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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Marsh’s Library, Ireland’s First Public Library – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

The following is a guest post by Robert Newlen, Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services. As a librarian, I always seek out interesting or unusual libraries when I travel.  During a recent trip to Dublin, I visited Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Ireland‘s first public library, which was built in 1701.  An indication of the …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Interning at the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

The following is a guest post by Legislative Fellows Program Interns Inna Grebeniuk and  Irina Khakhutaishvili.  Inna is a Senior Legal Adviser at the Main Legal and Experts Department, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Irina is the Chief Specialist for International Relations at the Secretariat of the President, Constitutional Court of Georgia.  I hope you …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Election Season in Nigeria

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

As the people of some African countries take to the streets to unseat their leaders, Nigerians get the opportunity to do the same this month – but instead of needing to protest, they can affect change by going to polling stations. It’s election season in Nigeria.  The country, a federation of 36 states with a …