Don your black turtlenecks and come hungry for popcorn to Spirits of the Dead, a trilogy of short film adaptations of tales by Edgar Allan Poe showing at the George […]
Fun Bad Science Fiction
Hi, everyone! Sci Fi Librarian is here to look ahead to when you’ll be finished with exams and have some time to watch science fiction movies again. My brain will […]
Movies & Books to Sink your Teeth into!
From the friendly Count on Sesame Street to Murnau’s ghoulish Nosferatu, we seem to love our vampires! Need a fix of good-spirited horror? There are plenty of options right at the […]
Happy St. Crispin’s Day!
Anyone who has watched a stage or film version of Henry V (such as the 1944 Olivier version, infused with echoes of World War II, or the critically acclaimed 1990 […]
Stars of Science Fiction and Fantasy
It’s always the right season to read science fiction or fantasy. Here are two important writers whose work you might want to explore. Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut was an American author […]
The Dog Days of Summer
Is this Baltimore summer hot enough for you? You might say we have hit the heart of the “dog days” of summer. You might also wonder where the heck that […]
Summer “Camp” – Quirky Videos for Summer Evenings!
Is the summer heat wiping you out? Do you just need something fun to watch at the end of the day? Baltimore is well-known for its campy humor, probably best characterized in […]
Dragons!
Fire. Teeth. Scales. Wings. But also: intelligence, age, wisdom, greed, strategy. Who are some noteworthy dragons? Everyone knows Smaug, the clever, deadly creature who slept on top of a cavernful […]
Anne Boleyn
This poem, by Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832-1911), is one of many works that have been inspired by Anne Boleyn who lost her head 477 years ago. She had won the […]
Helping Your Patients
You want to be the very best RN, MD, PT, NP, OT, PA, or other kind of health professional that you can. You want to be understanding, kind, compassionate, and […]