The exhibition “1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library” is open to the public during regular Reading Room hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. and 2-4:45 p.m., and Friday 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. jcblibrary.org/news/1776-ac...

The exhibition “1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library” is now open to the public during regular Reading Room hours. For more information, visit jcblibrary.org/news/1776-ac...

The JCB is closed due to the recent storm, but there is still lots happening behind the scenes! If you missed Tuesday's discussion featuring JCB Director Karin Wulf, Laurent Dubois (U of Virginia), Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt U), and Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins U), watch it here: youtu.be/0Y8Xc3O55K4

The JCB is closed until Monday, March 2 due to the recent blizzard. But you can still watch content on our YouTube channel and learn more about our collections and exhibitions on Americana! Visit us online at: jcblibrary.org americana.jcblibrary.org www.youtube.com/@thejohncart...

Our series on the Journals of Congress continues after yet another hiccup- this time in the form of a huge storm! This will be added to our YouTube channel with the previous installments in this series. Enjoy!

We are sorry to report that we are still closed due to the impact of the recent blizzard. But don't worry- we are still "here"! Check out the latest on our YouTube channel, or explore Americana! We will be back at the Library soon. :)

The JCB will be closed today, February 24, due to the impact of the recent blizzard. Visit us online at jcblibrary.org for all the latest, including today's virtual event! Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.

TODAY! Join us virtually at 5:30 p.m. EST for a panel discussion featuring JCB Director Karin Wulf, Laurent Dubois (University of Virginia), Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt University), and Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins University). Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us virtually TOMORROW, February 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. EST for a panel discussion featuring JCB Director Karin Wulf, Laurent Dubois (University of Virginia), Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt University), and Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins University). Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

POSTPONED! Please be advised that we have postponed tomorrow's JCB Reads discussion with Tyson Reeder because of the blizzard impacting New England. We will update the event listing soon!

The JCB will be closed on Monday, 2/23 due to the storm. Stay safe, everyone!

Join us Tuesday, February 24, 2026 for two online events! Registration at jcblibrary.org, and details below!

New! The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hosting a year-long public exhibition titled, “1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library,” now on view in the Bromsen Room during Reading Room hours. Learn more:

Excited for this conversation, the third in our series about history & journalism. If you read abt the NEH, Park Service, or the AHA, or archives in the NYT-- or the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald-- you've been reading Jenny Schuessler's work. So how did she come to this unique beat? Join us!

Today! Join us virtually at 5 p.m. EST for a conversation between JCB Library Director Karin Wulf and Jennifer Schuessler, a journalist covering intellectual life and the world of ideas for the Culture section of The New York Times. Details and registration at jcblibrary.org/events/journ...

@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live! Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery. inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was... Hear Karin read her essay as well.

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at the JCB! The flowers featured in the image are Jolloxochitl, Coatzontecoxochitl, Xiloxochitl, Oceloxochitl, and Macpalxochitl as rendered in the publication Storia antica del Messico. 1/3

Join us TODAY (2-13) at 4 p.m. EST for a conversation between JCB Library Director Karin Wulf and award-winning journalist and author John Dickerson. Details about this series and more upcoming events are available at jcblibrary.org/events/journ... Register here! brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us TODAY, February 12, at 5 p.m. in person or online for a talk by Michelle Craig MacDonald on her new book Coffee Nation. Details at jcblibrary.org!

TOMORROW! Join us in person or via Zoom for Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States, a talk by Michelle Craig McDonald. Details and registration here: jcblibrary.org/events/coffe...

In our most recent blog post, JCB Library Director Karin Wulf discusses the central image in the exhibition "1776 Across the Americas" promotional materials. Read on: jcblibrary.org/news/english...

There's lots happening this week at the JCB! First, join us THURSDAY for a hybrid talk by Michelle Craig McDonald about her new book Coffee Nation. And on FRIDAY, Journalism and History When History Is News continues with an online event with John Dickerson! More at jcblibrary.org.

TODAY! Join us at 5 p.m. EST for a conversation between JCB Library Director Karin Wulf and NYTimes columnist Jamelle Bouie. For 2026, the JCB is hosting the series Journalism and History When History Is News. More details at jcblibrary.org! Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

Join us Monday 2/9 and Friday 2/13 as we launch our series Journalism and History When History Is News! For a full list of series events and more details, visit jcblibrary.org!

Join us in person or online on February 12, 2026 at 5 p.m. as we welcome historian Michelle Craig McDonald to talk about her new book, Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States. Registration information is available at jcblibrary.org/events/coffe...

