What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
AFRAM, Baltimore’s own African American Festival is back for the Juneteenth weekend (June 22 and 23) this year, with an array of entertainment and activities for all ages. This community-based festival held at Druid Hill Park features food and merchandise Continue reading Celebrate AFRAM With UBalt’s Special Collections and Archives!
I was excited to visit the Peale last week to see a collaborative, student-curated exhibition on the history of the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. The Peale describes itself as “Baltimore’s Community Museum” with a mission of “building Continue reading A Librarian’s Perspective: Black Panthers at the Peale
Don’t forget the RLB Library has a campus subscription to The Baltimore Banner, the online news source covering Baltimore metropolitan area sports, business, food, culture, politics, and more. Read The Banner to be informed about all that is going on! Continue reading Be Informed–Read The Baltimore Banner!
Would you like to keep up with what’s happening in and around the Baltimore business community? The RLB Library has an online subscription to the Baltimore Business Journal. This digital edition of the journal is a great resource for current Continue reading Be Baltimore Business Savvy! Read the BBJ!
If you walk around Baltimore’s many neighborhoods and downtown areas you’ll find unique architecture everywhere you go. Depending on where you are, you may see one of the many styles of rowhouses, larger homes in areas like Roland Park, buildings Continue reading Research Baltimore’s Architectural History with the Archives
Would you like to keep up with what’s happening in and around Baltimore? The RLB Library has an online subscription to the Baltimore Business Journal. This digital edition of the journal is a great resource for current news and interesting Continue reading Be Informed with the Baltimore Business Journal!
This blog post was created and written by Deyane Moses and Bria Warren, Inheritance Baltimore Community Archives Fellows. Learn more about the Community Archives Program at UBalt and JHU. The UB-JHU Community Archives Fellowship is a training fellowship designed to Continue reading In Conversation: Community Archives Fellows
The RLB Library has recently expanded its subscription to the Baltimore Business Journal. This digital edition of the journal is a great resource for current news and interesting articles on healthcare, banking, real estate, technology, and food & lifestyle for Continue reading Read the Baltimore Business Journal!
The History of Juneteenth Juneteenth celebrates African American freedom from slavery in the U.S. and is the oldest holiday celebrating Emancipation in the country. The holiday honors June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas Continue reading Celebrate Juneteenth 2021
On April 30, 2021, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) announced the award of nearly $553,000 to fund 17 Recordings at Risk projects. Among this year’s recipients is The University of Baltimore Foundation for the 12 month project: Continue reading University of Baltimore RLB Library Awarded CLIR Grant for Recordings at Risk