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Bathroom Reader
Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 1: January-February 2018

We’ve Got Guides Get a Library Card Top 10 Things You Didn’t
If you need to re- You have access to millions
Know You Could Check Out
search a legal topic, of titles at Harvard. And as
Check out items below at the
chances are we have a student resident of Mas-
HLSL Circulation Desk! For addi-
a research guide that can sachusetts, you also qualify
tional details, visit http://bit.ly/
help you get started by sug- for a Boston Public Library
hlslgettech.
gesting resources and re- eCard, through which you
1. Charging cables for Macs, PCs,
search strategies. Check out can access audio books, e-
and phones.
the HLS Library’s complete books, streaming music and
2. A toolkit including a hammer,
collection of research guides more! Details and sign up at
convertible screwdriver, pliers,
at http://bit.ly/hlslguides. http://bit.ly/bplcard18.
and allen wrenches.
3. Games! Cranium, Monopoly,
Boston Explorers, Celebrate Romance! Scrabble, and more. See http://
Take Note Celebrate Bugs! bit.ly/hlslgames for a list.
Atlas Obscura has com- In honor of Valentine’s Day, 4. Sports equipment, including
piled a list of 82 delight- the Brattle Theatre will be bocce ball, frisbees, footballs,
ful, macabre, and unexpected screening romantic classics soccer balls and croquet.
places to explore across the Casablanca and The Prin- 5. Noise-canceling headphones
river, full of great inspiration cess Bride. If you’re more in 6. TI-30XIIS calculators for finance
for weekend adventures and the mood for silly laughs, the and accounting law exams.
when you have guests in town. annual Bugs Bunny Film Fes- 7. Legal study guides.
View the list at http://bit.ly/ tival runs February 16-25. De- 8. Portable standing desks.
atlas82. tails at http://brattlefilm.org. 9. USB monitors and laptop stands.
10. Laptop security locks.
Collections | Connections Exhibit Spotlight
Our HLS Bicentennial exhibit, Col- Connect with us!
lections | Connections: Stories from Ask us a question!
the HLS Library, tells the story of http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
HLS through six themes.
Et Seq. Blog
This month we spotlight the Global
http://bit.ly/etseq
Citizens theme. HLS faculty, stu­dents,
and alumni are known for their global citizenship through Facebook
lending their expertise to areas such as human rights and http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
dispute resolution, and by serving as leaders and government Instagram: hlslibrary
advisors. At the same time, the Library has worked to collect Twitter: @hlslib
foreign and international law to create a truly global collection.
Come explore the world through the history of the Harvard
Law School community and the Library. Visit the exhibit in
the Caspersen Room daily 9am-5pm.
Image credits: Compass rose by mag3737, CC:BY-SA license; detail of Harvard Law School Library Accession Book, v. 4, June 4, 1902-March 26, 1906.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 2: March 2018

