We conclude our Black History month profiles with Dr. Carla Hayden — the first female and first African-American Librarian of Congress.Appointed by President Obama in 2016, Dr. Hayden began her career with the Chicago Public library as a children’s librarian in the early 1970s. In 1995, she was […]
While George Washington’s Birthday was established as a federal holiday in 1885 and many states also commemorated Lincoln’s birthday as a holiday, the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act created more three day weekends and Washington’s Birthday morphed into the more generic Presidents’ Day.
P.L. 90-363: Public Laws; House, Senate & Congressional Reports, […]
Playwright and founder of an experimental theatre, librarian, historian, and instrumental in the Harlem Renaissance — Regina Anderson Andrews was more than pioneer — she was dynamo whose name should be cherished by all who love the arts and the history of New York City.Consider….
First African American to lead a New York Public Library […]
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, one of The New York Public Library’s renowned research libraries, is a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
World renown research center…. but Who was Arthur Schomburg??
Arthur […]
It’s sometimes hard to imagine life without the internet…. and certainly even harder to imagine a perfectly safe internet. But we can make it safer…. Since 2003, an international Safer Internet Day has sought to guide the world in creating both a safer and a better internet, where everyone is empowered to use […]
The phrase “unsung hero” is often overused; in the case of Millie Huston Lee, the term is certainly more than appropriate. In honor of Black History Month, NYLI will be blogging every Wednesday in February about great African-American librarians. Their names may not be known — but their dedication to literacy affected […]
January 27, 1973… Signing of Vietnam Peace AccordJanuary 28, 1973… U.S.-Vietnam Cease Fire
Hard to believe that the protracted and controversial Vietnam War ended 50 years ago this month, as debate over its causes and the cause itself has been a matter of endless debate.
For some background, check out these eBooks — part of NYLI’s […]
Want to research your New York attorney? Need to know if your legal counsel is in good standing — and has a clean record without any disciplinary actions?
NY State courts provides this pertinent information freely online .. .so just click here to check out your attorney, legal consultant or in […]
Great historical figures, such as Martin Luther King Jr., often become obscured by their seemingly familiarity.To get to know MLK Jr. better ,we recommend these 5 eBooks from our collection:
5. Dangerous Friendship: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers by Ben Kamin — for a history that reads like a […]
Elvis may have left the building but his court room hits keep coming!
Here are — in the opinion of The New York Law Institute — the top 5 cases involving Elvis Presley.
5. Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Capece (141 F. 3d 188) Known as the “Love Me Blenders” case, The […]
