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Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which extended voting rights to women in the United States. In celebration, the State Law Library will be hosting the traveling exhibit "100 Years after the 19th Amendment: Their Legacy, and Our Future" from October 4-18, 2021. The exhibit was prepared by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress.
In conjunction with this exhibit, the State Law Library has created a physical and virtual display on the history of voting rights and women's suffrage in Minnesota. The exhibit will showcase materials from our collection and provide information about the legislative and judicial fights and the leaders of the movement for women's suffrage.
We hope you will be able to join us to view these displays. Masks are currently required while inside the Minnesota Judicial Center, including in the State Law Library. Please check our website for any updates on COVID-19 precautions before visiting. We look forward to seeing you soon!
If you haven't visited the Minnesota Judicial Center lately, you might be surprised by the changes around here! The one we are most excited about is our new Law Library Book Drop. The new book drop is located at the east end of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., just south of Parking Lot L and adjacent to the light rail.
We have started sending out overdue notices for items borrowed before the pandemic. If you have any library materials to return, you now have the option to drop them off at the book drop and we will take care of getting them checked in.
Since the 1990s, the Minnesota State Law Library has been collecting video recordings of oral history interviews with Minnesota Supreme Court Justices. 24 interviews are now all available to be viewed on the Minnesota Digital Library. The Justices included range from Glenn Kelley to Alan Page and cover the years 1990-2019. Transcripts are included for all the recordings. In the interviews, the Justices share stories about growing up and what led to their career in law as well as other notable moments in their lives. You can find out more about these justices on the Oral History Collection page.
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