Yes, You Can Talk Stop and Smell the Roses March Book Talks
in the Library! If you’re staying in town over We have a great line up of book
Did you know you Spring Break and the weath- talks for spring! All include light
can talk in the Li- er is lousy, head over to the lunch and begin at 12 noon in WCC
brary? Just look for Boston Flower & Garden 2036 Milstein East B. Details and
the Collaboration Zone icon Show, running March 14-18 updates at http://bit.ly/hlslbt17.
indicating that group work at the Seaport World Trade
Wednesday, March 7
is welcome—but please Center. Details at http://bit.
Christine Desan on American
only speak with others pres- ly/bflow18.
Capitalism: New Histories
ent and limit phone calls to
Phone Zones! Hint: both More than Pennies Friday, March 9
for Your Thoughts Judge Stephen F. Williams on
the Lemann Lounge and the
The Reformer: How One Liberal
Reference Room are Collab-
oration Zones. More info at $$ Join the Harvard Stu-
dent Association par-
Fought to Preempt the Russian
Revolution
http://bit.ly/hlsl-zones. ticipant pool to give feed-
back on Harvard websites, Monday, March 19
Get a taste of Spring apps, and tools. Get paid Cass Sunstein on Can It Happen
Enjoy a new restaurant or old $15 per hour with flexible Here? Authoritarianism in America
favorite with prix fixe menus scheduling. Once you sign Monday, March 26
for lunch and dinner during up, you’ll get email notifica- Mark Tushnet and LLM student
Dine Out Boston, March 18- tions when time slots be- Vasujith Ram on Supreme Court
23 and 25-30. Learn more at come available. Details at of India: New Beginnings
http://dineoutboston.com. http://tinyurl.com/hsaurc. Wednesday, March 28
Bruce Hay on Nazi-Looted Art
Collections | Connections Exhibit Spotlight and the Law: The American Cases
Our HLS Bicentennial exhibit, Collections | Connections:
Stories from the HLS Library, tells the story of HLS through Connect with us!
six themes. Ask us a question!
This month we spotlight Supreme Court Clerks http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
and Their Justices. No law school has produced Et Seq. Blog
more justices than HLS, allowing HLS to shape the http://bit.ly/etseq
law not just approaching the bench, but behind it. Facebook
Many HLS graduates have clerked for the Court http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
and then returned to HLS to teach. A select num- Instagram: hlslibrary
ber of these alumni have gone on to become justices and, in
Twitter: @hlslib
turn, employed HLS students as clerks. From 1882 continu-
ing to the present, there has been a continuous streak of at
least one justice on the Court who attended HLS. Visit the
exhibit in the Caspersen Room daily 9am-5pm.
Supreme Court image credits: https://exhibits.law.harvard.edu/scotus-credit-page.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 3: April 2018

Notes & Comment
If you’re thinking about writ-
ing for publication or just
want to learn more about the
process, sign up for Notes &
Comment, our event con-
necting law students who
are interested in writing with
faculty who can provide ad-
vice and feedback on topics
and the publication process.
Notes & Comment takes
place Wednesday, April 11,
3-5pm in the Reading Room.
Register at http://bit.ly/
notesandcomment3.
The More You Know: April Book Talks
Hoteling Stations! Come to our final book talks of the
Did you know? Some of the academic year! Both include light
computers in the HLS Li- lunch and begin at 12 noon. More
brary have been replaced by details and updates at http://bit.
hoteling stations also known ly/hlslbt17.
as docking stations. Bring
your own laptop and con- Tuesday, April 3 in WCC 2036
nect to a full size keyboard Anthea Roberts on Is Interna-
and eye-level display—plus tional Law International?
bonus dual monitors in the
Monday, April 9 in Lewis 214A
Computer Lab!
Cass Sunstein on Legal Reason-
Get Ready! ing and Political Conflict, Second
Thinking about your sum- Edition
mer job or upcoming clerk-
ship? Our Lexis and Westlaw
reps can help you prepare.
This month they’re offer-
ing classes focused on cost-
effective research, research-
ing as a clerk, and when to
use their platforms. Check
out the schedule and sign up
at http://bit.ly/hlsl-cal.

Collections | Connections Exhibit Spotlight Connect with us!

Our HLS Bicentennial exhibit, Collections | Con-
Ask us a question!
nections: Stories from the HLS Library, tells the
http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
story of HLS through six themes. This month we
Et Seq. Blog
spotlight the theme of Library as Lab.
Christopher Columbus Langdell came up with
http://bit.ly/etseq
the concept of Library as Lab in the 1870s. Today, Facebook
the spirit of innovation is found throughout the http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
HLS Library, not least in the Library Innovation Lab (LIL). Instagram: hlslibrary
Created in 2009, LIL builds software and develops ideas de- Twitter: @hlslib
signed to make libraries more valued than ever. LIL is one of
few library labs in existence and the only one housed in a law
library. Its projects are open source and benefit a wide range
of libraries and communities. We think that’s awesome! Visit
the exhibit in the Caspersen Room daily 9am-5pm.
Supreme Court image credits: https://exhibits.law.harvard.edu/scotus-credit-page.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 4: May 2018

Class Day Tours Summer Renovations To Summer and Beyond!

Show your family and friends We’re renovating this summer! Congrats to everyone on another
where you’ve spent so much Construction will begin May year of law school (nearly) com-
time—send them on a Class 14 (Langdell 3 South) and May plete—and especially to all our
Day tour of your Library! 25 (Lemann Lounge). All heavy
soon-to-be graduates!
Times, details, and optional construction will finish by
registration at http://bit.ly/ 10am each day, and we’ll have Learn about summer and post-
gradtours18. plenty of earplugs available. graduation access to and use of
We’ll also be removing some Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg at
Stop and Smell the Lilacs art for safekeeping during http://bit.ly/blwsum18.
Spring is finally here! One construction. Look for more
Graduates, more info about Li-
of the sweetest parts of the updates on our blog, http://
brary resources and services for
season is the arrival of fra- bit.ly/etseq. We can’t wait to
welcome you to our new and alumni—including access to Hein
grant lilacs. Get a concen-
trated dose at the Arnold Ar- improved reference and ad- Online’s Law Journal Library, JS-
boretum’s Lilac Sunday event ministration areas in October! TOR, the Oxford English Diction-
on May 13. The Arboretum ary, and more—is available at
has over 369 lilac plants rep- Camp in Boston! http://bit.ly/hlslalums.
resenting 165 varieties! More Did you know you can go
camping in Boston? Just off Don’t forget HLS students and al-
info at http://bit.ly/lilac18. ums are always welcome to con-
the city shores, the Boston
Harbor Islands are also great tact us for research advice wher-
for hiking, touring America’s ever you are. All our contact info
oldest lighthouse, or just re- is available at http://asklib.law.
laxing on the beach. Learn harvard.edu.
more at http://bit.ly/bhi18.
Connect with us!
Collections | Connections Exhibit Spotlight Ask us a question!
All year long, we’ve spot- http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
lighted the six themes Et Seq. Blog
through which our HLS Bi- http://bit.ly/etseq
centennial exhibit, Collections | Connections: Stories from
Facebook
the HLS Library, tells the story of Harvard Law School.
http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
The exhibit has been extended by popular demand until Au- Instagram: hlslibrary
gust 10. If you haven’t visited since it first opened, we en- Twitter: @hlslib
courage you to make a repeat visit to see new items that
have been added over the past few months. You can also
explore the companion website to the exhibit, now available
at http://bit.ly/hls200exhibit. The exhibit is on view in the
Caspersen Room daily 9am-5pm.
Lilac Sunday 2018 art by Julie Pritchard.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 5: Summer 2018

Summer Renovations Harvard Farmers’ Market Best Wishes, Bar Studiers!

We’re renovating this sum- The Farmers’ To those of you studying for the
mer! Construction is ongo- Market at Har- bar this summer, may your study-
ing on Langdell 2 South and vard is here!
Langdell 3 South. All heavy ing be efficient and productive.
Every Tuesday
construction will finish by You can do it!
now through
10am each day, and we’ll have November the Market will
plenty of earplugs available.
be at the Science Center
We’ve also removed some art
Plaza from 12 noon to 6pm.
for safekeeping. Look for
updates and some peeks be- The Market includes not just
hind the construction doors plenty of fresh and local pro-
at bit.ly/hlslrenovation18. We duce, but also eggs, meat,
can’t wait to welcome you to fresh flowers, cheese, honey,
our new and improved refer- jams, pesto, maple syrup, do-
ence and administration ar- nuts, seafood, pasta, coffee,
eas in October! bread, and more!
Take a Study Break More Summer Fun
Even those studying for the For more fun things to do,
bar can benefit from taking a check out the City of Boston’s
break. Get some inspiration guide at bit.ly/visitboston18.
at our guide to Taking a Study Explore our local history,
Break at bit.ly/hlslbreak. We parks, public art, and find out
cover local outings, books, what venues are open for Free
movies, wellness, and more! Fun Fridays!
Connect with us!
Collections | Connections Exhibit Spotlight Ask us a question!
All year long, we’ve spot- http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
lighted the six themes Et Seq. Blog
through which our HLS Bi- http://bit.ly/etseq
centennial exhibit, Collections | Connections: Stories from
Facebook
the HLS Library, tells the story of Harvard Law School.
http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
This summer is your last chance to see the exhibit before Instagram: hlslibrary
it closes on August 10. If you haven’t visited since it first Twitter: @hlslib
opened, we encourage you to make a repeat visit to see new
items that have been added over the past few months. You
can also explore the companion website to the exhibit, now
available at bit.ly/hls200exhibit. The exhibit is on view in
the Caspersen Room daily 9am-5pm.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader
Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 6: August/September 2018

