“Steamboat Willie” will be joining the original image of Batman and Wanda Gag’s Millions of Cats (considered America’s first picture book!) in the class of 2024 pop images entering into Public Domain… “Graduation” (aka Public Domain) Day is January 1, 2024…
Wanda Gag’s unique illustrations — from “Millions of Cats”
But, be careful…. […]
“Boxing Day” , celebrated December 26th, is a long standing British tradition with roots in the Medieval Church’s day after Christmas alms box collection for the poor….
A little Green for you on Boxing Day — Law Reports — Queen’s Bench Division (that would be QE II)– available @ NYLI
Today’s UK’ers use the day […]
Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, NYLI’s Executive Director, recently attended the ALLUNY Conference… where the topic of conversation was — big surprise — Artificial Intelligence….
Check out Lucy’s Law Lines article which summarizes and gives you all the pertinent takeaway points… by clicking here…
New York City Department stores — past & present — have been noted for their holiday window displays — from the edgy Barneys, glamorous Saks Fifth Avenue…. to people pleasing Macy’s — it’s all on display, a freebie to make you stop and maybe stop by and play Santa by buying some gift items.
We’ve […]
Works of literature are often rediscovered when they find their way to a new medium. When Netflix adapted Nella Larsen’s 1929 classic novel Passing into a hit series for the small screen, a new generation of readers was found for this seminal yet still timely novel. The LLAGNY Book Club became part of that new […]
While Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, has renewed interest once again in the history of the Osage people…. Did you know that….
.. the definitive history of the Osage People , is available as an eBook @ NYLI…?
You probably know that November is Native American Heritage Month….
But did […]
While the American Thanksgiving holiday began during Colonial times and was officially established in November by President Lincoln, the spirit of giving is also part of humanity’s tradition of trying to improve society….
Tottenville Library – established by a grant from Andrew Carnegie… a well known philanthropist and library benefactor. NYPL Public Domain […]
New York Legal Librarians Fall Roundtable meetup
by Brooke Raymond
Cooley LLP’s Hudson Yards office was the meeting point of a law librarians roundtable get together on October 12, 2023 focusing on 21st century cataloguing best practices as well as showcasing the library portal as a knowledge management and information hub. Soutron Global moderated the event […]
October is American Archivists month — and to celebrate — I had a member chat interview with Sheri Sarnoff — about libraries, archives & all things historical.
Check out my article on Law Lines by clicking here….
Resources Collection Coordinator, Public Historian & Archivist… the one & only Sheri Sarnoff !
Autumnal Splendor returns to New York… as temperature drops and sweaters replaced polos…
Autumn display by NYLI’s reference desk…. along with our new flyers & bookmarks
Fall is here.. is the Elf far behind, lol?
The colors of Fall — Gold (Commercial), Red (CPLR), and Yellow (Family Law) will fade away to Tan (Landlord […]
