Posted on April 13th, 2013 by Brown Library Blogger
Library Tip of the Day
We’re open 9am-4pm Saturdays in April! Come escape the distractions of home and spend Saturday at Brown.
National Library Week Events:
- Reading Flash Mob: Bring a book, comics, magazines, graphic novel and READ. Front steps of library, 11:15am on the dot, Friday, April 19th.
- Word of the Week: Stop by the
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Posted on January 29th, 2013 by Brown Library Blogger
Due to the renovation of the Circulation floor (top floor) of the library, the majority of the library’s print books have been put into storage. But don’t worry— the entire circulating collection of books will be back in place on the top floor when the renovation is complete later this year!
In the meantime, you still have … Read the rest
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Posted on October 4th, 2012 by Brown Library Blogger
Never heard of banned books before this week? Here’s a great local example of how one person can cause a book to be pulled from the shelves of a school library, therefore letting that one person dictate what they think YOU should read or not read. Thankfully, the book was returned to the shelves and made available … Read the rest
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Posted on October 3rd, 2012 by Brown Library Blogger
TODAY ONLY at 1pm in Whitman Theatre, Student Life and the library will be hosting a free movie showing of Smoke Signals, a film written by Sherman Alexie (author of the banned book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian).
This award-winning film is “a warm film of friendship and reconciliation, and whenever it … Read the rest
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Posted on October 1st, 2012 by Brown Library Blogger
Celebrate your freedom to read whatever you want by coming to the Banned Books Week Kickoff event at Brown Library!
TODAY ONLY, from 10am-2pm, Student Life and the library will be giving away free copies of the following banned books: The Color Purple (30th anniversary edition), The Hunger Games, or The Absolutely True Diary of a
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