News and Events
Maryland Day 2013, The East Asia & Gordon W. Prange Collections’ Activities
This was a banner year for Maryland Day! The glorious weather was ideal for the University’s annual open house. In spite of the fact that many of the 100,000 visitors to campus would have preferred to be outside, the East Asia & Gordon W. Prange Collections welcomed over 450 people to the 4th floor of […]
Looking forward to Maryland Day 2013?
We’re getting ready for the Hornbake Library activities planned for Saturday, April 27, 2013. Do you remember the activities from last year? If not, here’s the blog post from Hornbake Library on Maryland Day 2012. UnMasc: Maryland Day Is Here! April 28th, 2012 by Student It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for–Maryland Day 2012! […]
Spring Break Postcards
Thanks for sending Testudo your postcards this Spring break! Here are the postcards Testudo received, both from library science students: Thanks to Erin L, MLS candidate, for a postcard from Barcelona, Spain… …And Vanathy, who sent Testudo a postcard from the Sri Subramanyaswamy Cave Temple. Hope everyone else at UMD had a great spring break […]
Edible Book Festival 2013
Chewed a good book lately? Edible Book Festival 2013 will take place on Monday, April 1, from 1 – 3 PM at the McKeldin Library Plaza. Come by to view edible creations inspired by books and authors on this April Fools’ Day celebration observed by libraries around the world. Everybody from the UMD community is […]
Testudo and Travel Gnome
Whether you travel to a beach, participate in a service event, or relax in your home town, send our mascot a postcard with a picture of your spring break vacation destination. Address the postcard to Testudo with a short note about your vacation. Your postcard could be featured on our blog! Address your postcard […]
The Chesapeake Bay: a spring break hot-spot
Staying in Maryland this spring break? You’re in luck: there’s a lot of incredible history here. Did you know that you could follow in the footsteps of John Smith? Or that an island on the Bay started as a depository for sludge from the Baltimore Harbor and became a sanctuary for migratory birds? You can […]
Testudinette sends a postcard
Whether you travel to a beach, participate in a service event, or relax in your home town, send our mascot a postcard with a picture of your spring break vacation destination. Address the postcard to Testudo with a short note about your vacation. Your postcard could be featured on our blog! Address your postcard to: […]
Road Trip!
Testudo uses road maps from McKeldin Library to study Hawaii, assisted by Government Information and Maps librarians. Where are you going for spring break? Send Testudo a postcard from your destination!
Send Testudo a postcard over Spring Break!
Testudo loves postcards. Make his day: write a postcard to Testudo from your Spring Vacation! Whether you travel to a beach, participate in a service event, or relax in your home town, send our mascot a postcard with a picture of your spring break vacation destination. Address the postcard to Testudo with a short […]
International Women’s Day Display
Each month, the Special Collections displays rare, unique items from our collection that resonate with present-day events. On March 1st through March 31, 2013, visit the Maryland Room on the 1st floor of Hornbake Library and delve deeper into women’s history. Our display honors International Women’s Day on March 8th.
