George Peabody Library

Attention Blue Jays- don't forget that starting December 24th, the MSE Library Annex, Brody Learning Commons, Hutzler Reading Room, Hodson Hall, and George Peabody Library will have adjusted hours for winter break!⁠
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From December 24th through January 1st the MSE Library Annex, Brody Learning Commons, Hutzler Reading Room, and Hodson Hall will be CLOSED. On January 2nd, these buildings will switch to our intersession hours.

The George Peabody Library will be closed tomorrow, December 20th through January 4th, and will revert to normal hours on January 5th.
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We hope you have a restful and rejuvenating holiday season! ❄️

Earle Havens leads the Virginia Fox Stern Center for the History of the Book in the Renaissance at Johns Hopkins, empowering graduate students to delve into rare books and manuscripts. His innovative approach fosters hands-on experiences and interdisciplinary research, ensuring the legacy of Renaissance scholarship thrives.

Come visit our latest exhibition, "Gertrude Stein in Circles: Spheres of Life and Writing," showcasing the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries’ Robert A. Wilson Collection of rarely exhibited first editions, drafts, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera linked to Hopkins "almost" alum Gertrude Stein.

https://www.library.jhu.edu/gertrude-stein/

Discover how the pioneering Jewish-American writer fostered avant-garde connections throughout her lifetime and explore her ongoing legacy as a beacon for artists, writers, and LGBTQ+ communities. On view through March 2.

The Stein way Exhibit explores the many facets of modernist matriarch Gertrude Stein, who will be the subject of a conversation on Nov. 20 with distant cousin and scholar Phoebe Stein and rare books curator Gabrielle Dean

SUNDAY OCTOBER 29TH: Join us for the opening of Ethel's Place: Celebrating Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's First Lady of Jazz.

This exhibition invites visitors to explore each era of jazz vocalist Ethel Ennis' remarkable life, and highlights some 130 items drawn from the Ethel Ennis and Earl Arnett Collection that trace how Ennis connected with audiences worldwide while pioneering a music career deeply rooted in her hometown.

4:00 PM Program

* Remarks by George "Doc" Manning, founding host of WEAA's jazz program "In the Tradition"

* Performances by vocalist Charenee Wade with the Peabody Jazz Ensemble

5:00 Reception

Doors open at 3:30 PM, $5 optional valet

Please register your attendance at jhu.libcal.com/calendar/events/ethel-ennis

For disability accommodations contact Mary Casey, 443-356-5022 or [email protected].