Celebrate Mencken Day at the Peabody Library

Saturday, September 12 is Mencken Day! Come celebrate the legacy and literature of the “Sage of Baltimore” with the Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries. Henry Louis Mencken had a […]


H. L. Mencken and American Magazines

Henry Louis Mencken, often called the “Sage of Baltimore,” had a long and distinguished career as a journalist with the Sunpapers. But throughout his lifetime in the newspaper industry, he […]


Mr. Eisenhower: Tear down this wall!

OK, perhaps we’re being a bit dramatic. On August 20, beginning at approximately 5:30 am, contractors will be doing some demolition work on the southeast side of M-level. The walls […]


Some sound, (hopefully) no fury

For the next few weeks, crews will be digging and drilling outside at the south end of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. This excavation work is being done to prepare […]


Wireless access at MSEL

Are you having trouble accessing wireless in the Library? (And yes, we get the irony of asking that question via this medium.) If so, go here for information about the […]


John Barth Reading Tuesday at Mason Hall

The Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries present acclaimed novelist John Barth, who will read from his latest book, The Development. Tue, April 28, 2009 Mason Hall Auditorium ~ […]


Honoring Student Book Collectors

Stop by M-Level to see selections from this year’s winning entries from the Betty and Edgar Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in […]


Make Your Voice Heard About the Brody Learning Commons

We’re planning a library expansion adjacent to the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. The building will be built for technology-driven, collaborative learning and named the Brody Learning Commons to honor former […]