Monthly Archives: August 2025

NYLI closes early Fri 8/29 and will be closed Labor Day Mon 9/1

The New York Law Institute will close at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 29th and will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of the Labor Day national holiday. NYLI will reopen at 9 AM on Tuesday the 2nd of September.

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A Librarian’s Playbook for Agentic AI

Last week, I built an AI agent that will automate the creation and marketing of events in my library.  Each month we run instructional webinar events for our members and setting these up every month is a time-consuming process with many moving parts and a lot of room for human error.  With this new […]

By |August 26th, 2025|News from the Field|Comments Off on A Librarian’s Playbook for Agentic AI

August is National Make a Will Month.. check out these resources for making in will in NY

August, a month where NYC empties out as residents search to enjoy the last week of Summer away from city pavement, has been designated “National Make a Will Month” .

Where to begin? Free sources are available….

For getting the right lawyer, click here for NYC Bar Association’s offer to help you find the right match…

And […]

By |August 25th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on August is National Make a Will Month.. check out these resources for making in will in NY

AI and the death (and rebirth) of middle management

Fast Company’s Faisal Hoque writes about AI and the death (and rebirth) of middle management: Inside the fall and rise of ‘unbossing.’.

“…AI could lead to a “white-collar massacre” if companies fail to adapt thoughtfully”

Read more here.

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Staff Picks: Can’t Help Falling in Love…with Elvis Law! by Ellyssa Valenti Kroski

When you think of landmark legal battles, names like Brown, Roe, and Miranda might come to mind. But The Velvet Elvis? Geraldo Rivera? A 16-hour documentary? Only one legal resource dares to take you there: The Little Book of Elvis Law.

This gem from the American Bar Association is less about Blue Suede Shoes and […]

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Happy 90th Birthday to Social Security! Some History & NYLI Resources

Social Security has now been part of the American social contract for nine decades. Enacted during President FDR’s first term (P.L. 74-271), the system requires employers and employees to contribute payments to those currently retired or unable to work due to a disability.

ProQuest Congressional , accessible with NYLI membership, has Ready-Made Topic Sections […]

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New Law Librarianship Book Highlights Thought Leadership from NYLI

We’re proud to share that Law Librarianship Practice: Challenges and Opportunities in Law Firm, Government, and Academic Law Libraries, a groundbreaking new volume on the evolving roles and responsibilities of law librarians, features contributions from two of NYLI’s own. Edited by NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, the book brings together […]

By |August 11th, 2025|New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on New Law Librarianship Book Highlights Thought Leadership from NYLI

NYT’s Best Selling Author Lauren Willig thanks NYLI !

Lauren Willig, NY Times best selling author, visited The New York Law Institute in 2022 and made use of collection to research the “Manhattan Well Murder” case.

Lauren Willig & yours truly ….@ NYLI…back in 2022

Described on the book flap as “part murder mystery, part thriller, part true crime,” Willig’s The Girl from Greenwich […]

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