Stetson law librarian retires.

After 30 years of tending the books and articles at the Stetson law library and overseeing its expansion into a major research facility, Professor J. Lamar Woodard is retiring.

And his fellow law professors are looking for recollections of those who have worked with or had other experiences with Woodard. The Stetson College of Law is seeking letters of tribute with those memories. The letters will be bound in a commemorative book to be presented at a special ceremony on January 30.

Letters (requested instead of emails) can be sent to Pamela D. Burdett, assistant librarian for public services, or Madison Mosely, Jr., associate director of the law library, at Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, St. Petersburg 33707, phone (727) 562-7827 or fax (727) 345-8973.

Submissions are requested by January 5.

Woodard has been the librarian at Stetson since February 1, 1971, a law...