Happy Birthday, “Pink Flamingos”

From the University of Baltimore’s 1972 yearbook, page 11 Exactly 42 years ago today, John Waters’s feature film, Pink Flamingos, premiered at the Langsdale Library auditorium. The event was sponsored by the 3rd annual Baltimore Film Festival. The following is Continue reading Happy Birthday, “Pink Flamingos”

Research the History of Your House: A Guide from Baltimore Heritage

Read about the history of the Poe statue Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that works in a variety of ways to preserve and bring awareness to the many historic buildings and neighborhoods in Baltimore. They’ve built an excellent Continue reading Research the History of Your House: A Guide from Baltimore Heritage

How the government shutdown affects libraries

You may say, “What effect does the government shutdown have on libraries?  Langsdale is not a federal agency.” True enough, but much of our information comes from government agencies. Federal information centers and archives were displaying messages like this on Continue reading How the government shutdown affects libraries

Bmore Historic Unconference

Now’s your chance to register for this year’s Bmore Historic unconference, which will be held Friday, October 11th at the Maryland Historical Society. What is Bmore Historic? According to the event website, it’s “a participant-led unconference for scholars, students, professionals Continue reading Bmore Historic Unconference

New Head of Special Collections: Ben Blake

Langsdale Library is pleased to welcome its new Head of Special Collections, Ben Blake, to the team! Ben was selected after an exhaustive national search that drew candidates from far and wide. He brings over 12 years of experience working Continue reading New Head of Special Collections: Ben Blake

Wikipedia and the evolution of history

Wikipedia’s in the news again regarding its editing policy and accuracy, this time with an interesting twist. In an article this week in the Atlantic, Timothy Messer-Kruse, a renown scholar on the Haymarket riot and resulting trial, talks about his Continue reading Wikipedia and the evolution of history