{"id":16987,"date":"2026-03-30T17:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/?p=16987"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:11:33","slug":"reduced-access-hay-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/reduced-access-hay-summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduced Access at John Hay Library, Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/hay-2-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"front of John Hay Library\" class=\"wp-image-13092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/hay-2-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/hay-2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/hay-2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Hay Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The John Hay Library is renovating its exterior this summer!&nbsp;As a result, there will be reduced access to this library and special collections.&nbsp;Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/hay\/\">John Hay Library website<\/a> for up-to-date hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operating Schedule&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>May 25 to September 7, 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The John Hay Library will be closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>June 8 to August 28, 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The special collections reading room at the Hay will be closed during this time with a temporary special collections reading room set up in the Absolute Quiet Room on level A of the Rockefeller Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The temporary special collections reading room will be open on the following schedule by reservation only. Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.brown.edu\/visitingspecialcollections\">Visiting the Brown University Special Collections<\/a> for information about scheduling a reading room appointment via <a href=\"https:\/\/brown.aeon.atlas-sys.com\/logon\">Aeon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday and Tuesday: 1 to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday: 10 a.m. to noon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Closed Collections<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following collections will be closed from <strong>May 25 through September 8, 2026<\/strong> (revised):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/collections\/bdr:224400\/\">Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection<\/a> (oversized prints only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/discovery\/search?query=creator,contains,Corthell%20Engineering%20Library%20(Brown%20University),AND&amp;tab=Everything&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;vid=01BU_INST:BROWN&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\">Corthell Engineering Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/discovery\/search?query=any,contains,Damon%20Occult%20Collection%20(Brown%20University)&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;vid=01BU_INST:BROWN&amp;lang=en&amp;offset=0&amp;mode=simple\">Damon Collection of Occult and Visionary Literature<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/discovery\/search?query=any,contains,%22lownes%20science%20collection%22,AND&amp;query=any,contains,3-size,AND&amp;tab=Everything&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;vid=01BU_INST:BROWN&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\">Albert E. Lownes Collection of Significant Books in the History of Science<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/discovery\/search?query=creator,contains,Reitman%20Pharmacopoeia%20Collection%20(Brown%20University),AND&amp;tab=Everything&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;vid=01BU_INST:BROWN&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\">Charles Reitman Pharmacopoeia Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/discovery\/search?query=creator,exact,Rhode%20Island%20Medical%20Society%20Collection%20(Brown%20University),AND&amp;tab=Everything&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;vid=01BU_INST:BROWN&amp;facet=creator,exact,Rhode%20Island%20Medical%20Society%20Collection%20(Brown%20University)&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\">Rhode Island Medical Society Collection&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/permalink\/01BU_INST\/1uga3h3\/alma991017033809706966\">Nineteenth century English and American drama [microfiche]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bruknow.library.brown.edu\/permalink\/01BU_INST\/1uga3h3\/alma991033036769706966\">Ethnic and native Canadian literature, 1850-1979 a bibliography of primary and secondary materials [microfiche]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Classroom Requests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please place requests for classrooms at the Hay through the <a href=\"https:\/\/brown.libwizard.com\/id\/048ef2839dfd315bfe7ab8c1135ed501\">Brown University Library Instruction Request Form<\/a>.&nbsp;Classes will be scheduled based on classroom and staff availability.&nbsp;There will be a limited number of library classrooms this summer due to the exterior renovation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requests received by <em>May 15, 2026<\/em> will be prioritized.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John Hay Library is renovating its exterior this summer!&nbsp;As a result, there will be reduced access to this library and special collections.&nbsp;Please refer to the John Hay Library website for up-to-date hours. Operating Schedule&nbsp; May 25 to September 7, 2026 The John Hay Library will be closed. June 8 to August 28, 2026 The <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/reduced-access-hay-summer-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Reduced Access at John Hay Library, Summer 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,29,31,32,35,8,155,12,37,18,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anne-s-k-brown-military-collection-update","category-anne-s-k-brown-military-collection","category-announcements-special-collections","category-collections","category-general-interest","category-hay","category-home-page","category-library-hours","category-renovation","category-service-changes-interruptions","category-special-collections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16987"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17013,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16987\/revisions\/17013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/libnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}