Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The New York Law Institute!
Did you Know? The Thanksgiving Edition…
You probably know that Thanksgiving is celebrated this year on November 28th….
US Congress Proclaims that Thursday, December 9, 1779 to be a” Day of public and solemn Thanksgiving”. Part of LLMC’s Government collection – and free to NYLI members
But did you know that until the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the month and day […]
Early Closing for Thanksgiving Holiday at NYLI
NYLI will close at 2:00PM on Wednesday November 27th and will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28th and 29th, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We here at the New York Law Institute wish you a happy holiday!
Brooke Raymond’s Journey of building a library: From Times Square to Cambodia
NYLI’s Senior Research Analyst Brooke Raymond’s dedication to reading & promotion of literacy led her to help found a library in Cambodia….And it all began with a workplace bookfair …..
Click here to read the full story — of how one volunteering opportunity led to reading a book about philanthropy which then led to working […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group November Online Meeting
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday November 21st at 12. We will discuss Eight billion genies by Charles Soule (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 ProQuest Congressional Webinar
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The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications of the United States Congress, from […]
Did You Know…Veterans Day Edition from NYLI
You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday….
Making it official… Public Laws, Legislative History, Federal materials…. All available to NYLI members through ProQuest Congressional
And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) …
Image from the […]
NYLI gets involved in disputed election (back in 1876!)
The 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever….
NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.
Fort Scott Tribune (Kansas); Nov. 9, 1876
But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja […]