The Arthur Friedheim Library and Archives

Leakin Hall, Plaza Level Phone: 410-234-4595 Fax: 410-685-0657

Hours

Sunday: 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

General Information

The Arthur Friedheim Library houses over 225,000 items, including books, scores, periodicals, and audio-visual materials. Additional information about the library and its resources is available at musiclibrary.peabody.jhu.edu.

Borowing

Registered students may borrow circulating materials from the Friedheim Library by presenting a valid Peabody or Hopkins ID. Undergraduate and graduate students may borrow most books and scores for six weeks at a time. Teaching assistants and students who teach or accompany in the Preparatory Department may borrow materials for the semester. Reference materials and those in the M2 and M3 call-number sections or housed in the Filby Rare Book Room do not circulate. Students may check out sound recordings, videos, and DVDs for a period of one week, borrowing a total of ten audio-visual items at one time. Audio-visual materials may also be used in the library. Copying of these materials is not permitted. Peabody students may borrow up to two DVDs from the OASIS movie collection for a period of three days with no renewals. Overdue fines for these DVDs are assessed at $1.00 per day with a maximum of $36.00 per item. Students may also borrow from other libraries in the Johns Hopkins Libraries system, either in person or by request through the JHU Libraries catalog. Materials requested through the library catalog can be picked up at their home library or sent to the Friedheim Library for check out. Loan periods and late fees for materials from other Hopkins libraries vary. Students will receive library notices for overdue materials, holds, recalls, and invoices via email.

Overdue fines for books and scores are assessed at $0.25 per day with a maximum fine of $9.00 per item. Overdue fines for audio-visual materials are $1.00 per day for each item. Lost, damaged, or long-overdue items will result in a minimum replacement charge of $50.00.

Materials that are written in or otherwise damaged beyond normal use or missing performing parts will result in the cost of replacement. Photocopies are not accepted as replacements for performing parts. Most items may be renewed up to three times in person, by sending an email to aflcirc@peabody.jhu.edu, or through the JHU Libraries’ online catalog. Borrowers will not be able to renew online if they have overdue materials, fines, recalls, or three previous renewals on the items checked out.

Interlibrary Loan

Students may request books, scores, recordings, and copies of journal articles not held by a Hopkins library through Interlibrary Loan. Requests may be made at the circulation desk or through the library’s website. Delivery time for these materials ranges from one to four weeks. Electron ic Resources Public computers are available in the library and provide access to the University Libraries’ catalog and electronic resources. All JHU students have on- and off-campus access to streaming media such as Naxos, Classical Music Library, and DRAM. Students also have access to dozens of electronic databases and journals from all disciplines. Music-specific databases include IIMP, Music Index, Oxford/Grove Online, IPA Source, RILM, RIPM, and RISM. Printing is available in the Friedheim Library for seven cents per page. Students may use their jcards to pay for printing. Printer cards are also available for purchase.

Photocopier/Fax

A self-service, coin-operated photocopier is available in the Friedheim Library, beyond the circulation desk. Copies may be made on letter-, legal-, or ledger-sized paper for ten cents per page. Fax messages may be sent in the library for a flat fee of $5.00. P. William and Vera Ruth Filby Rare Book Room The Rare Book Room, located on the second level, contains over 1,000 volumes, including music scores, manuscripts, personal papers and artifacts, and books on music dating from the 16th century to the present. Materials do not circulate, but may be viewed in the library Monday through Friday by appointment. Requests for access to materials in the rare book room may be made by phone, email, or through the library’s website.

Archives

Arthur Friedheim Library, Second floor 410-234-4587

The Archives of the Peabody Institute is the official repository for the historical records of the Institute dating back to its founding in 1857. Many other collections are part of the Archives, including the papers and records of Maryland musicians and musical organizations, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera House, the Morris Mechanic Theatre, and the Baltimore Opera. The Archives are available to students and scholarly researchers by appointment. Requests should be submitted by phoning the Archives or through the library’s website.

T. Rowe Price Ensemble Library

Peabody Library Building, Room B06C

The Ensemble Library houses all scores and instrumental parts used by Peabody’s large ensembles, as well as the Conservatory’s collection of choral and opera scores. The Ensemble Library is not a circulating library; its holdings are for use exclusively by the school’s large ensemble program.

The Sheridan Libraries

The Hopkins library network includes the principal research library on the Homewood campus as well as specialty libraries located on other JHU campuses. In addition to the print resources available to all students and faculty in these distributed collections, the libraries also provide 24/7 access to a rich collection of electronic resources, including over 55,000 e-journals and more than 700,000 e-books. Students have access to all of the libraries throughout the university. The Sheridan Libraries encompass the Milton S. Eisenhower Library and its collections at the John Work Garrett Library, the Albert B. Hutzler Reading Room and the George Peabody Library. Peabody Institute faculty, students and staff have access to the Sheridan Libraries and borrowing privileges at the Eisenhower Library (upon presentation of a valid Peabody Institute ID card). For more information about the resources of the Sheridan Libraries, please consult www. library.jhu.edu.

The George Peabody Library of The Johns Hopkins University

17 East Mount Vernon Place The George Peabody Library holds a general research collection of about 300,000 volumes on virtually every subject except music. Notable strengths in the collection include British local history, maps and atlases, art history, history of science and technology, voyages and travels, and religion. The books are non-circulating. The Library is part of the Special Collections Department of the Eisenhower Library, located on the Homewood campus. There are three exhibitions in its exhibition gallery each year; exhibitions are free and open to the public. Peabody students are welcome to study in the library. Open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm.