Situated in the heart of the French Quarter (on Royal St.) and housed in the Louisiana Supreme Court building is the Law Library of Louisiana. This library provides service to the Judiciary, the Bar and the public. On June 15, 2010 it was host to the SLA Conference West Coast Chapter Reception attended by around 100 West Coast SLA members who braved a torrential downpour to attend this event.
Under high security members were shown into the main hall of the building, which opened up into a grand staircase and reception area where the wonderful Joe Simon Jazz Trio awaited everyone. Additionally, the area was festively decorated with Mardi Gras beads and masks, as well as offering drinks and a wonderful assortment of appetizers catered by New Orleans Catering. Speeches were given thanking our host, vendors and by several chapter members celebrating milstones. The San Diego Chapter (celebrating 50 years) was toasted by Bobbie Weaver and the Silicon Valley Chapter (celebrating 30 years) was toasted by Helen Keil Losch and Kathleen Gust.
(photos by Jason Kruppa of the Law Library of Louisiana)
Attendees were encouraged to tour the library exhibits and were allowed to peek into the Supreme Courtroom, where the justices sit when hearing cases. Members also took advantage of the wonderful live jazz to dance away the evening.
The event was organized by Teresa Bailey, the Southern California Chapter Past-President and made possible with the support of our host Georgia Chadwick, Director of the Law Library of Louisiana. Sara Tompson and David Cappoli were part of the SoCal team who made it all possible. Sara coordinated the food, drinks, and music and David Cappoli produced the flyer and poster and (with the help of SoCal board members Christian Gray and William Lee) coordinated vendor support to help fund the event.
Sponsors
IEEE
Elsevier
USC Libraries
AIM Libraries & Information Staffing
Cuadra Associates
EOS
ProQuest & Dialog
SPIE Digital Library
University of North Texas College of Information
Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
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