UMBC BookFest '26 April 21 & 23 at AOK Library

Mark your calendars, Tuesday April 21 & Thursday April 23 for UMBC BookFest '26, a celebration of writers, readers, makers and advocates. All events are free! Full information is available on the event website, or through the myUMBC event posts linked below. Hope to see you there! 

>>> BookMarkIt on the Library Plaza, Tuesday April 21, 11am-1pm 

>>> One Maryland, One Book event, Tuesday April 21, 5-6:30pm, UC312. An evening with Lawrence Burney, author of the 2026 OMOB selection, No Sense in Wishing

>>> Freedom to Read: Libraries and Our Democracy, Thursday April 23, 5-6:30pm, Library Gallery

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Mark your calendar for Public Humanities presentations at URCAD 2026 on April 22 in the Retriever Activities Center (RAC):

11:20 – 11:35 a.m. (RAC 106) - Sophia Crowell
Bay Shore Amusement Park: A Forgotten History Of Sparrows Point
Sophia Crowell, Biological Sciences major, Public Humanities minor
Michael Casiano, American Studies, Mentor

11:40 – 11:55 a.m. (RAC 106) - Finley Bandy
Our City Is A City Without An Expressway: A Historical Review Of Transportation Injustice In Baltimore City
Finley Bandy, History major, Public History and Public Humanities minor
Michael Casiano, American Studies, Mentor

11:40 – 11:55 a.m. (RAC 230) - Andrea Quispe
Visualizing Enforcement: ICE Activity and Community Response in Maryland
Andrea Quispe Majors: American Studies, Economics; Public Humanities minor
Tamara Bhalla, American Studies, Mentor

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. (RAC 230) - Kat Gill
The Case For A Public Internet
Kat Gill, American Studies and English double major, Public Humanities minor
Michael Casiano, American Studies, Mentor

2:55 – 3:10 p.m. (RAC 230) - Bryan Castro-Velez
Museo Garifuna Sawaina In Context: Honduran Neoliberalism, Anti-Colonial Ethnographies & Garifuna Celebrations Of Life
Bryan Castro-Velez, GES Major, Public Humanities minor
Sarah Fouts, Public Humanities, Mentor

For the full URCAD schedule see:

urcad.umbc.edu

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Request Purpose

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is conducting market research to identify qualified vendors capable of providing professional oral history videography, editing, and related services to support the Museum's Oral History Program.

This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and does
not constitute a solicitation or request for proposal.

Organization Background

NMAAHC's Oral History Program documents, preserves, and interprets African American history through high quality, quality, born-digital audiovisual interviews. These interviews support museum exhibitions, educational programming, research, and digital preservation efforts. These interviews support museum exhibitions, educational programming, research, and digital preservation efforts. The Museum anticipates -requiring 800–1,500 hours of professional videography, editing, and related services during the period of performance.

Requirements and submission details can be found in the attached document.

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Event Description

As of 2026, Maryland has created a Commission on Reparations. Deferred No More will introduce Maryland's emerging reparations agenda within the long arc of racial terror and targeted state violence in Maryland. Through artistic presentations and performances that pair the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 2025 final report recommendations, a documentary theater presentation on MLTRC 'legal lynching' findings in the case of Marshall Eddie Conway, and a live debut Echoes of Truth podcast roundtable on the Reparations Commission's mandate, the program draws connections between the history of racial terror in Maryland, recent political repression, and calls for action.

The evening's program will feature music by BIRCKHEAD and be hosted by Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Whitehead of WEAA's Today with Dr. Kaye. Together, the artistic program and public conversation invites Baltimore residents, youth, students, and constituents to learn how we are living through a critical political moment—and facing a narrow window of opportunity—to collectively call for meaningful government action to shape reparative justice in Maryland.

Event Details

Wednesday, March 11
7-9pm, Doors open at 6:30pm

Lovely Lane Church
2200 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD

All are welcome, free admission

Co-sponsors include JHU Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism, Center for Africana Studies, Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts.
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The Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center is proud to announce a two-day series of events affiliated with the Peabody Ballroom Experience, an arts & humanities collaboration between the Sheridan Libraries and Baltimore's ballroom scene: a performance-based culture composed primarily of gay, lesbian, transgender, and gender non-conforming people of color. These events, highlighting the collections of the historic George Peabody Library and the transnational publics created through ballroom, are presented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Media Studies, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Baltimore's ballroom scene. We hope to see you there!

