Monthly Archives: April 2025

Dig It! It’s Earth Day… & some related NYLI Resources

Earth Day began over 50 years ago, in 1970, with its roots in the publication of Rachel Carson’s worldwide bestseller Silent Spring (1962).

Available as an eBook… a biography of the woman who started the modern Environmental movement…

And, by 1970, Earth Day was officially on U.S. Campuses and had its first advocate: Gaylord Nelson of […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday April 24th at 12.  We will discuss Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen (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 |April 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 2 PM on Friday, April 18, 2025 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 21st at 9AM.

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That’s Entertainment! Sing along & Research with these NYLI Resources..

Broadway is booming this year… and 120 Broadway (The New York Law Institute, that is) is also entertaining librarians with its varied resources related to the arts….

Just acquired the newest Nutshell… Music…click here

And while we heartily agree with Keats that “A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever,” we do advise you to protect […]

By |April 14th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on That’s Entertainment! Sing along & Research with these NYLI Resources..

A Decorated NYLI joins FDLP to celebrate Library Week

Library Week is just too important to limit to just one blog….but then again, libraries and librarians are too important for just one week !

Our FDLP colleagues (that’s Federal Depository Library Program for those non-library nerds out there) is celebrating by once again asking members to send photos of your library staff. […]

By |April 9th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Decorated NYLI joins FDLP to celebrate Library Week

Happy Library Week…ALA’s Theme is “Drawn to the Library”… What draws you to NYLI ?

Library Week has a long and (no pun intended!) storied history, with the American Library Association celebrating the second week in April to recognize the continuing contributions of our profession. This year, ALA’s Library Week’s theme is “Drawn to the Library,” celebrating the varied resources that draw people from all walks of life to […]

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Eileen Dolan and the Metadata Magicians

NYLI’s Technical Services Librarian, Eileen Dolan was a guest speaker at an AALL Annual 2024 all-day pre-conference workshop titled Metadata Magicians’ Secrets Revealed: Basic Legal Cataloging and the recording has now been made available here.

Speakers and moderators included:

Coordinator/Speaker(s): Keelan Weber (she/her/hers) Head of Technical Services Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc., New Jersey, United States

Moderator/Coordinator(s): Joni […]

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