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Vegetarian Flesh Eating Zombie Visits NYLI!!
Don’t be a fool — April or otherwise — The New York Law Institute provides its members with a vast eBook & print collections, Record & Briefs, OED, LLMC, New York Legislative history materials, PQ Congressional, and expert research assistance …. Click here for information about a trial membership…
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2026 Public Domain…so, what’s new? Betty Boop’s cartoon debut, a little Gershwin tune and Nancy Drew too !
But for those musicians (and for the lawyers and librarians who assist them!), here is the source that you must consult with….
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Mardi Gras is here….Letting the Good Times Roll at NYLI!
But, as with a lot of Southern tradition, there is a great deal of lore – and some would say – contention! Par Exemple! Alabama has longed claimed to be the birthplace with the 1703 impromptu celebrations initiated by French soldiers. New Orleans claims their earliest Mardi Gras took place in 1699, when French explorers…
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A Decorated NYLI joins FDLP to celebrate Library Week
, But what would any library be without librarians…. Brooke Raymond, Emily Moog, James T. Brady & Lucy Curci-Gonzalez wishing you a Happy Library Week!
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Happy Library Week…ALA’s Theme is “Drawn to the Library”… What draws you to NYLI ?
Library Week has a long and (no pun intended!) storied history, with the American Library Association celebrating the second week in April to recognize the continuing contributions of our profession. This year, ALA’s Library Week’s theme is “Drawn to the Library,” celebrating the varied resources that draw people from all walks of life to their…
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A Day of Hearts & Flowers from NYLI….
This Valentine’s Day… the phrase “hearts and flowers” came to mind… and like any word-loving librarian, I began to wonder about its origins…And, what better source for word queries than the Oxford English Dictionary (OED to the cognescenti, lol)… As any researcher knows, one answer often leads to yet another question — just who was…
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Fats Waller, Popeye & Virginia Woolf walk into a Bar (otherwise known as Public Domain Day!)
The written word, images, music and film all exit the world of copyright and enter into public domain….. This Public Domain Day (1.1.2025), we’ve got some interesting graduates entering into the latest class of public domain works of art…. Virginia Woolf’s seminal feminist essay “A Room of One’s Own,”as well as Hemingway’s war novel “A…
