The Baltimore library system is eliminating overdue fines
Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library system has some big news: they’re eliminating overdue fines on late books, according to a recent report by Yvonne Wenger at the Baltimore Sun. They also plan… Read more »
Dr. Carla Hayden is appointed Librarian of Congress, makes history
In a 74-18 vote by the US Senate this past Wednesday, Dr. Carla Hayden was confirmed as America’s fourteenth Librarian of Congress. She is simultaenously the first woman and the first African-American to… Read more »
Obama nominates Carla D. Hayden for Librarian of Congress
In a press release officially posted online on February 24th, President Obama announced that he was nominating Carla D. Hayden, the head of Baltimore’s library system and former president of the… Read more »
Red Emma’s and other Baltimore institutions offering safe zones for students
With the city of Baltimore reeling from the riots and looting earlier this week, an anarchist bookstore has stepped in to provide some order amid the chaos. Judith Rosen reports… Read more »