This Coming Thursday and Friday at the Packard Campus Theater (March 14 and 15, 2024)
By: Cary O’Dell
See what we're showing this coming Thursday and Friday!
Posted in: Now See Hear!
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Pining for Citrus
By: Melissa Lindberg
It’s usually right about this time of year when I start pining for warmer weather and fresh, local fruit. This may have something to do with my California roots. My family always had fruit trees, including varieties of orange, such as the one you see below. There were only a few months out of the …
Posted in: Picture This
New BARD Additions: February 2024
By: Brian McCurdy
This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new titles to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download). Read on to find out what new digital braille and audio selections are available on your computer, tablet, or smartphone!
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Data Points: Visualizing File Format Data
By: Liz Tencer
Technologist Ashley Blewer is using the format description document XML files to gather data across all FDDs. She has pulled this data into data visualization tools which allow us to see what categories our FDDs fall into and how many FDDs are being updated (by category, each year). These visualizations help the formats team to identify issues and streamline internal review and update processes.
Posted in: The Signal
Celebrating African Americans and the Arts: The Color Purple
By: Alison Hall
This year’s Black History Month theme of Celebrating African Americans and the Arts recognizes the impact of Black artists and their creations as well as the significant role of copyright in creative industries. As part of this year’s celebration, we reflect on the legacy of Alice Walker and her book The Color Purple.
Posted in: Copyright
Ready for Research: Three Photography Archives
By: Melissa Lindberg
The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, Prints & Photographs Division. The extensive photography archives of Ralph Ellison, Robert McNeill, and Bob Adelman are now ready for your attention! We also offer you a new and detailed finding aid to the Tobacco Cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection and more rights-free …
Posted in: Picture This
Discovering Worlds Old and New with Medieval French
By: David Morris
A personal account of the author’s time as a student in France, followed by a discussion of Arthurian romances in Old French, regional dialects in France, and medieval images in modern cinema.
Posted in: 4 Corners of the World
Presidents as Parents: Family Activities for Presidents' Day
By: Katie McCarthy
Learn about President James A. Garfield and President Theodore Roosevelt and their relationship with their children this Presidents' Day!
Posted in: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
Save the Date: Meg Medina to Speak on Children’s Literature
By: Sasha Dowdy
On Tuesday, February 27th, the University of Maryland will host our very own National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, for the 2024 McLeod Lecture series: “Advocating for Books, Children and Imagination in a Time of Division.” This hybrid event is free to attend. The MacLeod lecture, a signature program of the university’s College …
Posted in: Bookmarked
A Rodgers and Hammerstein Anti-Valentine’s Playlist
By: Heather Darnell
Never lacking romance, the musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are often known for their love songs, such as the soaring “Some Enchanted Evening” from “South Pacific” and the cheeky “People May Say We’re in Love” from “Oklahoma!”. But not everybody wants to be reminded of fairytale romances and star-crossed soulmates—especially on Valentine’s …
Posted in: In The Muse