NYLI Newsletter Fall 2025

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Join us for this brand-new webinar featuring an overview of the new LLMC website.  The webinar recording is accessible here as well as on our Webcasts & Tutorials page. The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC, an extensive…

You probably know that Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff for Summer, and that many Americans celebrate the holiday by enjoying their first BBQ since Labor Day… But did you know that Memorial Day has its origins in the American Civil War? In 1868, John A. Logan issued General Order No. 11 designating…

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 generation as Passing was our…

The New York Law Institute will remain open today for the National Day of Mourning honoring the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter. Here are some eBook resources available about his life and career. Jimmy Carter As Educational Policymaker : Equal Opportunity and Efficiency Michael, Deanna L.State University of New York Press  2008 Analyzes educational reform…

NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski will be presenting the following webinar with special guest NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez: Learn about the process of legal research in this beginner webinar on law librarianship. This informative session will discuss where to find the law including primary sources such as constitutions, statutes, court…