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Archive: May 2018 (13 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Happy Europe Day 2018!

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

Each year on May 9, the European Union (EU) celebrates “Europe Day.” That date marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration delivered in Paris in 1950 by Robert Schuman, a lawyer and the then-French foreign minister. In that declaration, Schuman set out his vision of cooperation between the European countries to ensure lasting peace on the continent. …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Getting Cranky at the Law Library

Posted by: Betty Lupinacci

Once in a while we come across something unusual in the Law Library of Congress.  Generally these items are from a bygone era, when things were more hands-on.  Curiously, today’s object is from one of the few times when the Law Library was a little more high-tech than it is now. When the Law Library …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

An Interview with Carl Hoff, Management Analyst

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

Today’s interview is with Carl Hoff, a management analyst in the Office of the Assistant Law Librarian for Operations and Planning, who joined the Law Library team in April 2018 from the Department of Energy.  Describe Your Background I grew up in Annapolis and moved to Nashville to complete my B.S. and M.Ed. at Vanderbilt University. …