Before Brooklyn was a brand and long before it gave hipsters bragging rights, Brooklyn was a City…. Brooklyn was incorporated as a Village in 1816, and as its own city in 1834. The first Brooklyn Day , also called Anniversary or Rally Day, was celebrated in 1838 to commemorate the founding of the Brooklyn Sunday…
It’s May… a month whose very name suggests possibilities .. and it’s the start of Summer Associates season at law firms in New York… To make full use of NYLI’s resources, we ask our members to give authorization for their Summer Associates to use the firm’s account. Summers can also have their own individual NYLI…
The New York Law Institute is pleased to share the many heartwarming library memories shared with us by our colleagues. And we were more than a little surprised that this year’s celebrities were able to time travel from Victorian England to present day New York City for the drawing of the winner…. But before we…
Created during the Cold War to commemorate the Rule of Law as opposed to totalitarianism, the ABA continues to create themes for the celebration of Law Day as well as special programs…. Start off your Law Day by listening to ABA President Mary Smith and Law Librarian of Congress Asilhan Bulut discuss this year’s theme…
LLAGNY’s Professional Advancement Committee teamed up with Deliberate Solos for yet another excellent CLE program…. held in March at The New York Law Institute …. Click here for my Law Lines review of “Emerging AI Issues for Lawyers”.
NYLI T.V. is now showing…. environmental resources to help you celebrate Earth Day…. To research New York’s take on environmental laws, check out…. And then, there is always the nutshells… NYLI’s nearly 200 including.. And… we can’t forget environmental hero Rachel Carson… And, what would good intentions be without some legislation? This Earth Day —…
Reminder…. Favorite Library Memory Contest deadline is April 25th… Write up your favorite library memory… and you may win a prize at our annual celebrity drawing….. So…. don’t delay… email me (emoog@nyli.org) your entry today….
Celebrate the guitar this month — the instrument of the Medieval troubadour, folkie protester. Country star and the Rock and Roll rebel…. Before we starting mentioning NYLI music law resources such as…. We’d like to share a few of our favorite all time great guitarists….. And if Les Paul did help invent the eight track…
At February’s meeting, LLAGNY Book Club had a spirited discussion of poet Sylvia Plath’s classic novel The Bell Jar…. Check out my full review as posted on Law Lines by clicking here …. And remember to check the calendar for future book club information and all things LLAGNY….
April means showers, a fool or two, taxes due, Poetry Month & Library Week… And, once again, it’s the month The New York Law Institute runs a contest…. Submit your favorite library memory – it could be anything from your first trip to get a card, first library job, or a more recent recollection… Please…