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Interview with Jim Martin, Senior Legal Information Analyst

Posted by: Margaret Wood

This is an interview with Jim Martin, senior legal information analyst with the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I am a senior legal information analyst with the Law Library. I was originally hired as a reference librarian in June of 1992. I also served as head of the Law Library Reading Room for almost …

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An Interview with Yolanda Patrice Jones, Law Librarian

Posted by: Donna Sokol

Describe your background. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois. When I was growing up, I would always find my way to a local Chicago Public Library branch.  My favorite was the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library on 95th and Halsted, which became a kind of refuge for me.  I hung out so much at my …

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An Interview with Patience Tyne, Junior Fellow

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

Today’s interview is with Patience Tyne, a Junior Fellow in Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I’m the oldest of five children and my permanent home is in Caldwell, New Jersey. My siblings and I were homeschooled through high school. I believe that my homeschooling has allowed me to thoroughly pursue …

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Law Library Event—Depiction of Law in Film and Television

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

The Law Library of Congress and the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will offer a program highlighting the depiction of law in film and television on Wednesday, July 20. The event will feature Professor of Law Jessica Silbey from Northeastern University School of Law. Silbey will present a lecture titled “A History of …

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An Interview with Endia Sowers Paige, Legal Reference Librarian

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Endia Sowers Paige, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background I am from South Carolina, but I grew up living in several places including North Carolina, Michigan and Germany. I spent childhood summers at my grandmother’s house in rural …

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Pic of the Week: Monday is not Presidents’ Day – Or is it?

Posted by: Jennifer González

This coming Monday, February 15, we will celebrate the federal holiday, Washington’s Birthday. You may be thinking, “my calendar says Monday is ‘Presidents’ Day,’ not ‘Washington’s birthday!’” Interestingly, the federal holiday is officially called Washington’s Birthday (5 US Code 6103) and is observed on the third Monday in February as established by Public Law 90-361 …

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An Interview with Randall Hicks, Scholar-in-Residence

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

This week’s interview is with Randall Hicks, Scholar-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress and International Relations Officer in the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the United States Department of Labor. As Scholar-in-Residence, Randall is conducting research on the cultural foundations of law and their impact on rule of …