George Peabody Library, MD

The George Peabody Library, previously the Peabody Institute of Music Library in Baltimore, was renamed in 2011. The Peabody Institute is now part of Johns Hopkins University, and the library's concentration has shifted to nineteenth-century study.

Is it possible for you to visit the Peabody Library?

The George Peabody Library is now closed until further notice. For additional information, go to https://www.library.jhu.edu/library-hours/george-peabody-library/. The George Peabody Library, dubbed the "Cathedral of Books" in Baltimore, is routinely listed among the world's most beautiful libraries.

What is the size of the George Peabody Library?

The library houses 300,000 volumes, the majority of which date from the nineteenth century, with a focus on religion, British art, architecture, topography, and history; American history, biography, and literature; Romance languages and literature; science and technology history; and geography, exploration, and travel.

George Peabody's source of income was a mystery.

George and his brothers were responsible for financially supporting their mother and sisters. This began a life of hard work importing wholesale dry goods in Baltimore and climbing the corporate ladder until he founded George Peabody & Co, a merchant bank, and made his fortune.