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Join us on October 3 and 4 for the events "Policing Mexico City's Supernatural Soundscape" and "Images on a Mission: A Conversation with Cécile Fromont." Details at jcblibrary.org!

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Today is World Cassowary Day, and this just proves that you never know what you'll find on Americana, the JCB's digital platform! Learn more about the cassowary here: www.loc.gov/everyday-mys...americana.jcblibrary.org!

The image contains various birds, animals, and fish including: 1) the crested cardinal, 2) the Dominican cardinal, 3) the carp, 4) the cassowary, 5) the catfish, 6) the Patagonian cavy, 7) the cayopolin, and 8) the civet. Items are numbered for identification in key at bottom of image.
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We're busy preparing our next exhibition here at the JCB, which means that "Boundaries of Enlightenment" will close in just a few short weeks. Check out José Montelongo's work in person or online at americana.jcblibrary.org/exhibitions/....

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Our fall programming is well underway! Visit our Events page to stay current on all the latest at the JCB: jcblibrary.org/events.

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This conversation will feature: Bertie Mandelblatt, Curator of Maps and Prints, JCB Itohan Osayimwese, Associate Professor and Chair of History of Art and Architecture (HIAA), Brown University Yannick Etoundi, PhD Student, HIAA Alexandra Henry, PhD Student, HIAA

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Join us Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. for a conversation with Cécile Fromont titled "Images on a Mission." Cécile Fromont is a member of Harvard University’s Dept. of History of Art and Architecture and the first faculty director of the Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art.

The poster features an image of people seated in semi circles around what appear to be leaders in front of two rows of dwellings. The text states, "Images on a Mission: A Conversation with Cécile Fromont, Thursday, October 3, 2024, 2 p.m., 94 George Street, Providence."
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Today is the start of Banned Books Week 2024. Check out bannedbooksweek.org for news, events, and resources!

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Happening soon! Join us TODAY in person or via Zoom at 4 p.m. for a book event featuring Professor Marcy Norton at the JCB! Details at events.brown.edu/john-carter-...

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Join us tomorrow, September 19, at 4 p.m. in person or via Zoom for a discussion about Marcy Norton's book The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492. Details here: jcblibrary.org/events/book-...

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John Carter Brown Library
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