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We're excited to unveil our newest exhibit, Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature, curated by Maury A. Bromsen Curator of Latin American Books José Montelongo. Opening soon!

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Did you miss out on our hybrid series featuring recent books by former JCB fellows? Not to worry! We've posted the talks to YouTube! View conversations between JCB Director Karin Wulf and Tara Bynum, Surekha Davies, Chloe Ireton, and Joyce Chaplin here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Presented with The Providence Athenæum, the JCB is excited to host rare book specialist and author Rebecca Romney on Friday, May 16 at 5 p.m. In-person registration is now closed, but we invite you to tune in to the livestream here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi... More details at jcblibrary.org.

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Call for papers! The Southwest Seminar on Colonial Latin America invites proposals for 2025 meeting hosted at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, Rhode Island on November 13 and 14, 2025. Details at jcblibrary.org/news/call-pr...

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The John Hay and JCB Libraries invite local Indigenous community members to an open house and research night tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pre-selected materials from the library’s collections will be available to visit, view and discuss. More details at jcblibrary.org/events/open-...

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Thanks so much to Sassy Succulents (sassysucculentsri.com) for making our staff development event such a huge hit!

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Our latest newsletter is live! Be sure to check out all the latest from the JCB! If you aren't subscribed, you can still read it online at conta.cc/4kdXZwT.

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Join us on Thursday, May 1, 5-7 p.m. as the John Hay and JCB Libraries host an Indigenous Communities Research Night/Open House. Pre-selected primary and secondary source materials from the libraries' collections will be available to visit, view, and discuss. We look forward to seeing you there!

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20+ of us got together yesterday for some library joy. One of our catalogers made a call # bracelet fr the 1st item she cataloged for @jcblibrary.bsky.social, and a research fellow for an 18th map of his home, Atlantic Canada. I did Journals of Congress for May 1775 bc #Govdocs always important. 🤓

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If you are not a fan of the gorgeous spring weather we're having here in Rhode Island today, fear not! You can enjoy a rainy night at the library any time you wish with our JCB ambience video! #asmrvideo #nightatthelibrary #fireplacegoals youtu.be/GQ_xpy3P4B8?...

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Save the date! The JCB and the John Hay Library will host an Indigenous Communities Research Night/Open House on Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 5 to 7 p.m. Pre-selected primary and secondary source materials from the library’s collections will be available to visit, view and discuss. jcblibrary.org

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Today is April 18, 2025. Hear from JCB Director Karin Wulf about this day in history (specifically April 18, 1775!)) and one curious manuscript that is part of the Library's collection. (Photos of the manuscript in the comments!)

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We've extended the deadline for proposal submissions for the JCB institutional website to April 21! Details here: jcblibrary.org/news/jcb-req...

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We just can't resist jumping on this trend! Introducing the limited edition JCB Library Worker Action Figure with real shushing action!

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Our current exhibit, Learning to Sail, Living at Sea, will be open until May 1! Stop by to visit in person, or view it online on Americana. americana.jcblibrary.org/exhibitions/...

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The Southwest Seminar on Colonial Latin America invites proposals for 2025 meeting hosted at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, Rhode Island on November 13 and 14, 2025. Details at: jcblibrary.org/news/call-pr...

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Next Friday, April 18, will be the final meeting for this academic year of the Critical Archives Reading Group. We read and discuss texts from a variety of disciplinary and professional perspectives on the making, unmaking, challenges, and potential in "archives." jcblibrary.org/critical-arc...

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Save the date! The JCB and the John Hay Library will host an Indigenous Communities Research Night/Open House on Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 5 to 7 p.m. Pre-selected primary and secondary source materials from the library’s collections will be available to visit, view and discuss. jcblibrary.org

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We're hiring! Position: Reporting to the Head of Libraries Conservation, the Book and Paper Conservator will play a central role in the conservation programs at the John Carter Brown Library (JCB) and Brown University Library (BUL). Details at brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

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The JCB aims to redefine its digital presence with a website that embodies its mission, leverages new and emerging technologies and web tools, and supports its diverse audiences. We invite firms to review the RFP and submit proposals by April 15, 2025. Details here: jcblibrary.org/news/jcb-req...

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Join us today, April 4, at 5 p.m. at the John Carter Brown Library for the final installment of JCB Reads! All are welcome to join us in person or virtually for this hybrid event! Zoom link: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Address: 94 George Street, Providence, RI

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Join us TOMORROW (April 4, 2025) at 5 p.m. EST in person or virtually for a discussion of the book "The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution" by Joyce E. Chaplin (Harvard University) at the JCB. Details at jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...

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Join us in person at the JCB or via Zoom for Friday's event. This final installment of JCB Reads Spring 2025 focuses on "The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution" by Professor Joyce Chaplin (Harvard University). brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Join us this Friday, April 4 in person or via Zoom for the final installment of JCB Reads (Spring 2025)! Details at jcblibrary.org.

