Recently, Circulation Desk staff Melanie Evans (green hat), Brian Sutton (orange hat) and Katie Conway (video) took a break from checking out HLS Library materials to check out some visiting alpaca (fleece hat)!

President Obama’s new portrait unveiled tonight at the Harvard Club in NYC. I was on a panel discussing his presidency and legacy.

A J-Term course at the Harvard GSD led by metaLAB Affiliate Sankalp Bhatnagar: Designing Speculations from Moot Courts. 🧑‍⚖️ In the course, GSD affiliates will have the opportunity to reimagine the law school moot court as a site for design speculation.🏫 buff.ly/3RxIaFC

Erwin Nathaniel Griswold (1904-1994) was named Dean on July 1, 1946, when HLS was comprised of more than 1,900 students, 93% of whom were returning World War II veterans. Oil on canvas by Elmer Wesley Greene (1907-1964) in the Reading Room

Meet @EhimeOhue ('26) who recently participated in HLS Library's annual Love Your Library Fest, where she won one of our prizes. Congrats Ehime! #howdoyouHLSL

In the American Civil War, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (HLS 1866) served with brothers Edward (1836-1871) and Norwood Hallowell (1839-1914) in the Union Army's 20th Mass. Infantry Regiment. He called Norwood 'the greatest soul I ever knew.' #VeteransDay #HlslSpecialCollections

It's Reunion Weekend, and Langdell Hall is awash in fall color! #LangdellHall

Just in time for New England's fall foliage season, look at this little Roman law book from 1692. It is bound in woodblock-printed paper featuring ornate designs of flowers and vines printed in deep red ink. HOLLIS no. 990041889930203941. #HlslSpecialCollections

HLS Library Book Talk: '1/6: The Graphic Novel' by Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan, illustrated by Will Rosado
Wednesday October 25, 2023, 12:30-1:30pm
Langdell Hall Seminar Rooms 232/233
Open to HUID holders
Register by October 18 for a free lunch: bit.ly/JenkinsOct2023

'I cannot live without books' - Thomas Jefferson
It looks like HLS alum (LLB 1931 & SJD 1932) and professor Paul Freund (1908-1992) agreed. In these photos taken some 50 years apart, his books seem to have multiplied just a little! #NationalBookMonth #HlslSpecialCollections

First signs of fall at #LangdellHall !

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our annual Love Your Library Fest! It was great to meet so many HLS students and share info about our library's collections, services, and staff. See you again in the library soon! #HlslSpecialCollections #BannedBooksWeek

TODAY! 1 PM EST

Thanks for joining us today for our annual Banned Books Week Read-Out! #BannedBooksWeek #LangdellHall

HLSL staff member Mindy Kent encountered these four Harvard turkeys outside Lewis Hall, doing some groundskeeping in honor of President Gay's inauguration! #Harvard Turkey #Harvard

'Music was my refuge' - Maya Angelou
These musicians interned at the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp during WWI likely agreed. Ruhleben was established in Spandau to house 4,500 civilians who were in Germany when WWI was declared. #ClassicalMusicMonth #HlslSpecialCollections

It was great to see so many HLS students at our second HLSL Lightning Lesson this week! They learned about finding and using newspapers in 3 minutes or less, snagged free books and HLSL swag, and of course ate donuts. See you at our next LL! 🍩