States and Cinco de Mayo were popular choices this month when linking to In Custodia Legis and also popular with our readers. Samford University Library’s Government Documents blog liked Nathan’s post about the states we almost had. The Lincoln Law School of San Jose Blog noted Meg’s States in the Senate post.
The Law Librarian Blog thought Nathan’s The Mysterious Disappearance of the First Library of Congress post would make a good basis for a new National Treasure movie. Huevos Rancheros seconded the thought.
Last year’s Cinco de Mayo post by Francisco was linked to recently on the FindLaw Blotter, by the Kickey College Library and, surprisingly, by the Apple Review Blog on the post Mexican Food App.
Also, Nicole’s popular Code Noir post was mentioned on Spiegel.
The ten most viewed posts for May 2012 are:
1. The State of What?? U.S. States that Never Made the Cut
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
3. Cinco de Mayo is Not Mexican Independence Day?
4. The Mysterious Disappearance of the First Library of Congress
5. 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla (aka Cinco de Mayo!) – Pic of the Week
6. Legal Curiosities: What am I?
7. The History of the Mexican Constitution
8. Finalists Announced for 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
9. Eritrean Independence Day
10. Women’s Rights in Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Did your favorite make the list?
The top three posts from a year ago in the May 2011 Retrospective were:
1. Cinco de Mayo is Not Mexican Independence Day?
2. Tattoos and Copyright in The Hangover Part II
3. Chocolate, Candy and the Law
Clare’s riddle post, Legal Curiosities: What am I?, had by far the most comments.
On our Facebook page, the most liked blog post was The Mysterious Disappearance of the First Library of Congress. The most clicked through post from Facebook and on Twitter was The State of What?? U.S. States that Never Made the Cut.
This month, we interviewed Candice Townsend, Barbara Moore, and Dan Paterson. My favorite pics from May are:
There were 17 posts altogether in May:
- Legal Curiosities: What am I?
- Legal Curiosities: What I Am.
- April Retrospective
- 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla (aka Cinco de Mayo!) – Pic of the Week
- Global Legal Monitor: April Highlights
- An Interview with Candice Townsend, Head of the Reference Section in the CALM Division, Library of Congress
- The State of What?? U.S. States that Never Made the Cut
- The Chicago Legal News, Myra Bradwell and Susan B. Anthony – Pic of the Week
- Law Day Program with Richard Dreyfuss
- An Interview with Barbara Moore, Program Specialist for the Office of the Law Librarian
- Republic of San Marino – Pic of the Week
- Finalists Announced for 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
- An Interview with Dan Paterson, Preservation Specialist/Rare Book Conservator at the Library of Congress
- The Mysterious Disappearance of the First Library of Congress
- Law Library’s Love of Libraries – Pic of the Week
- The Shadow under the Arch of Titus
- Glimpse of Law Series – Installment 1: The East Corridor Mosaic Vaults