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The JCB is requesting proposals for a new website! We invite qualified firms to review the attached RFP and submit proposals by April 15, 2025. Details here: jcblibrary.org/news/jcb-req...

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Save the date! (Registration is required!) Join us in person or online for Rebecca Romney on Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend on Friday, May 16 at 5:00pm. Books will be available through Symposium Books. jcblibrary.org.

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Join us in person or virtually on Friday, April 4 at 5 p.m. for the final event for the spring 2025 version of JCB Reads! Joyce Chaplin (Harvard U.) will discuss her new book on climate science in the 18th century, The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution. Details at jcblibrary.org!

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Our March 2025 newsletter is live! Read all about it at conta.cc/4hQQZ7x.

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The JCB is planning to redefine its digital presence with a website that embodies its mission, leverages new and emerging technologies and web tools, and supports its diverse audiences. We invite firms to review the RFP and submit proposals by April 15. Details at jcblibrary.org/news/jcb-req...

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A selection from our exhibit Learning to Sail, Living at Sea: Vernaculars of Transatlantic Knowledge. Open for in-person viewing now through May at the JCB and online any time! Details at americana.jcblibrary.org/exhibitions/... Log book, Ship Ann and Hope, Brown Family Business Records

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Save the Date! The final installment of the spring 2025 JCB Reads series will take place IN PERSON and VIA ZOOM on Friday, June 4 at 5 p.m. Our last book for now is The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2025) by Joyce Chaplin (Harvard University). Join us!

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It is impossible to capture the beauty of all of the different types of forests in the Americas in a single post, so we've chosen this Maria Sibylla Merian image with its nod to the delicate balance of the world's ecosystems for International Day of Forests. americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

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This week we've been highlighting some of the gentle changes that we've made here at the JCB. The last one is our fantatic new shades in the Reading Room!

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Today we're highlighting another small change at the John Carter Brown Library: the very timely (fresh for spring!) facelift that the Caspersen Entrance recently received, complete with new signage!

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Folks who visit the JCB frequently will notice that we've made a few gentle changes to the Reading Room! Today's highlight is our lamps, which recently received a tune-up. Fun fact: One of our official colors is Desk Lamp Green (perfect for St. Patrick's Day!). The precise color is Hex: # 37A526.

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Each time you visit the main page of Americana, the JCB's digital platform, you'll see a few items from the Collection offered up as examples. Today's favorite: Llama glama. americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec... [1648] Part of Piso, Willem. Historia naturalis Brasiliae. F648 P678h / 2-SIZE.

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Today's find in Americana is a perfect fit for an early spring day. Seven-year apple shrub with both flowers & fruit. A brown & yellow titmouse sits on a branch. Catesby, Mark. The natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands. London. D771 C359n americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

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Our current exhibit, Learning to Sail, Living at Sea: Vernaculars of Transatlantic Knowledge, is on view at the JCB through May 1 and available online at jcblibrary.org.

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Join us today at 5 p.m. for Creation of the American Republic, a conversation between Profs. Gordon S. Wood and Karin Wulf! This program is available both in person and online. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for those joining us in person. Register at brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Tomorrow at the JCB! Brown 2026 and JCB 2026 and Beyond programming continues with a talk by Professor Gordon S. Wood. Join us at 5 p.m. in person or virtually. Register at brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Join us today at noon for this virtual event featuring former JCB fellow Chloe Ireton. Part of the series JCB Reads. brown.zoom.us/j/91242549260

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Maury A. Bromsen Curator of Latin American Books José Montelongo pulled this beautiful book for a class visit earlier this week. Published sometime after 1572, it is written in Nahuatl with words in Latin and Spanish. The volume is available in Americana: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

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Our next JCB Reads discussion will be held ONLINE only and focuses on Chloe Ireton's book "Slavery and Freedom in Black Thought in the Early Spanish Atlantic." Join us via Zoom on Monday, March 10 at noon for this informal 1-hour conversation! brown.zoom.us/j/91242549260

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Join us in person or via Zoom on Tuesday, March 11 at 5 p.m. for a conversation between Professors Gordon S. Wood and Karin Wulf titled "Creation of the American Republic." Part of Brown 2026 and JCB 2026 and Beyond. Register at brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Join us on Monday, March 10 at noon -online only!- as JCB Reads continues with a discussion of Chloe Ireton's book "Slavery and Freedom in Black Thought in the Early Spanish Atlantic." Details here: jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...

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Join us next Tuesday, March 11 at 5 p.m. in person or via Zoom for this conversation between Professors Gordon S. Wood and Karin Wulf. Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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As we wait for spring to come to New England, Maria Sibylla Merian's gorgeous drawings inspire. Access this item and more with Americana, the JCB's digital platform. americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec... 1/2

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