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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Book Festival Wrap-up – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The events of this past Saturday and Sunday were a booklover’s dream. Over a hundred authors – those normally reserved folks that a reader may only know through his or her words and a two-dimensional photo on the dust jacket – took to the stage to speak about their craft and also spent time signing hard-copy versions …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Concurrent Resolutions for Lying in State

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The recent passing of Senator Inouye [D-HI] led to a discussion among some friends about who can lie in state in the Capitol.  I asked the Law Library’s instructional librarian, Pam Craig, whether it took an act of Congress to permit this.  And indeed it does. To allow the Capitol’s rotunda to be used for …