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It's National Librarian Day!

April 16, 2021
  • It's National Librarian Day!
     

Today the nation recognizes and celebrates National Librarian Day. And today our legal community extends our grateful thanks to Jenkins Co-Executive Directors Ida Weingram and Nancy Garner and the entire Jenkins staff for their extraordinary and dedicated work over this past difficult year. Thank you Ida, Nancy and Jenkins Staff for all your critical support to the Bench, Bar, and pro se litigants. We appreciate all that you do.

Theodore "Ted" Simon
President, Jenkins Law Library

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