The following is a guest post by Margaret Wood, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Directorate. After the excitement over last week’s royal wedding (especially the dress) celebrating Law Day might strike one as slightly anticlimactic. But annual Law Day celebrations and events mark a vital part of American society, culture and history. Law […]
Our collection often surprises me, and this week’s pic is no exception. As I walked by a shelf I had passed many times before, there they were: not one, but two books on dog law. These are just the items in our Reading Room, most of our items you have to request from the stacks. […]
Twitter is a fun, effective tool for communicating. There’s a reason why I use it both professionally and personally. I’ve been tweeting away for the Law Library’s @LawLibCongress account for about a year and a half now. In one of my previous blog posts, I discussed “Tweeting THOMAS and Connecting with Congress.” And now, the […]
This week’s interview is with Nathan Dorn, who is a rare book technician in our Collection Services Division. Nathan is no stranger to In Custodia Legis; he recently wrote a guest piece on the Law Library’s Jewish law collection. Describe your background. I’ve been working at the Law Library for just over five years, first […]
The following is a guest post by Roberta Shaffer, Law Librarian of Congress. Roberta has posted to the blog on multiple occasions including: Greetings from the Law Librarian of Congress, Happy Old Year, and The Law Library of Congress Strategic Plan Released. From the moment that I arrived in Seoul, Korea until the day I […]
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. From Laurence Binyon’s poem, For the Fallen (1914) Today, April 25, is Anzac Day – a public holiday in […]
Today is the 41st celebration of Earth Day (which I know thanks to a 40th anniversary of Earth Day post by Jennifer from last year). Just like with our Cherry Blossom pic, the picture below was taken by a Library of Congress employee, Chris Carlson. He has a great photo blog. President George Bush said […]
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst. In Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2011, individuals eligible to cast their votes in the municipality election will have the right to register themselves for inclusion in the voters’ election registration lists. Half of the seats in the municipal councils across the […]
With the marital celebrations of Prince William and Kate Middleton only a week away, the question flying around some people’s minds is whether Will and Kate have a pre-nuptial agreement (also known in England as a ‘marital property agreement‘) in place. The use of pre-nuptial agreements has not been widespread in England, due mainly to […]
Our latest interview is with Kimberly Allen, Planning Officer for the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Allegan, a small town in southwestern Michigan. My family still resides in that area so I make the occasional pilgrimage back to visit. I attended the University of Michigan in Ann […]