What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
It’s summer vacation for some of you and you’re probably missing your school library, but never fear, with these movies, it’s always near. Each of the movies below contain either librarian characters or scenes that take place in a library, so you Continue reading Librarians in the Movies
I don’t have much time for leisure reading during the school year, so I try to keep track of books on the bestseller lists from the New York Times and Amazon, and lists from magazines, book reviews, and books buzzed Continue reading Organize Your Summer Reading
Welcome to Part II of Getting to Know U Meet Michael Shochet, Head of Reference. M.L.S., University of MarylandM.A., Northwestern UniversityB.A., Cornell University I love a good reference question. One where the answer is not obvious and requires a bit Continue reading Get to Know Michael Shochet
(Photo by Gavin St. Ours) Midtown Baltimore prepares to welcome the 32nd year of Artscape, billed as “America’s largest free arts festival.” The festival runs July 19-21, but street closures and parking restrictions have already begun to take effect. Need Continue reading It’s Artscape Time Again
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
Time recently published an article on the future of libraries, describing them as more tech centers and maker spaces than repositories of books and print journals. We certainly see our own Langsdale providing more digital content (whether it be in Continue reading Langsdale of the Future, the Future of Langsdale
With such success last summer finding out information about the staff of Langsdale Library, we are bringing you four new faces from our library staff for you to “get to know.”This past winter, Phil DeLoria, the University Archivist in our Special Collections library, Continue reading Get to Know: Phil DeLoria
The past year has been a pretty good one for cinephiles. Not great. But good. While the caliber of movies coming out of Hollywood is on average very, very, very low (and yes I did need three verys. Did you Continue reading Holy Motors: The Weirdest (and Best) Movie of the Year
The holiday is almost here. You’re probably very relieved because this leaves lots of time to read and play with your Librarian Action Figure and maybe trade your Librarian Trading Card. You don’t have a Librarian Action Figure? You didn’t even Continue reading Shhh … It’s Time for Some Independence Day Action
Bayasaa (via flicker) Hanging out with your family and friends this Fourth of July? That’s so outdated. This year, celebrate it with the books. You can never go wrong with a book that’ll help you relax and enjoy the wonderful Continue reading Fourth of July – Book Style