Delaware Campus Library Blogs

Due to the weather, the Delaware campus law library will be closing tonight at 6:30 PM. Please drive safely.

The law library will begin our winter break hours on December 19th. A full list of winter break hours is below. Please note that we are closed from December 24th through January 1st.

• December 19      8 AM to 8 PM
• December 20      8 AM to 6 PM
• December 21      9 AM to 5 PM
• December 22      12 PM to 5 PM
• December 23      8 AM to 6 PM
• December 24 – January 1      CLOSED
• January 2           8 AM to 8 PM
• January 3           8 AM to 6 PM
• January 4           9 AM to 5 PM
• January 5           12 PM to 8 PM
• January 6 – 7      8 AM to 10 PM

For a complete list of the law library’s hours please visit our website.

Hartmann & Fehrenbach Brewery, Wilmington, out of business in 1932.

Plan of the Hartmann & Fehrenbach Brewery in 1889

Today’s the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th amendment, which outlawed the production and sale of alcohol. Here’s Wilmington’s once thriving Hartmann & Fehrenbach brewery in 1932, driven out of business by Prohibition. The brewery was located at Scott St. and Lovering Ave. in Wilmington. The building that currently houses Gallucio’s Restaurant is all that’s left of the brewery complex.

Photos from:

Hagley Digital Archive and Free Library of Philadelphia

The Delaware campus law library will be closed on Thanksgiving. Have a good Thanksgiving! Here are our complete hours for the holiday weekend and the upcoming exam period:

November 24 – 26

• 8 AM to 2 AM

November 27

• 8 AM to 11 PM

November 28, Thanksgiving

• CLOSED

November 29 & 30

• 9 AM to 9 PM

December 1

• 12 PM to 11 PM

For more information on library hours see our webpage.

If you are looking for an online, interactive study aid, the CALI lessons have what you are looking for. CALI has lessons on all law school topics and can be used on PCs, Macs and even iPads and smartphones. Check their website for a list of lessons by topic, by subject outline, or even by casebook. CALI also produces Lawdibles, a series of short podcasts on legal topics.

The first time you use CALI you’ll need to register for an account. You’ll need the Widener authorization code. To get the code just contact the law library reference desk. If you have any trouble registering contact the reference desk. Or you can watch this hand how to register video on YouTube.

Photographs by library staff members Maggie Adams and Howard Golde are on display in Widener Law’s “Evening of the Arts” exhibition. The exhibit of Widener faculty, student and staff work is on display now in the Strine Atrium in the Main Law Building. Maggie’s photos were taken on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Howard entered a photo of Comet Hale-Bopp. Congratulations to Maggie and Howard! Be sure to take a look at their work as well as the others on display.

The library has a great collection of study aids located in the room right behind the reference desk. Study aids can be checked out for 3 days. Please return them on time as your fellow students will be waiting for them!

Some of the most popular study aids we have are the Examples and Explanations series and the Understanding series. But we have many more!

A new study guide series we started buying a few years ago that proved popular with students is the Glannon Guide series.  Glannon Guides contain sample multiple choice questions with explanations of why each answer choice is right or wrong.

It’s another new school year! We’re happy to see our new and returning students back in the law library. Please stop by for studying or research. Why not check out some of our study aids? We have plenty of computers, carrels, tables and comfortable chairs for studying. Our reference librarians are waiting to help you, so please ask us any questions you may have.

Delaware campus law library hours for Introduction to Law Week (August 12 – 18).

• August 12 – 15      8 AM. to 10 PM
• August 16               8 AM. to 7 PM
• August 17               9 AM to 5 PM
• August 18              12 PM to 10 PM

It’s hard to believe it, but the summer is almost over! Soon everyone will be back and the library will be busy again. Until then we’re on our shorter summer hours.

Hours at the Delaware campus law library for the rest of the summer are:

Monday July 29 through Sunday, August 11

• Monday – Thursday       8 AM to 10 PM
• Friday                               8 AM to 6 PM
• Saturday                          9 AM to 5 PM
• Sunday                             12 PM to 5 PM

Introduction To Law
August 12 – 18

• August 12 – 15      8 AM. to 10 PM
• August 16             8 AM. to 7 PM
• August 17             9 AM to 5 PM
• August 18            12 PM to 10 PM

We go back to our normal hours on Monday, August 19th.

For a complete listing of hours for the fall semester see the law library webpage.

On Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26, 2013, alarms will be tested throughout the Delaware campus, including residence halls. The testing will occur intermittently throughout the day. If you have any questions, please contact Campus Safety.

We have been told that the alarms in the library will be tested on Friday.

Westlaw is discontinuing free printing as of June 17, 2013. Students will no longer be able to send Westlaw research to the dedicated (free) Westlaw printers. The printers will be removed soon.

The Lexis free printers will still be available.

Our phone problem has been fixed, so you can call the library again

Our phone system is down this morning. If you need to contact the law library please email us at Law.LibRef@widener.edu

Don’t forget the law library is closed Memorial Day Weekend May 25 – 27. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you again on Tuesday May 28th!