One of my friends is a librarian at Palisades, and she asked me not to publish this review, because the study rooms at Palisades are already in high demand. There is a reason for this: they are FANTASTIC. Good things? The lighting is fantastic, the rooms are spacious, the tables have electric outlets built in,…
My first study room experience was a few years ago, at the West End library. Bottom line up front: these are not my favorite study rooms. Let’s start with the good things: there are five study rooms at West End, so there is less scarcity-induced demand. West End is pretty convenient for my life. (It’s…
Important: There is a Chevy Chase library in DC, and there is a Chevy Chase library in Maryland. Both are on Connecticut Avenue. They are miles apart, and it isn’t an issue if you use your brain in conjunction with your map app of choice, but you should be aware of this if you, say,…
Some home internet connectivity problems sent me to the library to do work. Some work sent me to the library to do work. DC Public Library has 26 neighborhood libraries plus the central library, and almost all of them have study rooms. To date, I have used study rooms at seven branches, plus I have…
Yesterday I went to a fantastic program organized by the Washington Council of Lawyers on “Best Practices in Pro Bono: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pro Bono and Access to Justice.” I am writing this post (hello, blog, my long-lost friend!) in part to capture my notes to the program for sharing with a…
By the title of this post, I’m implying that my thoughts on FOIA will be a series. You know me. The next post in the series might not happen for a month or eleven. They are on my to-do list, though, so that’s a step towards it actually happening. In the meantime, the DC Council…
This post is a bit of a “what would YOU do?” request for input. Let me begin with the background: I am, on behalf of my office, working on a project to digitize (*cough*scan*cough*) all of the D.C. Laws from Council periods 1 through 7. These are unofficial copies, and are online in concert with…
The Francis A. Gregory branch of the DC Public Library is located in Fort Davis. The “A,” if you’re curious, stands for “Anderson.” The library was named for Francis Gregory, who lived in Fort Davis, in 1986, by D.C. Law 6-150. It was an appropriate designation, as Francis Gregory was a president of the Board…