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Here’s To New Beginnings!

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On behalf of the RWU Law Library staff, welcome (back) to RWU Law.  To our 1L students, we are eager to get to know and support you as you begin your law school journey with wide eyes and curious minds. MSL students, we are looking forward to supporting your legal studies as you enhance your existing careers.  To our 2Ls and 3Ls, we are excited to have you back as you begin your second and third years, a little wiser with legal knowledge and ready for new challenges.

As Rev. Timothy Healy, former president of the New York Public Library, famously said “the most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff.” The RWU Law Library has a phenomenal staff of 5 librarians and 3 support staff ready, willing, and able to help students navigate our print and digital collections, library services and technology, and more.  It is my pleasure every day to work with these professionals, four of which have served RWU Law for over 25 years, and to see them connecting with you and supporting your legal education at RWU Law. 

Mr. Healy also said about his library that “this is a house where learning matters,” and that is also true of the RWU Law Library. To this end, the library offers an impressive array of services and resources to support your learning and research:

We hope that you will also come to see the library as a place for community and where you can practice stress management, mindfulness, and wellness, whether using our coloring book collection, the Kent Student Lounge, or talking to the librarians.  Come see us if you have any questions or just need a helping hand! 


Raquel M. Ortiz, Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services

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