We are wrapping up our salute to Women’s History Month with a shout out to a topic near to our hearts — Women in Librarianship….
You probably know of the recent controversies regarding librarians and censorship…..
Sign designed by Librarian, Technologist, & Blogger Jessamyn West
But did you know that Zoia Horn was the first […]
You probably know that Moore’s Federal Practice is one of the go to sources for federal procedure, appellate procedure, and federal courts. ….
1st Edition of Moore’s… from 1938… part of NYLI’s superseded collection… & available to members….
But did you know that the original Moore’s (1st Edition, 1938) was written by the late […]
For the 17th of March — NYLI & James T. Brady wish a heartfelt céad míle fáilte to all our Blog Readers !
James T. Brady — 19th Century’s greatest criminal defense attorney, NYLI luminary and now permanent resident (or at least his bust is, lol) got into the spirit of things this St. […]
In our third week of celebrating Women’s History Month, NYLI takes a look at prominent women in science and math…
Thanks to the wonderful 2016 film Hidden Figures, you probably know about women — such as Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson & Dorothy Vaughn — who worked for NASA and made it possible for the U.S. […]
NYLI’s salute to Women in History continues this Wednesday with a focus on outstanding female entrepreneurs….
You may know that technological advances played a decisive role in the American Civil war… but did you know about business leader and inventor Martha Coston’s contribution of signaling flares that are still used by the U.S. Navy […]
March is Women’s History Month… and to celebrate, The New York Law Institute will be blogging every Wednesday in March about women’s contributions to various fields of endeavor.
Legislative materials are available on ProQuest…. access to PQ included with NYLI membership.
You may know from the latest ABA study that 38 % of attorneys […]
We conclude our Black History month profiles with Dr. Carla Hayden — the first female and first African-American Librarian of Congress.Appointed by President Obama in 2016, Dr. Hayden began her career with the Chicago Public library as a children’s librarian in the early 1970s. In 1995, she was […]
While George Washington’s Birthday was established as a federal holiday in 1885 and many states also commemorated Lincoln’s birthday as a holiday, the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act created more three day weekends and Washington’s Birthday morphed into the more generic Presidents’ Day.
P.L. 90-363: Public Laws; House, Senate & Congressional Reports, […]
Playwright and founder of an experimental theatre, librarian, historian, and instrumental in the Harlem Renaissance — Regina Anderson Andrews was more than pioneer — she was dynamo whose name should be cherished by all who love the arts and the history of New York City.Consider….
First African American to lead a New York Public Library […]
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries, is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
World renown research center…. but Who was Arthur Schomburg??
Arthur […]
