LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom at noon on Thursday Oct 19th . We will discuss Fables. Vol. 1, Legends in exile by Bill Willingham (also 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.
Autumnal Splendor returns to New York… as temperature drops and sweaters replaced polos… The colors of Fall — Gold (Commercial), Red (CPLR), and Yellow (Family Law) will fade away to Tan (Landlord & Tenant) as our days grow shorter .. And while Winter’s Gray (Criminal) and White (Corporate) seem never-ending, but –as always promised– Spring…
The 1960s were a decade of momentous change… Including a momentous change in New York’s Civil Practice as the Civil Practice Act was completely revised to become the basis of today’s Civil Practice Law & Rules…. The 1962 NY Chap 308 created the CPLR., which went into effective on 9/1/1963… And if you want to…
LLAGNY’s Book Club returns from its Summer break to discuss Nella Larsen’s classic novel Passing….. a work that explores racial identification in ealry 20th Century Harlem… Consider joining the discussion … Where: The New York Law Institute When: Tuesday, October 10th… 6 p.m. RSVP: Jill Gray at jill.gray@friedfrank.com
The New York Law Institute now offers members a variety of resources and services including 2 eBooks collections providing access to over 200,000 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 to valuable electronic resources such as…
“Ask a Stupid Question Day” originated in the 1980s — too many teachers observed that students were unwilling to ask questions , probably for fear of ‘losing face’ and appearing stupid…. And so as the holiday emphasizes, there are no stupid questions… As librarians, we agree — there are no stupid questions… or seemingly easily…
Davis Polk’s Legal Assistants Hannah Hudes & Luca Winters have been stopping by NYLI’s office to do a little historical research…. and we were glad to welcome these two very enthusiastic researchers…. But they needed just a bit of introduction to…. & Remember print? Yeah, we have that … NYLI members can call, email, or…
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday September 28th at 12. We will discuss Daredevil. Volume 1, issue 1-6. by Mark Waid (also 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.
September 17th is Constitution Day. Why September 17th? That’s the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia is 1787… And while the OED gives multiple meanings for every word — including constitution — most Americans (and certainly most librarians!) immediately associate it with the document, often amended, that is the basis of our government….
Just when you thought Nerd Heaven might be out of reach… there’s a podcast to the rescue…. Check out PLI’s most recent podcast —featuring NYLI Alum (with an NPR ready radio voice!) Karen Oesterle chatting it up with very own Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski– It’s all about Librarianship, NYLI, sustainability, technology……