is important
Please no books with mildew, old library books, or damaged books.
Content is key
Books in different languages and/or about BIPOC characters are in demand. They provide children with the opportunity to select books that are representative of them and that are historically accurate.
Books Are Wings is not able to accept the following types of books:
- Adult books
- Textbooks/reference books
- Religious books (They partner with local faith organizations to donate religious books.)
Thank you!
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Pizza Nights – Fall 2024
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Image credit: https://easydrawingguides.com/how-to-draw-pizza-steve/ Let’s get saucy!
Students: Enjoy free pizza while preparing for finals.
- Monday, December 9 at Orwig Music Library @ 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 10 at the Rock @ 9 p.m.
- Wednesday, December 11 at the SciLi (Friedman Study Center) @ 9 p.m.
Pizza nights are brought to you by the Library and Campus Life.
Best of luck with finals!
This is your Library. You belong here.
