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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New booooks so good it’s scary! Happy October!👻🎃
A book display featuring 10 books, titled “eerily similar book covers.” From left to right: One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon, Hollywood Ending by John Green, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead, Homebound by Portia Elan, The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff, Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, and American Fantasy by Emma Straub.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join us for the opening reception of our new exhibition, “First Drafts: Architectural Designs Not Selected for UVA Law.” Thursday, September 24 from 5:00 – 7:00pm** **Guests should enter at the Clay Hall entrance to the Law School by 6:00pm to be admitted into the building.
A poster for the Law Library’s new exhibit, “First Drafts: Architectural Designs Not Selected for UVA Law.” The poster includes an illustration of a large, rectangular brick building with columns and an inscription that reads “Proposed New Law Building for the University of Virginia.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Visit our website for more information on our hours and access policies.
Monday, September 7. Labor Day. The library will be open to Law and JAG affiliates 8 AM to 12 AM. The reference desk and special collections will be closed. No visitor hours.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We hope your school year is off to a good start, but if it’s not, these fictional students are probably having a worse day than you #LawLibraries #UVALaw #BackToSchool #BookDisplay
A book display titled, “Back to School,” featuring seven titles: Talking Classics by Mary Beard, The Idiot by Elif Batuman, Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld, Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers, and Jean by Madeleine Dunnigan.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The library is back to regular hours today! 8 AM to midnight every day* *Visitor hours 8 AM to 6 PM M-F For more information on hours and library access, visit our website through the link in our bio.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Welcome, new students! We're so happy you're here! Join us for our orientation session, Introduction to the Library, on Monday 8/17 from 3:45-4:30 PM in WB152 to learn about how the library can help you!
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Some hot new bombshells have entered the library. Come check them out! #LawLibraries #BookDisplay #LoveIsland #RealityTV
A book display titled, “it’s giving reality tv,” featuring 9 books. The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore, Hot Summer by Elle Everhart, Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee, Reasons to be Loved by You by Hannah Brown, The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander, Lake Club by Lina Patton, Tell Your Friends by Lauren Wilson, Sisterhood Above All by Kathleen Barber and Amayah Shaienne, and Perfect Life by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Graphic text, "the library will be closed August 2 and 9."
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Arthur just can’t wait for the World Cup Final! Who are you rooting for?⚽️ #UVALaw #LawLibraries #WorldCup2026
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing a sporty scarf. Cutouts of the Argentine flag, Spanish flag, and World Cup trophy are mounted on the pedestal.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hopefully your summer vacations are going better than the ones in these books! Stop by and check out the new book display and grab something for your next adventure! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #Summer #MysteryThriller #BookDisplay
Eight books displayed: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski, Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty, Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum, Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer, The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, and The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Signage text, “Wish you weren’t here: mysteries and thrillers set at resorts, beach houses, and villas.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Graphic text: "Friday, June 19. The library will be closed in observance of Juneteenth"
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Need a laugh? These books will make you LOL! #LawLibraries #BookDisplay #Humor #Books
A book display featuring 6 titles: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon, Fever Beach by Carl Hiassen, I’m Not the Only Murderer in my Retirement Home by Fergus Craig, The Land and Its People by David Sedaris, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, 99 Ways to Die by Ashely Alker, and Anxiety land by Gemma Correll. Signage text: “Read Funny Books!”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Still planning your summer vacay? Whether you want to stay local or venture abroad, you can find some inspiration in our travel guides! #LawLibraries #Travel #TravelGuides #Summer
A display of travel guidebooks.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The library will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day. Arthur is taking the day off to do some grilling!
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Congrats to the class of 2026!!🎉🎓👏 #UVALaw #LawLibraries #Graduation
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing graduation regalia.
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
LISTEN: @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social librarians Meggan Cashwell and Addison Patrick discuss their co-authored chapter on curricular reform at UVA Law from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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S2E5. A New Curriculum for a New Era: The Law School at a Crossroads, 1970-1997
In this episode, Meggan Cashwell and Addison Patrick discuss their coauthored chapter on curricular reform from the 1970s through the 1990s, just as the Law School was establishing its new home on UVA
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Summer hours start today! Good luck to everyone finishing up finals!
