Monday

Monday did not get off to an auspicious start, as I discovered the streetcar was running on hour intervals, meaning I would need to leave at 6 to walk the mile to my lightrail stop downtown. At least it wasn't raining.

We had a good number of people visit the library. Reference questions included: if I've filed my proof of service do I also need a summons; can I possess a person's vehicle to collect a judgment; do you have the bankruptcy code; how do I file a lawsuit under the fair debt collection act; how do I look up an Oregon appellate case from a citation; can you help me find House Bill 3601; do you speak Spanish and can you help me find legal assistance for free; how do I draft a will/plan an estate; do you have the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook and can it be checked out; what are my rights as a subsidized housing tenant; can you help me find information on filing a notice of appeal for a measure 49 case; do you have the current edition of Black's; and the usual what are your hours, are you open to the public, etc.?

I also researched leaving your children home alone (a very popular topic here, but something I was never asked about in Texas) and guardianship for our library blog. I'm learning that Oregon and Texas are very different in many ways, including their laws. So when a guardianship question popped up last week, I thought it might be interesting to do some research for the blog to help me learn how the two states differ (and of course to provide resources for the public). I worked on ideas for the OLA Legal Reference Round Table website revamp. Trying to learn our library website's CMS and the OLA CMS makes my brain ache, but it is interesting. I also checked up on the state of Texas library funding; it's not pretty. I caught the 5:18 train home and made it there around 6:30 (electing to walk from the lightrail stop as there was a 10 minute wait for the streetcar). It was a busy day, but those are often the best kind.

About Me

I am a recent transplant to Oregon, having grown up in Texas. Being a native Texan who spent the majority of my life in a place nicknamed the "Sun City," I am still trying to get used to Portland's overall gloom. Not that the gloom is necessarily a bad thing. At this point it's still novel enough to be fun. Really, I'm enjoying the rain. I work at a county law library; yes, there are public law libraries in many counties across the country. I do believe in public law libraries, I do believe in pubilc law libraries (did I watch too much Disney as a child? perhaps). We exist to serve judges, attorneys, litigants, and the general public with their legal research needs.