We are sad to announce the passing of R. Champlin “Champ” Sheridan, a member of the university’s class of 1952, trustee emeritus, 2007 recipient of an honorary doctorate of humane […]
Real Cake for Virtual Books!
Hurrah! Catalyst now has more than one million ebooks!!! To celebrate all those virtual books, we’re serving real cake. Please join us! Q level of MSEL 2:00 pm Thursday, August […]
Languages; We Have Lots of Languages
Guess how many languages the library has books written in. Just guess. Three-hundred and forty-six (346)!! Here is the list of all of them — it’s fascinating! Here are the 25 […]
Who Moved My Cheese…er… I Mean Furniture?
Because we never pass by a chance to be green (and we’re finding it easier than Kermit said we would!), we’ve worked with our Office of Sustainability to find two […]
Food Glorious Food
You may not think of cookbooks when you think of the Sheridan Libraries. While we might not have the current bestsellers that you’ll find at the public library, we do […]
Armchair Traveling
It’s summer time, and most of us can think of nothing better than to be on the road. The pull of travel has always been strong among writers, so travel […]
Anatomy of an Hours Page
You may have noticed a recently re-designed way to find out when things are open for business around these parts. Simple things don’t come easy, so let’s take a peek […]
Summer at Hopkins, circa 1890
In the middle of summer, most of the students are long gone, faculty are planning their fall classes or doing their own research, and staff are looking forward to vacations. […]
Artscape 2013
Artscape 2013 will be held from July 19th to July 21st. It is a free festival held at the heart of Baltimore City every year in July. Visitors can enjoy […]
Nuclear War and Fiction
In light of Summer Reading Season as well as the upcoming adaptation* of another story about what might happen after a nuclear conflict, let’s look at some of the novels […]