What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Happy NaMoWriMo! It is officially November, which means it is officially National Novel Writing Month as well. The event began in 1999, and last year there were over 480,000 participants. Over 1000 libraries, bookstores, and community centers found new ways Continue reading Happy NaMoWriMo
On November 2, 2016 at 6:30 pm, MedChi is hosting a lecture entitled Marcia, the Friendly Ghost, about Marcia Crocker Noyes, the librarian who lived and worked at MedChi for 50 years, and who still inhabits the building today. Continue reading MedCHI hosts lecture, Marcia the Friendly Ghost, just in time for Halloween
The first phase of the Langsdale renovation is well underway and the Auditorium is down! Keep watching for more updates – the next phase is to start peeling away the stucco “skin” or facade, which should start in about a Continue reading End of an era – the Langsdale Auditorium is history
We’ve all had that moment when, looking at Facebook, we wonder, “Why am I seeing an ad for that?” Its not often that we get to peek behind the curtain of online advertising and get a glimpse of how companies Continue reading How well does Facebook know you?
For the first Writing Wednesday, help us welcome the Achievement and Learning Center to Langsdale Library! The move actually happened back in August, but this exciting merge makes offering services to the UB community even more accessible. The ALC supports Continue reading Happy Writing Wednesday!
Did you know that Langsdale Library offers a list of all of our newest materials? We do! Each month we’ll post an update letting you know about a few select titles, but there are far too many to mention here Continue reading New Materials at Langsdale!
Former Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley Langsdale Special Collections is crestfallen to hear of the passing of feisty former Maryland Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley. Many remember Mrs. Bentley as a tireless advocate for the Port of Baltimore; a seasoned journalist– where Continue reading Helen Delich Bentley: Farewell to a Firebrand
Did you know that Langsdale Library offers a list of all of our newest materials? We do! Each month we’ll post an update letting you know about a few select titles, but there are far too many to mention here Continue reading New Materials at Langsdale
Fellow Stephanie Dolamore getting an eyeful of Baltimore Stephanie Dolamore has a strategy for addressing residential challenges for traditionally under-served populations: first, by exploring the past, and assessing Baltimore’s issues in finding sustainable housing for people in need. Second, by Continue reading Welcoming the Fellows, Part 2: Stephanie Dolamore
Langsdale’s own Angela Rodgers-Koukoui will be a guest on Thursday’s (July 14th) edition of Humanities Connection on WYPR, 88.1 at 4:45 p.m. Angela, an archival technician in Special Collections, will talk about her lifelong involvement with Baltimore’s Cultural Arts Program, Continue reading This Thursday: Langsdale on the Radio!