Renovations are complete! NYLI is ready for its close-up!

ByEmily Moog

The New York Law Institute has completed extensive renovations — and is now back at its home on the 9th Floor of The Equitable Building (120 Broadway, NYC).

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reading room, and — near & dear to the heart of every M.L.S. graduate — we got our microfiche, foreign collections and superseded statutes in a more logical order.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 ….

Some decorative touches remain. NYLI is located in the historical Equitable Building… and our doorknob has the “E” to prove it!

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