This is a guest post by Debbie Keysor, Senior Legal Reference Specialist at the Law Library of Congress. In February, Andrew Weber pointed out in “The Supreme Court and the Library — Pic of the Week” that the Law Library Reading Room is a U.S. Supreme Court Depository Library. There are currently 10 Supreme Court Depository Libraries scattered throughout …
The Law Library of Congress has had a long relationship with the Supreme Court of the United States and its justices. Since the Law Library’s founding in 1832, the justices have had free access to the Law Library, and to this day, the chief justice has the authority to direct the purchases of the Law …
As we have mentioned in previous posts, the Law Library of Congress is a Supreme Court depository library. This means that we collect the records and briefs filed in cases before the court. We also receive copies of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions hot off the presses. Yesterday we received a bench opinion for King …
This week’s interview is with Ann Hemmens, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. My parents were transplants from Illinois and I inherited their interest in travel and living in different parts of the country. I’ve …