Maryland Humanities

10/22/2026

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘍𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯

📆 Wednesday, November 18
🕑 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
📍 Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

Join us for a special evening of programming and a community conversation about the state of journalism and a free press in the United States.

The event will feature a keynote presentation and panel discussion examining who qualifies as the press, public trust in media and journalism, and what the future of a free press looks like in America. “Speaking Truth to Power” brings together a deeply experienced group of journalists to offer insight into this fundamental cornerstone of American democracy.

Our keynote and moderator for this conversation will be Terry Moran, an American independent journalist and former ABC News anchor and correspondent.

Our distinguished panelists for the evening will include Ian Cameron, Dr. Yanik Lamb, and Lisa Stark.

• Ian Cameron has more than thirty years of broadcast journalism experience, including twenty in senior news management at ABC News and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

• Yanick Rice Lamb, Ph.D. is an award-winning journalist and tenured professor in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University.

• Lisa Stark was an award-winning network news correspondent who reported for ABC News, Al Jazeera America, and the PBS NewsHour.

This event is free and open to the public.

🎟️ Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-truth-to-power-the-free-press-in-a-changing-world-tickets-2003141324625?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/22/2026

📣 Today at 2pm! Capacity Building Workshop 📣
"Turning Gatherings Into Actual Community" w/ Lia James

📆 Thursday, October 22
🕑 2-3:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom

If you’ve ever been in a room full of capable people and felt something was missing, you’re not alone.

This lab is for leaders holding communities together through rapid change, high stakes, and growing tension. You’ll gain frameworks to open important conversations and create spaces where connection happens by design.

Join us for a Connection Design Lab. This lab is for people responsible for bringing fragmented groups together: facilitators, researchers, educators, community builders, and leaders of teams or movements. This is an experiential lab design where you'll get hands-on practice that grows your capacity for connection.

Register for this workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turning-gatherings-into-community-regional-humanities-networks-workshop-tickets-2002222140320?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/21/2026

Join us next month on Wednesday, November 18, for the next session of our Bringing the Humanities to Life webinar series, where we'll look at 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱.

📆 Wednesday, November 18
🕑 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Zoom Webinar

This session will delve into the cultural and historical narratives that shape our relationship with food, exploring how literature, anthropology, and sociology inform our understanding of culinary practices, food ethics, and identity. Participants will discuss the role of food in community building and cultural exchange.

Two of our guest panelists include:

• Irena Stein – Founder and Creative Director, Alma Cocina Latina

• Psyche Williams-Forson – Speaker, teacher, scholar, and author of several books on African American women, food cultures, and history

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PuCOLjE2QFKl0nSVGTTfXQ #/registration

10/20/2026

One Maryland One Book is coming to Montgomery College next Monday, October 26! 📚

Lawrence Burney will be in discussion with Professor Stephen Bess, Associate Professor of English in the English and Reading Department, to deliver the Keynote for Montgomery College’s Humanities Days.

The two will discuss No Sense in Wishing and how it relates to the Humanities Days’ theme, Humanities in Action: Collaboration, Solidarity, and Hope. Through a discussion of Burney’s writing and work, this event explores how the humanities serve as a catalyst across different spaces.

By fostering collaboration among people with diverse perspectives, the humanities can bring about social change, promote solidarity in the face of injustice, and inspire hope for a more peaceful and just world for all.

A book signing will follow the talk. Books will be available for sale on site courtesy of the Montgomery College Bookstore.

For more information and to request accommodations, please email: [email protected]

This is event is free and open to the public.

The event will also be livestreamed on Zoom, courtesy of Montgomery College. To receive the link, please register here: https://montgomerycollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iT0xkO69R-qihk7KR8EsVQ #/reg

10/15/2026

📣 Upcoming Regional Humanities Networks Capacity Building Workshop 📣
"Turning Gatherings Into Actual Community" w/ Lia James

📆 Thursday, October 22
🕑 2-3:30 p.m.
📍 Zoom

If you’ve ever been in a room full of capable people and felt something was missing, you’re not alone.

This lab is for leaders holding communities together through rapid change, high stakes, and growing tension. You’ll gain frameworks to open important conversations and create spaces where connection happens by design.

Join us for a Connection Design Lab. This lab is for people responsible for bringing fragmented groups together: facilitators, researchers, educators, community builders, and leaders of teams or movements. This is an experiential lab design where you'll get hands-on practice that grows your capacity for connection.

Register for this workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turning-gatherings-into-community-regional-humanities-networks-workshop-tickets-2002222140320?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/14/2026

We're excited to partner with the Maryland State Arts Council to produce the 2026-2027 Maryland Poetry Out Loud (POL) program!

We invite participation from high school teachers, school librarians, librarians, and other community or non-profit leaders who work with teen populations and are interested in hosting a local contest.

We'll be hosting a virtual information session on October 27 on how to host a local competition. This info session will provide teachers and organizers with an overview, tips, and guidance for holding local contests, judging performances, and resources for working with students.

➡️ RSVP for our virtual info session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWle6G8PR9KEbnTBGMVTcA #/registration

📢 Registration will close on Sunday, November 15 at 11:59 p.m. Register for POL here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK3jpzoG-5FIvcBSOtM9CZyogepO_vbHd0p1C2UndguhKVwg/viewform

Learn more about POL: https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/maryland-center-for-the-book/poetry-out-loud/

10/13/2026

Our Revolutionary Maryland traveling exhibition is on the move soon! The exhibition will be open for viewing in Worcester, Prince George's, and Washington Counties.

📍Calvin B. Taylor House Museum
Dates: October 1 – December 19
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday from 10am – 3pm

📍University of Maryland Libraries (McKeldin Library, 4th Floor)
Dates: September 28 – January 4
Hours: https://www.lib.umd.edu/visit/libraries/mckeldin

📍Washington County Free Library
Dates: October 1 – January 5
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 9am – 8pm; Friday from 9am – 6pm

Learn more: https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/special-initiatives/revolutionary-maryland/

10/10/2026

Come see our traveling exhibition, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘄, as it continues its tour across the state! Revolutionary Maryland is one element of a multi-pronged project designed to encourage all citizens to think critically about the roles of a free press to self-government in democracy.

The exhibition will be on display at the following locations:

📍University of Maryland Libraries (Prince George's County)
7649 S Library Ln, College Park, MD 20742 (map)

📍Washington County Free Library (Washington County)
100 S Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD 21740

📍Taylor Calvin B. House Museum (Worcester County)
208 N Main St, Berlin, MD 21811 (map)

Local partners will develop their own programming and companion displays to highlight unique stories from their region, so each location offers something different.

Learn more:

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10/09/2026

Did you know it's Banned Books Week? 📚

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.

This annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas.

The theme of this year’s event is Let Books Be — Protect the Freedom to Read.

🗨 Do you know what the Top 11 most challenged books of 2025 are? Drop a comment below!

10/09/2026