Bookshelf island moved… to make room for a sitting area….
New paint and rugs, improved lighting and a completely new pantry area give us a whole new look. We’ve also gotten some snazzy entry way furniture (matching black leather chairs and couch), created a swing space office for visiting scholars and a conference area in our reading room, and — near & dear to the heart of every M.L.S. graduate — we got our microfiche, foreign collections and superseded statutes in a more logical order. As every librarian know — collections tend to grow == and then wander!!
With windows looking out to the Federal Reserve (& NYLI Stalwart John Anthon looking on!)…. a pleasant area created to have a confab..
Benjamin Moore paint (Healing Aloe) adds an air of reserve to our surroundings, and a reconfigured reference desk and rearranged artwork has made for not only a better workspace but walls that tell our story.
We encourage members to email and schedule a visit. We look forward to seeing you — and showing off our “new” home ….
The New York Law Institute will close early at 2:00pm on Friday, December 22nd and will be closed Monday, December 25th for the Christmas holiday. We here at NYLI wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
It’s annual budget season. NYLI supports the strategy of filling content gaps and saving on costs by joining a membership library such as The New York Law Institute! If you need your firm’s projected 2025 NYLI dues or are considering adding NYLI membership in the coming year, please contact Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez at lcurcigonzalez@nyli.org or 212-732-9695…
Reminder…. Favorite Library Memory Contest deadline is April 25th… Write up your favorite library memory… and you may win a prize at our annual celebrity drawing….. So…. don’t delay… email me (emoog@nyli.org) your entry today….
NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, will be giving a webinar for the American Library Association (ALA) on Law Librarianship for Beginners. In this webinar, participants will learn the fundamental elements of finding legal materials, including primary sources like constitutions; statutes; court opinions and case law; regulations; and administrative decisions. Kroski will…
Regarded as a definitive legal authority, Black’s Law Dictionary was first published in 1861. Author Henry Campbell Black’s original preface describes the work as “a concise and yet comprehensive book of definitions of the terms, phrases, and maxims used in American law…necessary to be understood by the working lawyer and judge, as well as student…”….
Note: This event has been postponed until February 20th due to inclement weather. The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 13th @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY 10271. The book to be discussed is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath…