Ellyssa

About Ellyssa

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski is the Director of Innovation & Engagement at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 77 books including Law Librarianship in the Age of AI for which she won the AALL's 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State Universities, and an international conference speaker. She received the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. She can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa

U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs Now Freely Available

The Internet Archive has announced that more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online.

The collection contains three parts:

“The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each […]

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NYLI at Law Firm Research & Innovation Conference

NYLI Board member and Director of Research and Knowledge Services, Eversheds Sutherland, Scott Bailey will be making Opening Remarks and speaking on panels From Library to Intelligence Engine: The Research Function Reimagined for the AI Era and Field Notes: The Co-Evolution of the Library and Legal Tech at LegalTechConnect’s sold-out Law Firm Research & […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday April 23rd at 12. We will discuss It rhymes with Takei by George Takei ( available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.  

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NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 1 PM on Friday, April 3, 2026 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 6th at 9AM.

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NYLI Newsletter Spring 2026

Our latest NYLI Newsletter is now available to read in your browser! Access it here.

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 26th at 12.  We will discuss by You Must Take Part in Revolution by Badiucao and Melissa Chan (available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

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New York Law Institute Open House

You’re Invited:

Open House at  NYLI’s Newly Renovated Space Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30–7:00 PM

We’re pleased to welcome you to an open house at our refreshed home at 120 Broadway, Suite 932 in FiDi. Join us on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30–7:00 PM for a tour of the library. Enjoy wine and light bites while reconnecting with colleagues and […]

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We’re Seeking Our Next Executive Director

The New York Law Institute (NYLI) is seeking an accomplished, forward‑thinking Executive Director to lead one of the nation’s oldest membership law libraries into its next century of service. Located in newly renovated offices in Manhattan’s Financial District. NYLI has been a trusted resource to the legal community since 1828, providing critical legal and […]

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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.

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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 […]

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