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    HLS Library Haunted Halloween Tour

    August 16, 2023

    Join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in this exciting Halloween-themed…

  • Langdell Hall reading room with two oversized black cats sitting atop the bookcases

    HLS Library Haunted Halloween Tour

    August 16, 2023

    Join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in this exciting Halloween-themed…

  • Langdell Hall reading room with two oversized black cats sitting atop the bookcases

    HLS Library Haunted Halloween Tour

    August 16, 2023

    Join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in this exciting Halloween-themed…

  • Langdell Hall reading room with two oversized black cats sitting atop the bookcases

    HLS Library Haunted Halloween Tour

    August 16, 2023

    Join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in this exciting Halloween-themed…

  • Langdell Hall reading room with two oversized black cats sitting atop the bookcases

    HLS Library Haunted Halloween Tour

    August 16, 2023

    Join us for our annual celebration of all things spooky! Tour the Library’s haunted history of wraiths, witches, and wicked works in this exciting Halloween-themed…

  • Historical & Special Collections Open House & Pop-Up Exhibit

    May 3, 2023

    Graduates: On Class Day, bring your families and friends to the HLS Library for a look at some of our rarest and most interesting materials from Historical & Special Collections! Join us Wednesday, May 24, from 1:00-2:30 pm in the Root Room, fourth floor of Langdell Hall at the south end. See an early manuscript Magna Carta, a book with a chain binding, notes used before an actual SCOTUS argument, the first edition of the Bluebook, and much more! Open to the entire HLS community.  

  • Lisa Lilliott Rydin

    April 6, 2023

    Lisa Lilliott Rydin (Faculty Research Librarian) primarily provides research support to HLS faculty members, but also provides research consultations and instruction for JD and graduate…

  • Lori Schulsinger

    April 6, 2023

    Lori supports the Collection Development Unit which includes the direct support of the Associate Director for Collections, the Collection Development Librarian for U.S. and Materials…

  • Historical & Special Collections Open House & Pop-Up Exhibit

    March 31, 2023

    Have you ever wanted to see a copy of Magna Carta written in the 1300s? Handwritten testimony from a Massachusetts witchcraft trial from 1656? Original…

  • Maya Bergamasco

    March 10, 2023

    Maya Bergamasco provides scholarly publication and research support to the Harvard Law School community. Maya holds a B.A. in English literature with a concentration in…

  • Emily Neill

    March 10, 2023

    Emily Neill is the Program Manager of HLS Beyond which provides non-curricular learning opportunities for HLS students that build skills and knowledge on issues relevant…

  • Deanna Barmakian

    March 10, 2023

    Deanna Barmakian, Research Librarian for Student Services and Foreign, Comparative & International Law, enjoys supporting the research needs of the HLS community. She holds a…

  • AJ Blechner

    March 10, 2023

    AJ Blechner is a Student Services Research Librarian and Instructional Designer at the Harvard Law School Library. They coordinate and participate in teaching legal research,…

  • Jess Rios

    March 10, 2023

    Jess has been at the Harvard Law School Library for over 15 years in various roles. As the Assistant Director of Digital Content & UX…

  • Debbie Ginsberg

    March 2, 2023

    I oversee faculty research and support for the Library. I am active in AALL (currently serving on the AMPC) and LLNE (chairing its technology committee)…

  • Fifty Years After Furman: The Death Penalty in America

    February 23, 2023

    Join moderator Carol Steiker for a fireside chat about the history and present state of capital punishment in America, with scholars Mugambi Jouet (USC Law), Corinna Lain (Richmond Law), and Michael Meltsner (Northeastern Law). This event is sponsored by the HLS Library, in connection with its exhibit Visualizing Capital Punishment: Spectacle, Shame, and Sympathy. Visit the exhibit weekdays 9 to 5 in Langdell Hall, and online. HLS buildings are open to HUID holders only.

  • Scholars and Artists Discuss the Death Penalty

    February 23, 2023

    Join moderator Martha Minow for a conversation about capital punishment with scholar John Bessler, photographer Lou Jones, and artist Antonio Martorell.

  • Prachee Arora

    February 6, 2023

    Prachee is an Applied Research Statistician at Empirical Research Services at Harvard Law School. Prachee got a M.S in Economics from University of Illinois –…

  • Arevik Avedian

    February 6, 2023

    Arevik is a Lecturer on Law at HLS, teaching quantitative methods. She holds a Ph.D. in world politics and methods and a M.A. in…

  • Empirical Research Services Team

    February 6, 2023

    Arevik Arevedian Director of Empirical Research Services aavedian@law.harvard.edu
    617.495.5268 Read more about Arevik Prachee Arora Applied Research Statistician parora@law.harvard.edu Read…

  • Death Penalty Defense Work: Prof. Carol Steiker in conversation with HLS alumni

    November 4, 2022

    Join Professor Steiker and the Harvard Law School Library for a panel discussion with recent HLS graduates working in the area of death penalty defense. The event is free on zoom, open to all, and will be recorded. Registration is required: http://bit.ly/HlslDPD