by Kara Adams
Who doesn’t enjoy a little friendly competition? That’s the principle behind the annual March Madness bracket hosted by early American history blog The Junto. Run by graduate students and junior faculty, The Junto was started in 2012 …
The Library Innovation Lab at Harvard University
by Jade Mejia
Overview
According to their website, the Library Innovation Lab is “a dynamic group of thinkers and doers working to make libraries better by exploring the countless, dimly lit pathways that connect libraries to the larger world.” The …
Meet Suanna Selby Crowley, “Dr. Dirt”, President of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society
by Robert Sanford
“I really want to change the ‘clubhouse.’”
Suanna Crowley and I met at the Diesel Cafe in Somerville for what would be a 
two-hour interview. The week prior, I had sent an email with five questions about …
Meet Kate Boylan, Director of Archives and Digital Initiatives at Wheaton College
Kate Boylan, the Director of Archives and Digital Initiatives at Wheaton College, describes her job as having “all the irons in all of the fires.” Among her many duties she oversees digital preservation, manages the Wheaton College Digital Repository, teaches …
“Can We Talk?”: The Jewish Women’s Archives Monthly Podcast
by Ashley Williams
“Can We Talk” is a podcast put on by the Jewish Women’s Archive. The JWA is 
an organization based in Brookline, Massachusetts that is dedicated to the celebration and documentation of Jewish women and Jewish feminism. Their …
Meet the Museum of Fine Art’s Late Nites: The Most Interesting Party in Boston
by Ashley Thomas
Based upon social media popularity (over 11,000 interested attendees on Facebook for the March 15, 2019 event), you might suspect the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)’s Late Nite program was a well-established staple in Boston’s cultural scene.…
Death, Corsets, and Opera, Oh My!: Nichols After Dark Events at the Nichols House Museum
by Jasmine Bonanca
In March of 1902, the Nichols family hosted a performance by Metropolitan Opera singer Louise Homer in their home on Beacon Hill. More than 100 years later, the Nichols family’s home, now the Nichols House Museum, brought …
Out Books on Wheels at the Sexual Minority Archives
by Maureen Coleman
The Sexual Minorities Archive (SMA) is in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The archive is a small community archive and is housed in a large pink house, dubbed the Pink Lady. The Pink Lady has multiple floors that are filled …
The National Museum Lives!
by Diana Beltrao de Macedo
The National Museum of Brazil was founded in 1818 by Dom Joao VI. Initially called Royal Museum and located at Rio de Janeiro, the space was created with the purpose of stimulating the scientific knowledge …
Touch This Page! Exhibit
by Rachael Allen
“Ask yourself: what might it mean for reading—and knowledge—to be universally accessible? What would that look, feel, or sound like?” This is what the exhibit Touch This Page! Making Sense of the Ways We Read asks its …