Today, we commemorate the 51st anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death: his assassination by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee, where King was preparing to march on behalf […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Beloved Community
Haul Out the Holly
Let’s haul out the holly (“We Need A Little Christmas”) and enjoy the festivities of the season around Baltimore! We begin with a trek over to Hampden where Miracle on 34th […]
2018 Geminid Meteor Shower
Get ready to watch one of the largest displays of meteor showers of the year. Between December 7th and 15th, the Geminid meteor shower will be in full view. The […]
Sheridan Libraries launch the Peabody Ballroom Experience
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries are pleased to announce the Peabody Ballroom Experience, a new collaboration with Baltimore’s ballroom community, a performance-based art culture comprising gay, lesbian, trans, and […]
Preparing the Library for War in 1941: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
On this 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), we glimpse back in time to the challenges facing librarians and university staff in preparation for war […]
Panel Discussion and Film Screening of the Documentary “Kiki”
Friday, November 30, 2018 6:30 – 9:00pm Location: George Peabody Library Exhibit Gallery Doors open at 5:30. No advanced tickets required. Please arrive early, as seats are limited. This documentary […]
Notorious R.B.G. – Part 2
Are you a fan of the inimitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Or, perhaps you have some other supreme crush. Regardless, you now have new ways to see the important work of […]
Hopkins partners with Harvard and MIT to launch Public Access Submission System (PASS) and support open access
Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries, in collaboration with the Harvard University Office for Scholarly Communication, the MIT Libraries, and with inspiration from Jeff Spies, formerly of the Center for Open […]
2019 Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest
The Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest at the Sheridan Libraries recognizes the love of books and the delight in shaping a thoughtful and focused book collection. Established by longtime Friends […]
To Borrowers: Baltimore Libraries Large and Small
We take for granted that library books should not be written in, altered, and tracked with barcodes (if we let them out of the library at all). But before […]