This month’s staff spotlight is Mary Shelly! Mary is a Reference Librarian here at Biddle. She started working remotely back in 2020 during early quarantine days, but you can now find her on site.

The University of Pennsylvania Black Law Students Association (Penn BLSA) created this research guide as a culmination of years of advocacy work for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.

Ben Carlson is our Associate Director for Scholarly Data and Innovation. He joined the Biddle team in April.

This month’s staff spotlight is John Hogan! John is a Library Specialist for Metadata & Systems and plays an essential role in the Law School Repository.

The library has set up an origami station along with an assortment of puzzles and coloring books for that much needed study break! Find them on the table at the library’s entrance.

All Biddle Library spaces will remain open 24/7 from Saturday, April 23 – Thursday, May 5.

Getting ready for final exams? Take advantage of the library’s digital study aids and the exams archive.

The current exhibition in the library’s Gateway highlights significant people and events in the history of Biddle Law Library.

We are evaluating our digital study aids packages. Complete a short survey for a chance to win prizes, including lunch at Franklin’s Table and Federal Donuts! The survey will remain open until Friday, April 8.

Meet two new additions to the Biddle staff: Ashlee Anstead and Breanna Himschoot.

Help us make the cutest slideshow ever! Submit a photo of you and your pet(s), or just your pet if you’re camera shy, by Monday, April 4. See the display in Biddle from mid-April until the end of the term.

Take a Nintendo Switch study break! The Switch will be set up for drop-in play every Wednesday night from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Rare Book Seminar Room (T-253).

The current exhibit in the Biddle Law Library’s Rare Book Room features material from the personal papers of two federal judges and highlights the history of women in the legal profession.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we have chosen to highlight books from our collection featuring women in the legal profession.

Lexis Digital Library is now available through Lexis Plus. Wolters Kluwer’s study aids library is now Aspen Learning Library and has a new desktop and mobile app.

The Judge Dolores Sloviter Papers have been processed and are available for research in the Biddle Archives.