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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:
1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library
The John Carter Brown Library recently announced a year-long exhibition titled “1776 Across the Americas: A Hemispheric History from the Collections of the John Carter Brown Library.” The exhibition, ...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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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!
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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...
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February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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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...
The image shows a head shot of Schuessler, a photo of a bookshelf as the background, the JCB logo, and the title of the series and date and time of the talk. The text also reads, "A conversation with Jennifer Schuessler of the New York Times."
February 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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@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.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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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.

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February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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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...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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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!
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February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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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...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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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...
The image is a pink square with two lines and the following text: "[It] reflects the deeper and global history of the American war for independence, as well as the many forms of memory that shape our understanding of the period. We chose to spotlight a corner feature, in which a rooster is tearing a British flag. That selection echoes the Rhode Island Red, the recognizable state bird of Rhode Island that was bred, like many histories of the revolution, decades after the war. But of course the full image shows a fuller picture."
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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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.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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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....
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February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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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!
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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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...
The image is the cover of McDonald's book. It features the book title and a background that shows coffee plant leaves and berries.
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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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...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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For 2026, the John Carter Brown Library is hosting a series of events about the important relationship between journalism and history. 1/5
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February 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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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...
‘Think hemispherically’: New library exhibit offers a glimpse into life across the Americas in 1776
John Carter Brown Library’s new exhibit speaks to the mundane and transformative moments of 1776.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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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...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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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-...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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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
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January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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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.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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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.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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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.)
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January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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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.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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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....
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January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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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/....
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January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM