What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Toni Morrison called Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book, Between the World and Me, “required reading” when it was published in 2015. Amid the events of 2020, including the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the protests alongside a national reckoning with racism Continue reading Seeing Baltimore Through the Archives: “Between the World and Me”
UB Special Collections & Archives is deeply saddened by the loss of Betty Garman Robinson, a civil rights activist and Baltimore community organizer. Betty passed away this past weekend at the age of 81. We remember her life, her work, Continue reading Remembering Betty Garman Robinson (b.1939-d. 2020)
This year, 2020, marks the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment which secured the vote for women by prohibiting the government from denying the right to vote based on a U.S. citizen’s sex. The amendment was ratified on August 18, Continue reading Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment
In February and March 2020, life changed dramatically when the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began to spread in the United States. The pandemic has affected every person and almost every aspect of life. Work and school went online or stopped for Continue reading Recording Your History During the Pandemic
In archives and libraries “the stacks” refers to the many resources held by a repository for students and researchers to use. Librarians, archivists, and others work hard to preserve and make these resources and collections accessible and to create a Continue reading A Look Behind the Stacks: Meet the Library with Jamal Hunter
The UB Special Collections & Archives are saying goodbye to the offices in LC 202 on the second floor of the Learning Commons building! Between December 10 and 13, the UB Special Collections & Archives will be closed as we Continue reading Moving Day! UB Special Collections & Archives Offices are Heading to a New Space
We would like to sincerely thank everyone for participating and contributing to the RLB Library on #GivingTuesday and #BowOnPoe on December 3, 2019! Thanks to your support, the Library not only met its “Bow on Poe” fundraising goal, we increased Continue reading Thank You for Supporting the Library for #BowOnPoe and #GivingTuesday!
Congratulations to the editors and contributors of the recently published anthology: Baltimore Revisited: Stories of Inequality and Resistance in a U.S. City! Edited by Nicole King and Kate Drabinski of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Joshua Clark Davis Continue reading Celebrate “Baltimore Revisited” at the Release Party!
In archives and libraries “the stacks” refers to the many archival collections, books, and resources held by the repository for students and researchers to use. Archivists, librarians, and others work hard to preserve and make these resources accessible and to Continue reading A Look Behind the Stacks: Caleb Paul, Intern
Are you a community leader, a nonprofit organization, or an individual working to improve your neighborhood and community? Then join the Baltimore Neighborhood Alliance and Jacob France Institute for Baltimore Data Day this Friday July 12, 2019! Baltimore Data Day is Continue reading Check Out Baltimore Data Day 2019 on Friday July 12!