NYLI News

Happy Valentines Day from NYLI… & about that broken engagement (yes, you have to give the ring back!!)

Valentine’s Day is here, a day of hearts and flowers, candy… and sometimes, a day for marriage proposals!

NYLI’s own James T. Brady is ready for his Valentine!

But, as the wise Jonathan Swift aptly stated “Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken”.

And if the engagement is as broken as a pie crust….. what of […]

By |February 13th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Happy Valentines Day from NYLI… & about that broken engagement (yes, you have to give the ring back!!)

NYLI Closed for President’s Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026 in observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, February 17th at 9:00 AM.

By |February 11th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI Closed for President’s Day

Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

Event Date: February 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 270,000 eBook titles.

We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises.  We also offer access […]

By |February 9th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

Cracking the Code: Why Prince’s Dictionary Still Belongs on Every Researcher’s Desk by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez/ NYLI Executive Director

I’ve been working in law libraries for a long time—long enough to have been stumped more than once by an obscure, outdated, foreign, or plain weird citation. You know the kind: no context, acronym or abbreviation that makes sense, or no clear jurisdiction, and absolutely no interest in making your day easier.

Over the years, […]

By |February 2nd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Cracking the Code: Why Prince’s Dictionary Still Belongs on Every Researcher’s Desk by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez/ NYLI Executive Director

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group January Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday January 29th at 12. We will discuss Are you my mother? by Alison Bechdel  (available at NYPL) and her recent NYT Opinion piece “Egalitarian Overalls”. Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to […]

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“The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens”: LLAGNY Book Club to meet @ NYLI on February 24, 2026

The LLAGNY Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, February 24th, to discuss The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens by Jerry Torre and Tony Maietta. We will be gathering in the new renovated NYLI (120 Broadway/9th Floor/NY, NY  10271) at 6 pm.

RSVP by Friday, February 20th — to either Jill Gray at jill.gray@friedfrank.com  or […]

By |January 19th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on “The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens”: LLAGNY Book Club to meet @ NYLI on February 24, 2026

NYLI Closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, January 20th at 9:00 AM. Enjoy the holiday!

By |January 14th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI Closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Staff Picks: PQ Congressional–ready made research!

One of the great benefits of NYLI membership is access to Proquest Congressional….

And while most members are aware of ProQuest Congressional’s vast collection of Federal Legislative materials (House & Senate Reports, Congressional hearings, Congressional Records and Presidential documents), most don’t know about PQ Congressional’s great (& detailed) ready made topical research pages…

Above is just […]

By |January 14th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Staff Picks: PQ Congressional–ready made research!

NYC Bar issues Opinion regarding AI and client communications

New York City Bar Association issued its latest opinion regarding Artificial Intelligence, this time focusing on recording client communication.

To read NYC Bar Association Opinion 2025-6 regarding the use of artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and create summaries of client communication, click here….

Back in 2024, the same Bar Association issued an overview of AI […]

By |January 12th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYC Bar issues Opinion regarding AI and client communications

LLMC Records & Briefs Webinar

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Optimize your records and briefs research with LLMC

The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British […]

By |January 5th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LLMC Records & Briefs Webinar