While the American Thanksgiving holiday began during Colonial times and was officially established in November by President Lincoln, the spirit of giving is also part of humanity’s tradition of trying to improve society…. And, in the 1980s, a National Philanthropy Day with activities was first celebrated — and then made official by President Reagan in…
New York Legal Librarians Fall Roundtable meetup by Brooke Raymond Cooley LLP’s Hudson Yards office was the meeting point of a law librarians roundtable get together on October 12, 2023 focusing on 21st century cataloguing best practices as well as showcasing the library portal as a knowledge management and information hub. Soutron Global moderated the…
October is American Archivists month — and to celebrate — I had a member chat interview with Sheri Sarnoff — about libraries, archives & all things historical. Check out my article on Law Lines by clicking here….
Autumnal Splendor returns to New York… as temperature drops and sweaters replaced polos… The colors of Fall — Gold (Commercial), Red (CPLR), and Yellow (Family Law) will fade away to Tan (Landlord & Tenant) as our days grow shorter .. And while Winter’s Gray (Criminal) and White (Corporate) seem never-ending, but –as always promised– Spring…
The 1960s were a decade of momentous change… Including a momentous change in New York’s Civil Practice as the Civil Practice Act was completely revised to become the basis of today’s Civil Practice Law & Rules…. The 1962 NY Chap 308 created the CPLR., which went into effective on 9/1/1963… And if you want to…
LLAGNY’s Book Club returns from its Summer break to discuss Nella Larsen’s classic novel Passing….. a work that explores racial identification in ealry 20th Century Harlem… Consider joining the discussion … Where: The New York Law Institute When: Tuesday, October 10th… 6 p.m. RSVP: Jill Gray at jill.gray@friedfrank.com
“Ask a Stupid Question Day” originated in the 1980s — too many teachers observed that students were unwilling to ask questions , probably for fear of ‘losing face’ and appearing stupid…. And so as the holiday emphasizes, there are no stupid questions… As librarians, we agree — there are no stupid questions… or seemingly easily…
Davis Polk’s Legal Assistants Hannah Hudes & Luca Winters have been stopping by NYLI’s office to do a little historical research…. and we were glad to welcome these two very enthusiastic researchers…. But they needed just a bit of introduction to…. & Remember print? Yeah, we have that … NYLI members can call, email, or…
September 17th is Constitution Day. Why September 17th? That’s the day the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia is 1787… And while the OED gives multiple meanings for every word — including constitution — most Americans (and certainly most librarians!) immediately associate it with the document, often amended, that is the basis of our government….
Just when you thought Nerd Heaven might be out of reach… there’s a podcast to the rescue…. Check out PLI’s most recent podcast —featuring NYLI Alum (with an NPR ready radio voice!) Karen Oesterle chatting it up with very own Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski– It’s all about Librarianship, NYLI, sustainability, technology……