LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 20th at 12. We will discuss Botticelli’s Apprentice by Ursula Murray Husted. Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.
60 Days In: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Rapid Overhaul of U.S. Immigration Policy and Forecasting the Road Ahead March 19, 20255:45 – 7:45 p.m.New York Law Institute, 120 Broadway, 9th fl., Room 932 Speakers: In just two months, the Trump administration has dramatically reshaped U.S. immigration policy – issuing a wave of executive orders, ramping…
Everyone’s a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day….. & so NYLI would like to share some resources to help you celebrate the day in a scholarly way…..
Lucy, Brooke and I were thrilled to attend the early February book launch at the historic Strand Bookstore. Stacy Horn chatted about the process of writing how white collar crime resulted in East New York eventually earning the NYPD nickname “the Killing Fields” as the once thriving working class Brooklyn neighborhood became the murder capital…
The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is “Time and Again” by Finney. Overview: When advertising artist Si Morley is recruited to join a covert government operation exploring the…
I’m sure you know that the 19th Amendment (1920) granted women the right to vote…..but did you know that Wyoming territory granted full voting rights to women in 1869? And did you also know that 21 states only granted women the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920? And did…
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With Black History month coming to an end, we’ve saved the best for last — a NYLI blog salute to African- American librarians! Arthur Alfonso Schomburg’s life mission was to teach African Americans about their own history and achievements. A bibliophile, historian, curator and most famously now remembered as a collector: his artwork, manuscripts and rare…
Webinar times are: Eastern Time Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications of the United States Congress,…
For this week in Black History month, we’d like to take a look at pioneering Black entrepreneurs… We’ll conclude with the founder, chairman and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners — Robert F. Smith. One of 16 Black billionaires in the world, Smith is a graduate of Cornell and Columbia Universities. His career…