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Cleveland Law Library Modernizes Ohio Legislative History Research with New Microform Scanner

Our Law Library, the Cleveland Law Library recently modernized its Ohio legislative history research services with a new E-Image Data ScanPro machine. As law librarians know, some of the best resources for researching older versions of state codes and Ohio legislative history are still only available on microforms. Our new device easily scans both microfilm and microfiche and streamlines the process of saving images to a computer for later printing or emailing. Our thanks go to both the State Library of Ohio and the Institute of Museum and Library Services for awarding our Library a grant to make the purchase of this technology possible. 

Cleveland Law Library Records Podcast about the Library for On the Record

Today, the Cleveland Law Library recorded a podcast about the Law Library and its services for On the Record, the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court's Podcast Network. Check out the 8 minute recording here, and send us your feedback.

Cleveland Law Library to Host CLE Lost in Translation on July 27th

The Cleveland Law Library will host a CLE program called Lost in Translation on July 27, 2017. Alvaro DeCola, Esq. will discuss court interpretation demographics, the legal background for language access, and key considerations when appointing an interpreter from the interpreter's perspective. This activity has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hours instruction. For more information, click here.

Our Law Library, the Cleveland Law Library, Dedicated a Little Free Library at Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center Yesterday, 4/18/17

In collaboration with the FBI Citizens Academy Foundation of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, our Law Library, the Cleveland Law Library, dedicated a Little Free Library at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center yesterday on April 18, 2017. We believe that this is the first LFL to be installed in a courthouse in the United States.
This LFL is located in the 2nd floor lobby of the Justice Center near the balcony that overlooks the 1st floor entrance and lobby. It is conveniently located between the Clerk's office and the cafeteria. Our Charter Number is 40074, and it will soon be posted to the map located at littlefreelibrary.org.   After a lovely ceremony and reception yesterday at 1:00 p.m., we saw a little girl take the very 1st book from the LFL! Seeing that assured me that it will be a success and cemented my belief that there can never be too many opportunities for children and teens to read!

This is the 2nd LFL we have created this year. See our prior post about the LFL we established with the Cleveland Public Library. 

Cleveland Law Library Hosting Book Discussion of My Own Words by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday, 3/31/17

Our Law Library, the Cleveland Law Library, is hosting a Book Discussion of My Own Words by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this Friday, 3/31/17. This program is a joint collaboration with the Cleveland Public Library, and the Honorable Cassandra Collier Williams of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court will serve as the program's Special Guest.. The Book Discussion will be held in the Law Library's Conference Room from 12:30-2:00 p.m. on the 4th floor of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Click here for the flyer for the program with additional details. 

Our Law Library Dedicated a New Little Free Library in Cleveland Yesterday

Our Law Library, the Cleveland Law Library, dedicated a brand new Little Free Library yesterday at Smarty Pants Learning Center in downtown Cleveland. This initiative was a joint venture with the Cleveland Public Library. We had a great time reading with the children on Read Across America Day 2017, which was also the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Here are some pictures of the event.

Sleep in a Library Book and Bed Hostel in Tokyo and Kyoto

In an amazing idea, a company in Japan has designed library sleeping nooks and merged them with library shelves into Book and Bed Hostels in Tokyo and Kyoto. Check out the photos of this interesting venture here.

The Cleveland Law Library's Open House is This Friday, 9/9/16-Special Noon Program on 'Green' Working and Living

The Cleveland Law Library is hosting its annual Open House this Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Staff will provide tours of our facility and provide information about our services, collections and databases. Everyone who stops by will have a chance to spin our prize wheel. We are also headlining this year's Open House with  program on "Practical Tips for Working and Living Greener." This program is free and open to everyone from 12:00-1:00 p.m. 

Librarians are the "Human Google"

A recent article and video from CBS News calls librarians at the New York Public Library the "human Google." The article points out that librarians are still a trusted source for finding accurate information, and they use both both private resources that are not on the Internet and Google in a pinch to help their patrons. One librarian at NYPL is quoted as saying a patron told her: "Thank God I reached a human being." 

Library of Congress Has a New Librarian-Its First Female and African American Chief

The United States Senate has just confirmed Carla Hayden as the new Librarian of Congress. She is the first female and African American Librarian to hold the position, and, according to a local news article, she is also the first professional librarian to be in charge of the LOC in over 60 years. Ms. Hayden holds a Ph.D. in Library Science and is known for her work with the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Ms. Hayden will serve as the 14th Librarian of Congress.