NYLI Closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Ides of March’s baaad reputation goes back to ancient times; Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius in Mid March (Ides) in 44 B.C. According to historian Plutarch, a seer had warned Caesar that harm would come to him on the Ides of March… Ancient Laws and up to date…

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday January 29th at 12. We will discuss Are you my mother? by Alison Bechdel  (available at NYPL) and her recent NYT Opinion piece “Egalitarian Overalls”. Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to…

Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County… But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!

Davis Polk’s Legal Assistants Hannah Hudes & Luca Winters have been stopping by NYLI’s office to do a little historical research…. and we were glad to welcome these two very enthusiastic researchers…. But they needed just a bit of introduction to…. & Remember print? Yeah, we have that … NYLI members can call, email, or…

3. ProQuest Congressional — ready-made history and topics… including one on the 1964 Act….. 4. eBook Resources on the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr…… 7. …. And a shout out to the Harlem Renaissance and the librarian who held famous salons…. Regina Anderson Andrews…. 8. Citizenship and voting rights ….. part of…