Independence Day Hours

The Brown Library has modified its hours of operation during the Independence Day holiday weekend. July 1st: 8am-5pm July 2nd-July 4th: Closed Tuesday, July 5th: Regular hours resume Remember, even when the library is closed, you can still access professional assistance, online library resources, and computers for doing class work or research. Check out these alternatives: [...]

Congrats to Our Raffle and Poetry Contest Winners!

Drum roll, please… the two winners of the “Ode to the Brown Library” Poetry Contest! Student Winner: Tiffany Sparks with her poem, “Books and Libraries” Faculty/Staff Winner: Pam Woody with her poem, “A Journey with a Friend” Both winning poems, along with a selection of the other submitted entries, will be displayed on the top [...]

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, My Favorite Library is “Brown”– How about You?

Got poetic chops? Like to improvise spoken word or jazz poetry? Then enter the “Ode to the Library” contest! We challenge you to write a poem dedicated either to our Brown Library or to the spirit of libraries in general. Your poem could be a romantic sonnet, an ode, haiku, limerick, or villanelle——jazz poetry, free [...]

Follow a Library Day

Today is Follow a Library Day on Twitter!  To give your favorite libraries (we hope we’re one of them!) a boost of attention and recognition, tweet their name or @name and include the hashtag #followalibrary. I guess this would be a good time to mention that Brown Library has been on Twitter for three days–follow [...]

And The Winners Are…

Did everyone stop by and share in all the wonderful, yummy edible books on Tuesday? In celebration of National Library Week, Brown Library hosted the first VWCC Edible Book Festival. Here’s a sample of what you missed: And the winner of both the President’s Choice and People’s Choice awards is… As a part of the [...]

Eaten Any Good Books Lately?

If not, here’s your chance! The VWCC Edible Book Festival is coming to the Brown Library, main floor, on April 13, 2010. In celebration of National Library Week, April 11-17, Brown and students from the Culinary Arts program are participating in the International Edible Book Festival. The Culinary Arts students will produce edible creations with [...]