Monthly Archives: November 2024

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 […]

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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.

By |November 18th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group November Online Meeting

NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional

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 […]

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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) …

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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 […]

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