Event Details


Screening: This is Ballroom

Thursday, February 26, 5:30- 8:00 p.m. 
Baltimore Museum of Art   
 
Step into the pulse of global ballroom: this immersive evening brings underground ballroom performance into dialogue with cinema through a screening of This Is Ballroom (2024)—a vibrant, celebratory portrait of Brazil's ballroom scene. Meet the Rio-based filmmakers Juru & Vitã in a post-screening Q&A and experience the energy live as the night opens and closes with electrifying ballroom performances by artists from Brazil and Baltimore including Vitã, Ciara West, Victoria Aisha, Icon Marquis Revlon, and more. More information at https://artbma.org/event/this-is-ballroom

Peabody Ballroom Micro-Festival

Friday, February 27 | 5:30–7:00 p.m.
George Peabody Library
 
Experience the iconic George Peabody Library as it transforms into a living film gallery. Move freely between three film stations featuring Baltimore's ballroom scene and its dramatic collaboration with the Peabody Library: Baltimore Beautiful Symbols (2023), Into the Light (2021), and an immersive virtual-reality experience of the 2023 Peabody Ball, with VR headsets available on site. Directed by Jason Gray and executive produced by Joseph Plaster, these works bring ballroom histories and aesthetics into breathtaking focus.

Vogue Workshop: Baltimore Meets Brazil

with Icon Marquis Clantonand Vitã

Friday, February 27 | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
George Peabody Library

End the night in motion: ballroom icon Marquis Clanton leads an electrifying vogue workshop alongside Brazilian ballroom artists Vitã and Ciara West, bringing Baltimore and Brazil into embodied conversation. Open to all levels and all bodies, this workshop invites newcomers and seasoned performers alike to move, learn, and connect inside one of Baltimore's most iconic spaces.  All are welcome. Registration details coming soon.
60 people limit. Link at the RVSP event on https://partiful.com/e/Z242sO4neuGOAvyGc5JB?source=share or contact jplaster@jhu.edu for the waitlist

More about the Peabody Ballroom Experience: https://peabodyballroom.library.jhu.edu/
More about Brazil Meets Ballroom: https://krieger.jhu.edu/cams/2026/01/28/global-ballroom-baltimore-meets-brazil-february-26-27/
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Program Description

The Baltimore Field School 3.0: Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities, invites applicants for the third iteration in our community-engaged, place-based pedagogy series. Faculty, staff, and students will come together for a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university's outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository. The BFS 3.0 application is open to all UMBC graduate students, staff, and faculty invested in teaching and public humanities. 

Application Details

Applications are due Monday, Feb. 16. 

A cohort of 15 fellows will be selected in March 2026, and each fellow will receive a $250 stipend. The 2025 BFS workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 from 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Lion Brothers Building. Lunch will be provided, and an informal (and optional) social will take place after the workshop. For more information or to apply, click the application tab.

To learn more about UMBC's Public Humanities program and minor in public humanities, see:

https://cahss.umbc.edu/publichumanities

https://amstcommunitystudies.org

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Program Description
The Baltimore Field School 3.0: Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities, invites applicants for the third iteration in our community-engaged, place-based pedagogy series. Faculty, staff, and students will come together for a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university's outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository. The BFS 3.0 application is open to all UMBC graduate students, full-time staff, and full-time faculty invested in teaching and public humanities. 

Application Details
Applications are due Monday, Feb. 16. 

A cohort of 15 fellows will be selected in March 2026, and each fellow will receive a $250 stipend. The 2025 BFS workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 from 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Lion Brothers Building. Lunch will be provided, and an informal (and optional) social will take place after the workshop. For more information or to apply, click the application tab.
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How can we collect, preserve, and learn from art practices that aren't primarily "objects"—projects that live in relationships, events, conversations, care work, and civic collaboration? This panel will open with a brief introduction to social practice as a contemporary art form and consider why archives, memory, and data are central when the work is ephemeral, community-based, or resistant to being "captured." In a moderated discussion, participants will consider what counts as evidence, who gets to tell the story, what gets kept or lost, and how physical archives and digital collections might support community accountability—not just institutional storage. This program corresponds with "Social Strategies," a collaborative research project organized by CADVC, and is hosted and co-sponsored by the AOK Library gallery. 

