For my special collections library visit, I chose Temple Rodef Shalom Library, https://trs-hl.mimas.opalsinfo.net/bin/home  located in Falls Church, Virginia, which is the largest Jewish congregation in Virginia. Before my visit, I called to schedule an appointment to observe the library. The librarian was thrilled to have an MLIS student visit. No one has ever completed an…

Shirlington Library is a small branch within Arlington Public Libraries. It is at the end of a street in a trendy, busy neighborhood filled with restaurants, bars, and shops. The building is sleek and modern, with a light-art installation on the right side of the building and a water mosaic art installation outside of the…

The Clemons Library, or “Clem,” is known as the undergraduate library, sits on the main campus of the University of Virginia. Clem is one library of the twelve at UVA built in 1980. From the exterior, there isn’t anything, in particular, that is extraordinary in comparison to the adjacent library built in 1931. A courtyard…