Please refer to the John Hay Library website for any changes to our hours and our holiday schedule.
August 31 – September 1, 2023
The first floor of the John Hay Library is open to the public from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Only the exhibit in the Willis Reading Room is on display. The Special Collections Reading Room is closed.
September 5, 2023
The first floor of the John Hay Library is open to the public from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Only the exhibit in the Willis Reading Room is on display. The Special Collections Reading Room is open for limited hours by appointment only. Please see Visiting the Brown University Special Collections for information about scheduling a reading room appointment.
September 6 – December 21, 2023
The Hay is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Public spaces include the Harriette Hemmasi Exhibition Gallery and the Willis Reading Room.
Exhibitions
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Portrait of Mass Incarceration, September 28, 2023 – July 19, 2024, Harriette Hemmasi Exhibition Gallery
Contextualizing Taíno Collections, May 3, 2023 – May 4, 2024, Willis Reading Room
Gildor Family Special Collections Reading Room
September 6 – December 21
The special collections reading room is open by reservation only. Please see Visiting the Brown University Special Collections for information about scheduling a reading room appointment.
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. – noon, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Willis Reading Room
September 6 – December 21
The Willis Reading Room is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m and Wednesday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m..
It is accessible to the Brown community via card swipe only:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 5 p.m. – midnight
- Wednesday: 6 p.m. – midnight
- Sunday: noon – midnight
Student Lounge
The student lounge is available to students:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9 a.m. – midnight
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. – midnight
- Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sunday: noon – midnight
Classroom Requests
Please place requests for classes through the Brown University Library Instruction Request Form. Some class sessions may be held in the Special Collections Reading Room, depending on the room schedule, size of the class, and staff availability.
- The Bruhn Room (2nd floor) is available for classes of 14 students or less.
- The Bopp Seminar Room (3rd floor) will be available beginning September 15. This room is suitable for classes of 18 students or less.
Third Floor
The third floor of the John Hay Library will be open to students and faculty utilizing the Bopp Seminar Room for scheduled classes beginning September 15.
The Anne S. K. Brown Military Gallery remains closed to the public for the fall semester.