by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
Was I asleep during history class? I learned about the Emancipation
Proclamation, but until last year I did not know there was a celebration to
go with it.
June 19th commemorates the announcement
proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. General Granger made the
announcement on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. President Lincoln’s […]
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
June 14th is Flag Day. The Continental Congress
adopted the flag on June 14, 1777. In 1916 President Wilson issued Proclamation
1335 asking that June 14th be observed as Flag Day. However, it
was another 33 years until, on August 3, 1949, President Truman signed PL
81-203 requesting the President to issue an […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday June 17th at 12. We will discuss The Daughters Of Ys by M.T. Anderson. (also 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.
Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT and Marketing at The New York Law Institute, has published a new book with ALA Editions titled 32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries. From the press release:
“Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for […]
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) produces the official photographs of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. These photographs will be hung in more than 1,600 Federal buildings managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), military installations, and other Federal facilities. GPO will print more than 55,000 photographs…Read more here.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.
The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 2 PM Friday, May 28, 2021 and will be closed Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, June 1st at 9 a.m.
Happy Memorial Day!
Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT & Marketing.
At The New York Law Institute we provide two expansive eBook collections for remote access by our members; our OverDrive eBook collection consisting of over 100 Matthew Bender titles, nearly 200 ABA titles and the complete West Academic Nutshell […]
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 1789 to the present. Remote access to ProQuest Congressional is included as […]
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
The New York Law Institute congratulates the newly elected
members of the LLAGNY and NJLLA Board
of Directors:
Newly elected to LLAGNY
Newly elected to NJLLA
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