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reading room, and — near & dear to the heart of every M.L.S. graduate — we got our microfiche, foreign collections and superseded statutes in a more logical order.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 written word, images, music and film all exit the world of copyright and enter into public domain….. This Public Domain Day (1.1.2025), we’ve got some interesting graduates entering into the latest class of public domain works of art…. Virginia Woolf’s seminal feminist essay “A Room of One’s Own,”as well as Hemingway’s war novel “A…
New York City Department stores — past & present — have been noted for their holiday window displays — from the edgy Barneys, glamorous Saks Fifth Avenue.… to people pleasing Macy’s — it’s all on display, a freebie to make you stop and maybe stop by and play Santa by buying some gift items. We’ve…
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”…
Post authored by Emily Moog NYLI Research Librarian Emily Moog was reviewing 19th Century newspapers regarding its history when she discovered the identities of the two unknown busts residing in its reading room They are James T. Brady and Francis Brockhoist Cutting ! James T. Brady bust currently at NYLI and painting by Joseph Alexander…
The New York Law Institute was honored to have Zoe Merriman and Jamie Muth of The Brennan Center for Justice stop by for a quick tour and chat…. As with all good conversation, NYLI and Brennan representatives learned from each other. We enjoyed hearing Jamie and Zoe speak enthusiastically about the work of the Brennan…
