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 local library.

***Click here to find out ways to celebrate…provided by the American Library Association…***

ALA’s 2025 theme led us to think about what draws you to The New York Law Institute?

We may not have a story time hour — but we do give you the continuing tale of Artificial Intelligence…

For Tales of AI… presented as a webinar….click here

And while NYLI doesn’t sponsor a film night … we do have the reels of ALL of The New York Law Journal

***Roll ’em…. ALL NYLJ … all the way back to 1888! Elf not included, lol…***

Our noble colleagues in the public library world lend out all sorts of multimedia items — including the gift of music with loans of CD’s… at NYLI, we have Records of another sort…

Listen up to these Records! Click here for our LibGuide to what’s available in our R&B collection…

Who, as a child, hasn’t enjoyed the Children’s Room fairy tale collection of their local library? “Once Upon a Time” gives us the hope of life’s next adventure in a land “far away….”

“Once Upon a Time” legally could mean superseded versions of laws…The NYLI Elf isn’t in a land far away.. just McKinney’s NY Statutes.. as they were back in the 1900s.Superseded laws & treatises are @ NYLI

We are now 25 years into the 21st Century, and public libraries– and NYLI– have long offered eBooks as a convenient (& remote!) way of reading and researching…

Color Books, Matthew Bender titles, Nutshells as well as nonlegal materials… all available as eBooks @ NYLI.. you don’t have to be an Elf to access, but you do need to be a member

During this second week of April, it’s good to think — and perhaps thank! — all the librarians in our lives. Public libraries and librarians provide not only books, DVDs, CDs, and research assistance but also — story time hours, reading clubs, game and film nights and a sense of community that instills civic pride. This week — make sure your thank a librarian and show your support for libraries year round….

My childhood library (New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. “Great Kills, Exterior” New York Public Library Digital Collections)