Graphic text: "Summer hours. Monday through Thursday: 8 AM to 9 PM. Friday through Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM. We will be open 6 AM to 5 PM Friday, May 8.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
a little birdie told us to tell you we have new books!🕊️ #UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookDisplay
A book display with 6 books: The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley, Mother Earth is our Elder by Katłįą, North American Bird Watching For Beginners by Sharon Stiteler, Tiny Gardens Everywhere by Kate Brown, The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman, and The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Signage reads, “a little birdie told me… it’s spring.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Some friends have appeared to wish you good luck on exams! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #FinalsSeason #JustKeepSwimming
A stuffed golden retriever with its head poking through library stacks.A stack of DVDs. Stickers of resin seals are layered on top with speech bubbles that say “take a break and watch a movie” and “just keep swimming!”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We know what y’all have been waiting for! It’s time for grilled cheese! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #GrilledCheese
Graphic text: “Grilled cheese night. Wednesday, April 29. 6:00 to 7:00 PM. While supplies last.”
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
LISTEN: In the latest “Legal Knowledge,” #UVA Prof. Claudrena Harold and @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social Digital Collections Librarian Loren Moulds discuss law student activism in the 1960s and ’70s as an engine of institutional change.
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S2E4. We Demand: Student Advocates for Curricular Change, 1960-1980
Professor Claudrena Harold joins cohost Loren Moulds to discuss law student activism in the 1960s and 70s as an engine of institutional change, particularly around faculty hiring and curricular expans
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Arthur is feeling a little stressed… but he wishes everyone a happy last day of classes nonetheless! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #FinalsSeason
A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing a backwards baseball cap and a loose tie. He is surrounded by a coffee cup, a notebook, and a cup of pens and glasses.
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
LISTEN: Prof. Risa Goluboff and Biruktawit Assefa ’24 discuss how Gregory H. Swanson ’51 became the first Black student to integrate #UVA and #UVALaw. @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social
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S2E3. Gregory H. Swanson and the Integration of UVA Law
In this episode, former Law School dean Risa Goluboff and alumna Biruktawit Assefa join coauthor (and co-host) Randi Flaherty to discuss how attorney Gregory H. Swanson became the first Black student
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Exam hours start TODAY! For more information on library access during exams, visit our website through the link in our bio. You’ve got this!💪
Graphic text: “Spring exam hours. Monday, April 20 through Thursday, May 7. Weekdays: 6 A.M. to 2 A.M. Weekends: 8 A.M. to 2 A.M.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Arthur hops everybunny has an eggcellent weekend!🐣 #UVALaw #LawLibraries #Spring
A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing bunny ears, bunny glasses, and egg garland. The bust is surrounded by plastic grass and plastic eggs.
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A new book chronicles the evolution of legal education over 200 years at #UVALaw.
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200 Years of Legal Education at UVA
The Law School’s North Grounds home may be just 50 years old, but 200 years of history is teeming from every nook, cranny and corner of its modernist structures — at least if you know where to look an...
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
sorry… our dog ate the April book display… just kidding! Gunner did not eat any library books, but you can still feed your brain with these popular nonfiction titles! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #AprilFools #BookDisplay
A stuffed golden retriever sitting on a table with empty book stands. There is an open book under his paws.
A book display featuring nine titles: Polar War by Kenneth R. Rosen, How to Be a Rich Old Lady by Amanda Holden, The Science of Second Chances by Jennifer Doleac, Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, Football by Chuck Klosterman, All About Allergies by Dr. Zachary Rubin, and Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green. Signage reads, “feed your brain.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We’re thrilled to announce the publication of “Legal Education at the University of Virginia: Tradition and Transformation,” edited by Randi Flaherty and Loren Moulds of UVA Law Special Collections and Meggan Cashwell of UVA Health Sciences Library.
The book, Legal Education at the University of Virginia, on a lecture hall table.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
What’s our favorite season? Award #UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookAwards
A book display titled “Award Winners,” featuring 10 titles: To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower, Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts,  The Slip by Lucas Schaefer, A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet, James by Percival Everett, The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste, Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa, and Annie Bot by Sierra Greer.
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
LISTEN: On the latest “Legal Knowledge” covering the bicentennial of #UVALaw classes, Prof. G. Edward White discusses the law school’s development from a predominantly regional institution to a national one from the 1920s to 1960s. @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social
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Becoming a National Law School, 1920-1960
In this episode, UVA Law Professor G. Edward White takes listeners back to 1972 when he first arrived in Charlottesville to teach law. As a member of the faculty for over fifty years, White provides a
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Happy Spring Break from Arthur!