The public event is supported by the Orser Center for the Public Humanities and the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences and the Citizens of Baltimore County.

Discussants: Chloë Bass, Jen de los Reyes, Pablo Helguera, Abigail Satinsky, Daniel Tucker, Dan S. Wang. 
Introduced by Rebecca Uchill and Stephanie Smith. Moderated by Beth Saunders.

More information about the event and the discussants can be found here.
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BCB ENOUGH is pleased to offer a six-month paid internship placement opportunity through the BCB Jr's Program, an after-school youth development initiative serving students in grades 4th-8th in the Brooklyn/Curtis Bay community.

This internship is designed for undergraduate students seeking hands-on experience in youth development, education, social work, community engagement, and environmental studies within a community-based nonprofit setting. Interns are expected to commit to 10 hours per week throughout the six-month placement.

Internship Overview
The BCB Jr's Internship provides students with practical experience working directly with youth while supporting academic enrichment, environmental education, and social-emotional development. Interns will work under the supervision of program staff and will have opportunities to build professional skills aligned with their academic coursework.

Intern Responsibilities:

  • Support after-school programming for youth in grades 4–8th 

  • Assist with facilitation of educational, leadership, and environmental activities

  • Provide mentorship and positive youth engagement

  • Support program planning, implementation, and coordination

  • Assist with attendance tracking, documentation, and program logistics

  • Collaborate with BCB ENOUGH staff and community partners

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

  • Minimum 2.9 GPA required

  • Major or field of study in:

    • Social Work

    • Education

    • Environmental Studies

    • or a closely related discipline

  • Ability to commit to a six-month internship placement (10 hours per week)

  • Interest in community-based and youth-serving work

  • Ability to travel to Brooklyn, Maryland (Curtis Bay area)

This placement is well-suited for students seeking paid field experience, practicum hours, or internship credit, depending on institutional requirements. BCB ENOUGH is open to coordinating with faculty or internship offices to meet academic learning objectives.

Students interested in this paid internship opportunity should email their resume to Kayla@sbclt.org.

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If interested, email your resume and cover letter to Corey Lewis (see contact info below).

Community Collections Archivist (Spring 2026)

Maryland State Archives (MSA) is partnering with community groups around the State of
Maryland in order to preserve community and local history. These community collections
initiatives can take many forms–from oral history projects, to digitization partnerships, to
archiving materials for community groups, to advising community groups how to best care
for their records. These community collections initiatives are fluid and flexible based on the needs and desires of the community. MSA has partnered with groups such as Blacks of the Chesapeake, the Women's Civic League of Baltimore, the Baltimore Ravens Marching Band, the Sankofa Dance Theater, masonic lodges, church groups, and cemetery associations, just to name a few. This community-centered work is critical to ensuring that the history of all Marylanders is preserved for future generations.

Goal
The goal of this role is to make these community collections more accessible to the
community and to the general public through processing, description, and digitization.

Objectives
  • Assist with the processing of records
  • Assist with the digitization of records
  • Assist with oral history transcription and preparation for publication
  • Finalizing the cataloging of records for permanent entry into MSA Special
  • Collections database
  • Support ongoing community collections initiatives
Duties
  • Ensure that collections are in proper storage containers and are labeled correctly
  • Prepare inventories to be added to the Maryland State Archives database by ensuring folders and media are identified properly
  • Review description of material for accuracy and make recommendation about use
  • Maintaining metadata to be added to digital scans
  • Assisting with community archiving strategy/event(s)
  • Assisting with digitization and ingest of selected files into a digital repository
  • Assisting with oral history planning, scheduling, and editing
Requirements
  • Access to a personal computer/laptop with internet access
  • Webcam and microphone capabilities for communication with Archives staff
  • Word processing and spreadsheet capability (Google Docs and Google Sheets are preferred)
  • Familiarity or experience with library cataloging standards and/or archival processing standards
  • Strong writing and research skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently
  • Working knowledge of spreadsheets (Google Sheets or Excel), database systems, word processing and basic html
Schedule/Hours Requirement
  • Total Hours: TBD (These hours are a combination of onsite and telework)
  • Onsite Locations:
    • Maryland State Archives (350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, MD 21401)
    • TBD based on project need and ability to travel

Contact Information
Corey Lewis (Assistant State Archivist)
corey.lewis@maryland.gov
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