Library Fest New Library Spaces Book Talks

Join us Fri., Sept. Coming Soon! We have a great line up of book
21, anytime 2:00- We’ve been renovating all talks this fall. All noon talks include
5:00pm to get to summer and we’re still going! lunch, first come, first-served.
know your library Later in the fall we’ll debut our
staff, learn about new administration offices on Wed., Sept. 12 at 4pm: Glenn Co-
librar y services 2 south and the new home for hen and Urs Gasser on Big Data,
you’ll love, and see items research librarians and Teach- Health Law, and Bioethics, WCC
from HLS’s past along with ing, Learning, & Curriculum Milstein East B.
innovative new projects. staff on 3 south. Note that all Mon., Sept. 17 at 12 noon: Janet
Games, candy, and prizes for heavy construction will finish Halley on Governance Feminism:
HLS students! by 10am each day, and we’ll An Introduction, WCC Milstein
have plenty of earplugs avail- West A.
New Research Guides able. More info is on our blog,
Tue., Sept. 18 at 12 noon: Catha-
Your research experts at the http://bit.ly/etseq.
rine A. MacKinnon on Butterfly
HLS Library have written
guides to get you started on Newspapers! Politics, WCC Milstein East B.
dozens of topics. Among our If you need news, we can con- Wed., Oct. 3 at 12 noon: Mark
latest new and updated titles: nect you! Individual FT.com, Tushnet and Sanford Levinson on
• Comparing State Laws & NYTimes.com, and WSJ.com Constitutional Democracy in Cri-
Constitutions subscriptions are available sis?, WCC Milstein West B.
• Organized Crime in Italy to everyone at HLS. Visit our Thu., Oct. 4 at 12 noon: Cass R.
• Regulation of Financial In- guide to newspapers, http:// Sunstein on The Cost-Benefit
stitutions bit.ly/hlslnews18 for the de- Revolution, WCC Milstein West B.
For these and much more, vis- tails on signing up. Washing-
it http://bit.ly/hlsguides18. ton Post is coming soon!
Connect with us!
Get Your History Through HOLLIS Special Request Ask us a question!
Say goodbye to paper registration and forms! The Library’s http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
Historical & Special Collections now uses HOLLIS Special Et Seq. Blog
Request for researcher access to HSC’s materials. With a http://bit.ly/etseq
HOLLIS Special Request account you can: Facebook
• Submit requests to use HSC material in the Root Room http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
(HSC’s reading room) via links in the HOLLIS online catalog Instagram: hlslibrary
• Submit orders for reproductions including digital scans of
Twitter: @hlslib
Harvard special collections materials
• Track the status of your requests
Set up an account and get started at http://aeon.hul.
harvard.edu. Questions? Check out our FAQs at http://bit.
ly/HSR-FAQS or email specialc@law.harvard.edu.
Lilac Sunday 2018 art by Julie Pritchard.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 7: October 2018

Coming Soon! Notes & Comment Book Talks

Our construction HLS students, if you’re hop-
ing to write for publication,
projects are nearly
join us for Notes & Com-
done! We can’t wait
ment on Tuesday, October
to welcome you to
our new and improved ad- 30, 3:00-5:00pm. Faculty will
ministration and research and be available to advise on the
TLC spaces later this month! scholarship process and dis-
cuss your ideas and outlines
Zotero storage and training in short one-on-one and small
We have a great line up of book
talks this fall. All talks include lunch,
first come, first-served.
Wed., Oct. 17 at 12 noon: Judge
David J. Barron, Nikolas Bowie,
Andrew Manuel Crespo, Charles
Fried, Judge Nancy Gertner (ret.)
and Martha Minow on Tough

