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” .
And what would St. Patrick’s Day be without a discussion of Irish history (and a bit of Irish Rebellion??) Thinking of joining in the research fun?? Click here for NYLI membership information…
eBooks, print, items uniquely on microfilm, extensive Record & Brief collection, ProQuest Congressional, LLMC and of course, research guidance from our friendly librarians — NYLI welcomes Mr. James T. Brady, little Jimmy “Mini Me” and you, dear reader, to explore our collection and consider membership today!
NYLI Reading Room resident John Anthon — aka Li’l NYLI — surprised us all the other day with a bit of rap about court records…. “NY App Div, Circuit or Supreme…Mad Records work it! – their volume’s Extreme” “Def’s testimony = Direct, Redirect, and Cross! All in THE Exhibits — that MAKES you THE BOSS”…
We are in the middle of March… Women’s History Month… and who better to have on our NYLI T.V. set (which doubles as pencil holder photo frame, lol!)… than Brooklyn’s own – Shirley Chisholm! Want to know more about the life of Shirley Chisholm? Then tune into NYLI’s eBook collection…. Want to know more about…
So, while you’ve had a chance to explore NYLI’s resources, have you had a chance to sing? Here’s your chance…..sing along with Lady Gaga’s rendition of a classic from “The Bandwagon”
This Black History Month, we’d like to begin with an appreciation of Thurgood Marshall… along with NYLI resources where you can learn more about the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice…. Perhaps Marshall’s best known case was the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education that successfully overturned “the separate but equal…
