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Archive: April 2016 (2 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Folger Shakespeare Library: Pic of the Week

Posted by: Margaret Wood

T.S. Eliot characterized April as “the cruellest month,” but I would have to disagree.  By April, spring has arrived in Washington (even if we still have a few chilly days).  April is also a month full of celebrations such as National Library Week  and perhaps most importantly William Shakespeare’s birth and death. Shakespeare was a poet …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

World Health Day

Posted by: Margaret Wood

This is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Constance has previously written on Water Rights on Star Island, Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights, and most recently on her summer vacation on Star Island. April 7, 2016, is World Health …