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News & Events
March 16, 2023

Free Book Pulling & Delivery

Did you know Jenkins offers a free Book Pulling and Courier Delivery service ? Our staff will pull book(s) off the shelf and deliver them to you via courier for no charge. Some restrictions do apply, but if your order is 9 lbs or less and you are within the Free Delivery Area Map borders, your...
Legislative History
February 23, 2023

Jenkins Adds Additional Content Coverage on ProQuest Congressional

ProQuest Congressional offers a wide range of legislative and executive publications, and with our new content coverage, ProQuest is now one of the most comprehensive places for Jenkins members to research Congressional publications. With this remote access database, you can search for committee...
News & Events
January 26, 2023

Our Research Guides Have a New Look!

For over a year, our Reference Staff have been working hard on updating and redesigning our Research Guides using the LibGuides platform. Check them out today: https://guides.jenkinslaw.org/ ! (Have you previously bookmarked one of our guides? Make sure to update the URL.) Our guides focus on how...
News & Events
December 1, 2022

New and Improved FCC Broadband Maps Now Available

The FCC recently released a “pre-production draft” of its new broadband maps that show the coverage of broadband across the country. The new maps implement location-specific data collected from broadband providers. This new data source provides more accurate information about gaps in coverage than...
News & Events
November 9, 2022
Flying Books

Interlibrary Loan

Looking for items that are not available in Jenkins collection? Our Interlibrary Loan Department may be able to help. We can obtain items from U.S. institutions and have been successful with institutions outside the U.S. We'll conduct searches to find organizations that will either lend or copy...
News & Events
September 29, 2022

PA Courts' Infographic: Pennsylvania Court Interpreters – Removing Language Barriers

The Pennsylvania Courts recently released a new infographic highlighting the courts’ efforts to remove language barriers through the use of interpreters. In 2021, the courts facilitated over 36,000 interpreter requests. The majority of the requests were for Spanish interpreters, but the court...
News & Events
August 17, 2022
Theodore "Ted" Simon, criminal defense attorney and president/board member, Jenkins Law Library

Read how our Board President Ted Simon feels about being a "Philadelphia Lawyer" and the importance of Jenkins Law Library

By Theodore Simon Criminal defense attorney and president/board member, Jenkins Law Library What does being a Philadelphia lawyer mean to me? A lot! I would imagine for me, like so many other Philadelphia lawyers, it is not just the technical or historic definition but rather it is deeply personal...
News & Events
August 16, 2022

PA Courts' Infographic: Beware of School Zone Safety and Traffic Citations

September is coming soon. With that in mind, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) has published their newest infographic: Back-to-School is just around the corner -- Beware of school zone safety and traffic citations . This infographic presents "key data and demographics about...
News & Events
May 23, 2022
"An insanely good resource!"

"An insanely good resource!"

That's how one of our members recently described our research service , after we helped track down an 80-year-old document that isn't available online. Ever wonder what other type of research requests our librarians have assisted with? Requests can range from something as simple as pulling a...
News & Events
May 12, 2022
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Finding Celebrity Congressional Testimony

Congressional hearings are "held by standing and special committees of the House and Senate to investigate various issues of concern, and also to elicit views on proposed legislation from interested persons or groups, executive branch personnel, or other legislators" Kent. C. Olson et al.,...