Join us Monday (2/9) at 5 pm for an online interview with Jamelle Bouie (NYTimes columnist) as part of the series Journalism and History When History Is News. This programming is brought to you by the JCB in partnership with The Atlantic. Details and registration at: jcblibrary.org/news/journal...

For 2026, the John Carter Brown Library is hosting a series of events about the important relationship between journalism and history. 1/5

We are most grateful to the @browndailyherald.bsky.social for Ella Piscatello's piece on our new exhibition, "1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library." Read all about it! www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026...

Join us on Thursday, February 12 for a talk by Michelle Craig McDonald on her book Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States. Registration is required for those attending in person. More details at: jcblibrary.org/events/coffe...

Join us TOMORROW, January 30 at 5 p.m. for the launch of 1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library! Please note that registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/HpP6WVdspBpJ.... Details at jcblibrary.org/events/1776-...

The JCB is hiring two Research Associates who will work collaboratively on designated topics relevant to the library’s collections and mission, conducting research and producing both general audience and scholarly publications. 1/3

The John Carter Brown Library will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026 due to the storm. Our platform Americana is always open! Visit us at jcblibrary.org for more details.

Join us on Friday, January 30 at 5 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the exhibition 1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library. Registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/HpP6WVdspBpJ.... Details at jcblibrary.org/events.

Join us tomorrow, January 22, for two events at the John Carter Brown Library! 12 p.m.: Dr. Joseph Adelman on Common Sense 4 p.m.: A Farewell to the Elemental Exhibition Details and registration information are posted at jcblibrary.org. (Please note that registration is required for both events.)

Join us Thursday, January 22 at 5 p.m. as we bid farewell to the exhibition "Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature." Please note that registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/XdHWNXM2TCVd.... Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.

Join us on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at noon in the John Carter Brown Library Conference Room for a viewing of JCB copies of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense featuring Dr. Joseph Adelman. Registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/iWKYHdfb5dQm....

Join us on Thursday, January 22 at 4 p.m. as we bid farewell to Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature. Please note that registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/XdHWNXM2TCVd.... For more information, or to view the exhibition online, visit americana.jcblibrary.org/exhibitions/....

PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE! Join us on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at noon in the JCB Conference Room for a viewing of JCB copies of Thomas Paine's Common Sense featuring Dr. Joseph Adelman. This event is in person only. Registration is required. Please register at forms.gle/iWKYHdfb5dQm....

Reminder for the Conference on Religions and Freedom c. 1776 to be held in Providence June 4-6. The deadline for submissions is TOMORROW, January 15! Details at jcblibrary.org/events/confe...

Please share widely! The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Details at jcblibrary.org!

Be sure to check out the opportunities that are currently available at the JCB! We are currently accepting applications for: -A joint postdoctoral research associate (with the Simmons Center) -https://apply.interfolio.com/175378 1/2

The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and the JCB invite applications for a postdoctoral research associate position focused on historical scholarship around racial slavery and/ or Indigenous dispossession and slavery. Details at apply.interfolio.com/175378.

Please share widely! The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Details at jcblibrary.org!

The Reading Room is closed for a few more days, but the JCB staff is here working on projects for the upcoming year! First, we are sharing a reminder about the call for papers -deadline of January 15!- for the Conference on Religions and Freedom c. 1776 to be held in Providence June 4-6.

Please be advised that the JCB will remain closed through Monday, January 19, 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. A friendly reminder that our online platform, Americana, is available any time at americana.jcblibrary.org.

Please be advised that the John Carter Brown Library will be closed to the public on Monday, December 15, 2025 and will remain closed until Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Please be advised that the John Carter Brown Library will close for Winter Break from Tuesday, December 23, 2025 to Friday, January 9, 2026. The Reading Room will remain closed until January 20, 2026. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

Join us Monday (12/15) for a collections- and object-based conversation about the archive of the Haitian Revolution, highlighting the rich collections of the John Carter Brown Library that document Haitian history during the broad revolutionary period. Details and registration at jcblibrary.org!

Getting ready to plow through the last few weeks of the semester? Enjoy a cozy morning, afternoon or evening in a re-imagined JCB Reading Room! youtu.be/GQ_xpy3P4B8?...

We're in the final weeks of Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature, an exhibit curated by José Montelongo. Check out the YouTube playlist, and then come see it in person! www.youtube.com/@thejohncart... Open M-Th, 10am-12:45pm and 2-4:45pm, and F 10am- 12:45pm. (Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben.)