NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The eBook collections at The New York Law Institute number nearly 290,000 titles in a wide range of subject areas. The value for the collections now exceeds $45 million. Our eBooks are available 24/7 at no cost to our members.

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 26th at 12.  We will discuss by You Must Take Part in Revolution by Badiucao and Melissa Chan (available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

NYLI Reading Room resident John Anthon — aka Li’l NYLI — surprised us all the other day with a bit of rap about court records…. “NY App Div, Circuit or Supreme…Mad Records work it! – their volume’s Extreme” “Def’s testimony = Direct, Redirect, and Cross! All in THE Exhibits — that MAKES you THE BOSS”…

And finally, THE resource for celebrating Juneteenth — is Professor Gates’ definitive Encyclopedia — available as an eBook at NYLI…..

You probably know (from the Musical!) that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were political archenemies, and that their duel resulted in Hamilton’s death…. But did you know that the duel occurred on July 11, 1804 in New Jersey and that Hamilton is buried in Trinity Churchyard, located in downtown New York City? And did you…

So, while you’ve had a chance to explore NYLI’s resources, have you had a chance to sing? Here’s your chance…..sing along with Lady Gaga’s rendition of a classic from “The Bandwagon”