A bust of Arthur J. Morris dressed to go to the beach.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy Lunar New Year, happy Mardi Gras, and Ramadan Mubarak from Arthur!
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing a green, purple, and gold hat and beads. Cherry blossom stems sit next to him and red banners with Mandarin text are on and behind the pedestal.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Happy Valentine’s Day from Arthur!
A bust of Arthur J. Morris decorated for Valentine’s Day
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Arthur is ready to watch some winter sports!🏒⛷️ #UVALaw #LawLibraries #Olympics
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing a Washington Capitals hockey jersey and a winter hat. The Olympic rings are below him on the pedestal.
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UVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
LISTEN: In the season premiere of the @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social podcast “Legal Knowledge,” Prof. A. E. Dick Howard ’61 and Catherine Ward ’22 discuss how 20th-century constitutional change in Virginia shaped legal education.
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S2E1. Constitutional Law at UVA, 1902-1971
Welcome back to season two of Legal Knowledge! In this episode, UVA Law alumna Catherine Ward and professor emeritus A. E. Dick Howard join us for a behind-the-scenes look at twentieth-century constit
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The stories are old, but the books are brand new! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookDisplay
A book display with seven books. Lovely War by Julie Berry, Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mythos: The Illustrated Edition by Stephen Fry, Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati, Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen, and When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo. Signage reads “Myths and legends reimagined. Ancient Tales. Modern tellings.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The library will be open 10am-midnight tomorrow (1/28)
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The library will be open 10am-6pm tomorrow (1/27). Stay warm if you need to venture out!
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The library will be open from 10am-6pm tomorrow (1/26)
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The library will be open 8am-6pm on Saturday 1/24 and CLOSED on Sunday 1/25. Please stay safe and warm!
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Brrr, it’s cold in here! Welcome back! We hope you all are staying as cozy as Arthur!
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing a winter hat and scarf.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The library will be open Monday, January 19, but the reference desk will be closed. Enjoy the long weekend!
January 19, MLK Day Hours. 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
At the beginning of 2025, Ben Fincher asked the @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social staff what their reading resolutions were. A year later, here are the books the law library read and our thoughts. I love the diversity of books we read this year! @uvalaw.bsky.social lib.law.virginia.edu/blog/2025/12...
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Reading Resolutions: A Year Later – Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My recent post on the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog stresses the importance of positioning law librarians as trusted human assistants in the era of #AI chatbots. @uvalaw.bsky.social @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/t...
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
YOU MADE IT! Happy holidays from Arthur and all of us here at the library! We will be closed 12/24-1/1. Visit our website for details on our hours during the break. #UVALaw #LawLibraries
A bust of Arthur J Morris wearing a UVA Santa hat, lights, and gold tinsel.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Finals season gets a little nutty, but we bet you won’t crack under pressure!
A nutcracker made out of stacks of books.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Grilled Cheese Night is TOMORROW at 6 PM! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #GrilledCheese
Graphic text reads, “Grilled cheese night. Wednesday, December 10. Spies Garden. 6:00-7:00 PM or until supplies last.”
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The library will be closing at 10am. Stay safe out there!
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Gunner is bringing the cozy vibes this morning! Best of luck on your finals, and don’t forget to take breaks! #UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookDisplay #FinalsSeason
A book display on a table. The sign depicts a snowy landscape and says “rest and rejuvenate over winter break.” There is a stuffed golden retriever wearing a sweater among the books.
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UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Finals hours are here, and Arthur is STRESSED! We are now open 6 AM-2 AM Monday-Friday and 8 AM-2 AM Saturday and Sunday. For more information on library access during December, you can visit our website through the link in our bio.
A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing multiple pairs of glasses and a loose, badly tied necktie. A composition notebook, pack of chalk, pencil holder, and coffee cup are sitting around him on the pedestal.Graphic text reads, “Exam Hours. Monday, December 1 through Thursday, December 18. Weekdays: 6 AM to 2 AM. Weekends: 8 AM to 2 AM. In addition, the library will be open Fri, Dec. 19 6am-5pm and Sat, Dec. 20-Tues, Dec. 23 8am-5pm, then closed for the holidays Wed, Dec. 24-Thurs, Jan. 1. If you have questions or comments, please see a library staff member. Thank you for your cooperation!”
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