Z
Did you know that as group meetings. Please let us Cases: Judges Tell the Stories
a Harvard student you know that you plan to attend About Some of the Hardest
can get free unlimited at http://bit.ly/hlslnc4. Decisions They’ve Ever Made,
storage in Zotero? It’s true: WCC Milstein West A/B.
simply follow the signup di- Fri., Nov. 9 at 12 noon: Laurence
rections on the Harvard Li- Tribe on To End a Presidency:
brary Zotero guide (http:// The Power of Impeachment,
bit.ly/hlzotero18), being Milstein West B.
sure to use your Harvard Wed., Nov. 14 at 12 noon: Sanford
email address to register. BOOOOO!! Levinson, Randall L. Kennedy,
Want help getting started? See the spooky side of the and Bruce Mann on Written in
Sign up for an HLS training Library and the law in our Stone: Public Monuments in
at http://bit.ly/hlsl-cal or Haunted HLSL tours happen- Changing Societies, Milstein
a Harvard-wide training at ing October 30 and 31. Sign up West B.
http://bit.ly/hlzotero18. at http://bit.ly/hlsl-cal.
Connect with us!
New Exhibit: Spicy Reforms and Crystallizing Claptrap:
Ask us a question!
Student Organizations at Harvard Law School
http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
What do dining halls, women’s showers at
Hemenway, and shared course outlines have Et Seq. Blog
in common? They’re all resources at HLS that http://bit.ly/etseq
were put into place by students of yesterday. Facebook
This exhibit looks at how students and their ever-increasing http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
number of law clubs, social clubs, and affinity groups have Instagram: hlslibrary
contributed to HLS culture over time. Inspired by an archi- Twitter: @hlslib
val collecting project undertaken by Historical & Special
Collections in 2016-2018, the exhibit also addresses how ar-
chivists coordinate efforts to preserve today’s student his-
tories. On view in the Caspersen Room, 9am-5pm daily.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.
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Bathroom Reader
Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 9 Issue 8: November-December 2018

Open for Business! Get Ready for Exams Book Talks

Our summer/fall construc- Did you know the Library is
Join us for our final book talk of the
tion projects are done and home to many tools that can
semester!
we are LOVING the results! help you prepare for exams?
Come say hello to our more Here are a few: Wed., Nov. 14 at 12 noon in WCC
accessible Library Adminis- Milstein West B--with lunch! Au-
Past Exams from 2000-2012 thor Sanford Levinson will discuss
tration staff on the 2nd floor are available at http://bit.ly/
or stop by the bright new Written in Stone: Public Monu-
hlsexams. ments in Changing Societies, 20th
Research & TLC space with
updated technology on the AudioCasefiles let you listen Anniversary Edition.
3rd floor to see why! to cases audiobook-style. Vis-
it http://bit.ly/hlslacf18 and
Turkeys and the Law register with your HLS email.
What do patents have to do CALI Lessons provide inter-
with Thanksgiving? Gene active lessons on many legal
Quinn of IP Watchdog exam- topics, great for learning or
ines several turkey cooking review. Get the HLS code and
device patents—along with details at http://bit.ly/hlslcali.
the tradition of the presi-
dential turkey pardon—at Last but not least, coffee is
Our spring book talk schedule is
http://bit.ly/brturkey12. available in the kitchen at
taking shape! Watch this space
Happy Thanksgiving! the north end of the Read-
for details about talks by Susan
ing Room after 9pm on week-
Crawford Michael Ashley Stein,
days and all day on weekends.
Cass R. Sunstein--and more!
Good luck on exams from all
of us at the HLS Library!
Connect with us!
Exhibit Spotlight: What makes a reform spicy? Ask us a question!
How did the curators of our Historical & Special Collections http://asklib.law.harvard.edu
(HSC) exhibit, Spicy Reforms and Crystallizing Claptrap: Et Seq. Blog
Student Organizations at HLS, come up with that surprising http://bit.ly/etseq
title? Look no further than the Harvard Law Record: “Spicy Facebook
Reforms Revealed During Legal Ed Session”, read a head- http://facebook.com/hlslibrary
line on February 13, 1976, over an article discussing such
Instagram: hlslibrary
piquant proposals as absolute blind grading, class size lim-
Twitter: @hlslib
its, and two-month (!!) Christmas vacations. Earlier, a 1946
Fourth Termer asserted that an HLS newspaper was an un-
necessary “organ of crystallizing clap trap.” To learn more
about student organizations at HLS, visit the exhibit in the
Caspersen Room, 9am-5pm daily through January 19.
Harvard Square turkey by Andrew Malone, CC:BY 2.0 license.
Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.