Lansing, Michigan – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
This week's Pic of the Week is from the state capitol of Michigan, Lansing.
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The 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today marks 200 years since James Monroe first articulated what would become the Monroe Doctrine.
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Pic of the Week – Sports, Law, and Tradition in Hats
Posted by: Jennifer González
A bill was introduced in the Kyrgyz legislature to recognize a white felt hat as a national symbol and require its wearing for official visits, including the Olympics.
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Pic of the Week: Interns Spend Spring Break in D.C.
Posted by: Jennifer González
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of welcoming three interns from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Washington, D.C. on their spring break. They are graduate students pursuing a master of science degree in library and information science. These future librarians have been volunteering remotely on several different metadata projects of the Law Library …
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University of Florida Law Library – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
Recently I had the pleasure of being welcomed for a visit at the University of Florida libraries. The University of Florida is in Gainesville, Florida about 100 miles NNW from Orlando. I was fortunate to tour their digitization and storage facilities as well as the main campus libraries, along with the law school and law library. …
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Pic of the Week – Earth Day!
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s pic of the week celebrates Earth Day. We pass this globe every day and it reminds us of our global collection and staff, but today we honor the globe for the 46th anniversary of Earth Day. Today, it is also fitting for us to remember Henry Diamond who passed away February 21st. Mr. Diamond …
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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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Eastern State Penitentiary – Pics of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
On a recent trip to Philadelphia, I stopped at the Eastern State Penitentiary. Opened in 1829, this was the most famous and expensive prison of its time. Tourists and researchers came from around the world to study this innovative prison system, including Alexis de Tocqueville and Charles Dickens. Eastern State Penitentiary was famous because it …
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Pic of the Week: Public Quarry on Government Island, Virginia
Posted by: Jennifer González
In Stafford County, about 45 miles southwest of Capitol Hill is a 17-acre park that is also on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the site from which the stone was quarried to construct part of the Capitol and White House, as well as many other Virginian buildings in the early 1800s. …
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