Each generation has a pivotal moment that transcends individual experience, becoming part of the collective memory. For some, that moment may have been the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination […]
Remembering the Victims of 9/11
Burning Questions: Getting Out on the Town
We, librarians, are fortunate that we get to meet a lot of incoming Hopkins students. We often request that they give us their “burning questions” — about Baltimore, Hopkins, the […]
Summer Reading Recs From Your Librarians! (Part 2)
Welcome to the second installment of our librarians’ summer reading recommendations! Let’s jump straight in! Fiction: We started with Fiction picks last week, so let’s switch it up. Our first […]
LGBTQ+ Resources On and Off Campus
This June, we at the libraries encourage you to celebrate your identity, your community, and your people! In honor of Pride Month, here is a list of projects, resources, materials […]
Summer Reading Recs From Your Librarians! (Part 1)
All work and no play makes Johns Hopkins a dull boy! And as much as we love diving deep into our academic research, you may not be surprised that our […]
LGBTQ+ Data and Collections
In honor of Pride Month, we want to highlight LGBTQ+ data and collections at JHU and beyond. These datasets give us a lens through which we can observe and interpret […]
Semester Ends: Don’t Forget to Return Your Library Books
The last day of classes is fast approaching. As the semester ends, you may have some library books to return. Before you leave campus, be sure to return your books, […]
Wishing You Happy Holidays!
This year, three of the world’s most prominent religions welcome Spring by celebrating their faiths. While Passover and Easter are always celebrated in Springtime, the alignment of these holidays with […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Arusa Malik on Pop Culture & Feminism
Enjoy this post by Arusa Malik, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Bam! Pow! Crash! Thump! When I think of these classic onomatopoeias, I […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Victoria Popoola on Translating Untranslated Works
Enjoy this post by Victoria Popoola, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Hello! My name is Victoria Popoola, and I am studying Mechanical Engineering […]