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Sciences Library
The Sciences Library holds materials that support study and research in the fields of medicine, psychology, neuroscience, environmental science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, engineering, computer science, and pure and applied mathematics, and provides a wide range of services to the staff, students and faculty of Brown University.
201 Thayer Street (Corner of Waterman and Thayer)

The Friedman Study Center at the Science Library is a central gathering place for students with more than 27,000 square feet of study and social space. The entire area has wireless internet access and comfortable furniture. There is a café in the lobby The Friedman Study Center is open 24/5 and closes only on Saturday and Sunday morning from 2 AM to 10 AM. The library stacks and services closes at 2 AM Sun-Thu and 10 PM Fri/Sat. The library stacks and services open at 8:30 AM weekdays and 10 AM weekends.

John D. Rockefeller Library
The John D. Rockefeller Library, otherwise known as "the Rock", serves as the primary teaching and research library for the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. Level 1 houses the majority of the Rockefeller Library's services, including interlibrary loan and reference services. The serials collection and reserve items are also available on level 1. The Rockefeller's holdings also include the Brown Library's government documents collection.
10 Prospect Street

Virginia Baldwin Orwig Music Library
The Music Library houses the general music collection on campus: music books, scores, periodicals, sound recordings, videotapes and microforms. The collection supports the curriculum of the Music Department and provides material for general use by the Brown community. The books and scores circulate outside the library; recordings and videos do not circulate but can be used in the listening room. The Music Library is located on the 1st floor of Orwig Music Building.
1 Young Orchard Avenue

The John Hay Library
The John Hay Library is a repository for the Library's Special Collections. The John Hay Library's main Reading Room is available for quiet study as well as for research.

John Carter Brown Library
The John Carter Brown Library, which also houses special collections material, is an independent institution at Brown and is not part of the University Library system.
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Olney-Margolies Athletic Center
The Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC) was dedicated in 1981 and houses offices, locker and shower rooms, training support facilities, a large multi-purpose, open cage area which contains a 200-meter indoor track, five indoor tennis courts, and multiple intramural basketball courts. Housed within the OMAC are the main offices for many Brown athletic teams, including football, baseball, and field hockey. Sitting atop the OMAC is Warner Roof, the home of Brown Field Hockey and the practice field for men's lacrosse. The facility has lights for night time play and bleachers at one end of the field, along with space on the sidelines to catch the action.