While Edgar Allan Poe and H.L. Mencken are perhaps the best known literary names associated with Baltimore, there are many other writers who have lived or worked here. If you […]
Celebrate Bloomsday with the Friends of the Libraries
Join the Friends of the Libraries on Saturday, June 16 for our annual Bloomsday celebration at the James Joyce Pub. Every June 16, James Joyce fans around the world observe […]
An Archaeology of Knowledge
What do netsukes, skulls, globes, portable pianos and lab equipment have in common? They are soon to be part of an art installation in the Brody Learning Commons designed by […]
Encyclopedias: Dead AND Alive
By now, most of us have heard the news that the venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer produce a printed set. For those among us who remember leafing through the […]
Gertrude Stein, Emperor of the Avant-Garde… and Its Aftermath
A funny thing happened on the way to the twentieth century. Literary conventions, along with the artistic conventions native to most forms, came under attack. Anti-convention campaigns across the globe […]
Jewish American Heritage Month
May was proclaimed Jewish American Heritage month in 2006, to recognize the more than 350 years of Jewish contributions to American culture. From music to literature, from statemanship to law, […]
By Land and by Sea: Kinetic Sculpture Returns!
A time-honored Baltimore tradition, the Kinetic Sculpture Race is happening on May 5, 9:30am till 4:30pm. It is a sight to behold, sponsored by one of Baltimore’s unique institutions: the […]
Take a Historical Tour of Istanbul with Lady Mary Wortley Montagu!
If you’ve read any historical travel accounts, you may notice that there some similarities in terms of their observations regarding non-western countries’ governments, legal systems, cultures, religious practices and customs and traditions. Yet, […]
Finding Chinese Language Sources
Finding sources in the original language is crucial for scholars working in a field of study on a particular country or region. But it can be a challenge too, for […]
Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904
Are you taking the Science on Display or Exhibiting the Global class this semester? If yes, please check out the World’s Fair collection in our Special Collections. We have been actively building this […]