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In anticipation of Library Week…. great Library Buildings

National Library Week isn’t until the end of the month, but we’ve decided to feature a blog celebrating libraries every Wednesday in April. After all, libraries & librarians are just too vital to be relegated to a single week!

How a society values an institution is often reflected in the grandeur of architecture… and so […]

By |April 5th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In anticipation of Library Week…. great Library Buildings

Hey Librarians! Tell us your Fave Song Lyric (& why) & (maybe) win a prize!

April is here… & that means it’s officially poetry month!

Recently, songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel prize for “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”… confirming what we all know… that song lyrics are poetry too!

Send us the title of your favorite Song Lyric…. (a classic rock tune? […]

By |April 3rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hey Librarians! Tell us your Fave Song Lyric (& why) & (maybe) win a prize!

Author Bryan R. Dunlap stops by, donates book & thanks NYLI!!

Author Bryan R. Dunlap stopped by NYLI offices to present a copy of his book, and to thank Lucy Curci-Gonzalez and NYLI librarians for helping him research the life and times of Charles O’Conor….

The Boy from Front Street; Charles O’Conor, Strenuous New Yorker by Bryan R. Dunlap….Signed copy now part of NYLI collection….

We enjoyed […]

By |March 29th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Author Bryan R. Dunlap stops by, donates book & thanks NYLI!!

Join us on LinkedIn !!

The New York Law Institute is now on LinkedIn….Learn all about NYLI & keep current regardingNYLI programs…Our Events….Latest acquisitions — eBook & print….& blogs…

Use your LinkedIn presence for a little more NYLI current awareness !PLEASE JOIN US ON LINKEDIN!

By |March 27th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Join us on LinkedIn !!

In Honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Librarianship… Did you know?

We are wrapping up our salute to Women’s History Month with a shout out to a topic near to our hearts — Women in Librarianship….

You probably know of the recent controversies regarding librarians and censorship…..

Sign designed by Librarian, Technologist, & Blogger Jessamyn West

But did you know that Zoia Horn was the first […]

By |March 22nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In Honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Librarianship… Did you know?

More of Moore’s @ NYLI

You probably know that Moore’s Federal Practice is one of the go to sources for federal procedure, appellate procedure, and federal courts. ….

1st Edition of Moore’s… from 1938… part of NYLI’s superseded collection… & available to members….

But did you know that the original Moore’s (1st Edition, 1938) was written by the late […]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day… from James T. Brady (and the rest of us @ NYLI!)

For the 17th of March — NYLI & James T. Brady wish a heartfelt céad míle fáilte to all our Blog Readers !

James T. Brady — 19th Century’s greatest criminal defense attorney, NYLI luminary and now permanent resident (or at least his bust is, lol) got into the spirit of things this St. […]

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In honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Science … Did you know?

In our third week of celebrating Women’s History Month, NYLI takes a look at prominent women in science and math…

Thanks to the wonderful 2016 film Hidden Figures, you probably know about women — such as Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson & Dorothy Vaughn — who worked for NASA and made it possible for the U.S. […]

By |March 15th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Science … Did you know?

In honor of Women’s History: Women in Business & Finance… Did you know?

NYLI’s salute to Women in History continues this Wednesday with a focus on outstanding female entrepreneurs….

You may know that technological advances played a decisive role in the American Civil war… but did you know about business leader and inventor Martha Coston’s contribution of signaling flares that are still used by the U.S. Navy […]

By |March 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In honor of Women’s History: Women in Business & Finance… Did you know?

In honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Law… Did you know??

March is Women’s History Month… and to celebrate, The New York Law Institute will be blogging every Wednesday in March about women’s contributions to various fields of endeavor.

Legislative materials are available on ProQuest…. access to PQ included with NYLI membership.

You may know from the latest ABA study that 38 % of attorneys […]

By |March 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In honor of Women’s History Month: Women in Law… Did you know??