Halloween Boooo(k)s!

At the Northern Illinois University Law Library, we have a tradition of dressing up books for our Halloween display. The “costumes” have been created over time by library staff and student workers, and most are reused annually, though we also enjoy adding new decorations when time permits. The costumes are attached to the books with removable tape or are held between the books’ pages, so no books are injured in the creation of this display.

A book titled Enemy Aliens covered by a green, bug-eyed face with crinkly antennae

A book title Food Law covered by a cartoon hamburger with arms

A book titled Frankenstein with dark fringed hair attached along the top and bolts sticking out of either side at the bottom

A book titled How Judges Think with a cottonball wig around the edges and a lightbulb sticking out of the top

A book titled The Girl in the Spider's Web covered in artificial webbing with a plastic spider on the front and a tiny woman's hand sticking out of the side

A book titled Art Law wearing a beret and a mustache with little arms sticking out the sides holding a paintbrush and a palette

A Book titled Doctors and Rules covered by a surgical mask, scrubs, and a stethoscope

A book titled Securing Religious Liberty with a clerical collar attached at the bottom

A book titled Piracy at Sea with an eyepatch covering the top corner of the cover

A Book titled Lawyers and Vampires with a fanged mouth and dark widow's peak hair attached to the front

A book titled Legal Issues in Professional Baseball covered by a baseball jersey labelled "Northern" and a baseball bat

A book titled Animal Law with a peacock's head added to the cover and peacock feathers arranged around the back

A book titled The Magic Mirror with a black witch's hat and a broom attached to the cover

A book titled the Legal Guide to Video Game Development covered by a Pac-Man shape with a blue ghost emerging from the top

A book titled The Prince and the Law with a gold crown on top

A book titled Blackie the Talking Cat with added whiskers, cat eyes, and a tail and ears coming out of the top

A book titled Unwarranted with a police officer's cap on top

We hope this gallery inspires other law libraries to reimagine their physical collections and displays. The CALL Bulletin would gladly include your photo features in future issues, so please reach out to the editors when you have fun displays or decorations to share!