Written by Sue Vazakas and Jenelle Clark, JHU’s Unofficial SF/F Librarians Many authors enjoy “retelling” a story that already exists – they may want to explore the story through characters […]
Retellings for Your Winter Reading
Recontextualizing Japanese Reparations Photos
By Jenelle Clark and Hanjie Guo Processing archivists spend a lot of our time crafting careful description for the collections our institutions hold. For items that our curators purchase for […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was made an official holiday by decree of Abraham Lincoln in 1863. While there don’t seem to be as many melodies composed for the holiday as there are for […]
Most Instagram-Worthy Baltimore Spots
Whether you are a recent arrival in our fair city or born-and-raised, Baltimore has some beautiful scenery waiting for you! From stunning murals to historic landmarks, Baltimore has plenty of […]
Charm City Treats
The original idea of this post was to rank these types of food based on which ones were most integral to the Baltimore experience. When we surveyed the librarians, we […]
Baltimore, Spiritualism, and Houdini
This week saw a number of fun and fascinating events celebrating the spooky season at Hopkins. On October 25th Special Collections opened their doors for the Vintage Halloween Spectacular while […]
This is Halloween!
With Samhain season soon upon us, specters, spirits, spooks galore! Conjure forth your syllabus to get the help you’re searching for.We call upon thee, spectral scholars, those who haunt the […]
Burning Questions: “What’s the Best Way to Approach a Research Paper When You Don’t Know Where to Start?”
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 […]
Remembering the Victims of 9/11
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 […]
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 […]