This reading list is intended to complement the MLK Commemoration programming hosted by the Office of Community Engagement and Access and Feinberg School of Medicine. Starting in January, books will be displayed in the case to the right of the…
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For Spooky Season – some really great horror recommendations
We’re featuring horror books this month for every kind of spooky story you’re in the mood for. Choose your flavor: do you want a haunted house (or two), zombies, a ghost story, or lesbian vampires? Of course we have social…
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Law school is not a dystopia – back to school reading list
Welcome to law school – or welcome back. For this month, we’re highlighting some classic utopian and dystopian books. All of these are available to be checked out, and are on display on the third floor of the library. First,…
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Vegan (and vegetarian) cookbook reading list
Happy Earth Month! For April 2025 we are featuring vegan (and a few vegetarian) cookbooks. These and other relevant books are on display outside the library or exist electronically, and are available to be checked out. Click on the book…
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Featured book: Farm Sanctuary
Happy Earth Month! This month’s book, Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur, complements our upcoming reading list of vegan and vegetarian cookbooks. “In Farm Sanctuary, Baur provides a thought=-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork,…
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Privacy and Information Security Reading List
For March, we’re highlighting books on privacy and information security. These books and other relevant titles are on display outside the library or exist electronically, and are able to be checked out. A collection of essays about today’s privacy and…
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Featured Book: Little Brother
It’s that time of the semester year when we all might want to take a break with a young adult novel, so March’s book of the month is Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. After being interrogated for days by the…
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African American Legal Activism Reading List
In honor of Black History Month, the library has compiled a reading list that gives a history of Black legal activism in the United States. These books highlight how Black lawyers, judges, and activists pushed for equality and justice. If…
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Featured Book: Birthright Citizens
The featured book for February, 2025, is Birthright Citizens : A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America by Martha S. Jones. “Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United…
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Featured Book: The Color of Law
The featured book for January, 2025 is The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. If you’re interested in learning more about housing discrimination, please register to attend “A Conversation on Redlining, Segregation, and Urban Renewal in Chicago” as part of…
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