The following is a guest post by Robert Newlen, the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services in the Law Library of Congress. Robert has previously blogged about Marsh’s Library, the National Library of Uzbekistan, Souvenirs from Moscow, and Humboldt University Law Faculty in our Pic of the Week series. On a recent trip to Finland, I spotted this colorful bookmobile. In addition to this …
It’s not uncommon for there to be a lot of people in front of the Madison Building. It’s also common to occasionally see a small animal or two. But rarely do I see one this relaxed while having an afternoon snack. This squirrel enjoyed a peanut just beyond the Knowledge Will inscription outside the nation’s memorial to …
One of the great things about working on Capitol Hill is the fact that the Capitol Building is never far away. This morning Tina and I went for a quick visit and came back with today’s Pic of the Week. It’s a fantastic image, from one of the ceilings on the House side, of when …
This week’s Pic of the Week is from outside our neighbor to the north, the Supreme Court. I’m not sure if many of you heard, but they had some cases to announce this week. Debbie, who specializes in federal government documents including the Supreme Court, made a trip to visit the Supreme Court yesterday morning. When …
I had a lot of fun looking back at pictures of libraries on the blog recently. Our Pic of the Week series has had a lot of great shots. There have been over 75 of these posts since we started the series. We frequently post pictures of the Law Library of Congress Reading Room because …
In flipping through the Pic of the Week posts, I noticed that we have also had a lot of photos of libraries from around the world. We do love libraries here at the Law Library of Congress! We seem to be drawn to them whether we are at home, work, on vacation, or even on …
The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs Kuhagen, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. Meg has previously posted on a variety of topics including States in the Senate, House Committee Hearings Video, the Cardiff Giant, the Canadian Library of Parliament, football blackouts, and librarian services. I recently visited the Republic of San Marino, a tiny, landlocked nation located entirely inside …
Congratulations to Barbara Moore and Agata Tajchert, recent graduates of the Library of Congress Career Development Program. The following is a guest post by Agata, Law Library Technician in our Collection Services Division, about her experience. This past Wednesday, April 4th, nineteen of my classmates and I graduated from the Career Development Program, Group 10. …
Bob switched offices recently. As most people do when they move, he started combing through the items he accumulated over the years and came across a small booklet printed by the Government Printing Office in 1939: The Library of Congress: Rules and Practice Governing the Use and Issue of Books. Thinking of the blog, he …
