July 8, 2022
Figure 1: My Law Library of Congress internship headshot
We skipped the week six check-in in lieu of our headshots and bios, which was submitted today, along with week seven's check in. This week's prompts were a question we had about the law or legal field and something we've learned about the Library of Congress.
Hmm. A question about law or the legal field. As I am toying with how to marry a law degree and a library degree- I have been wondering a lot about what else library degrees can do in the legal field. It's all so new to me- the concept of law librarianship as a realistic career option. I peruse AALL frequently and so many of the jobs posted are for academic law libraries. Before I had my daughter I would have already been applying to many of these, just for the experiences of working at some of these schools. Are law librarians appreciated and respected by other "legal" professionals? My only real interaction with law librarians was in law school and I remember they were sought after for their research skills but they weren't really in the same category as the law professors as far as prestige. These are just things that I wonder about.
This goes right into my Library of Congress thoughts. Well, for a different subject I have many questions and thoughts about the Library of Congress but my "surprise" takeaway was how accessible the Library of Congress is and can be. In my mind it has been this lofty place that no one I ever knew actually worked at. And now I'm interning there (from the comfort of my own home with my child!) and it's amazing. Pre-child days I would be looking for all sorts of opportunities and taking any experience I could to spend some time here.
I received fantastic feedback for my haunted house blog post from the mentors. It does feel a bit tricky working out the sources. Same with the jailhouse lawyer one. I may end up only doing the haunted house one now, but I do think I will still write the other ones just for practice and who knows if I may be able to do something with it later.
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