Stacy Horn, author of books varying in topics from the joy of singing in a choir to the exhaustive work of NYC’s cold case detectives, is now focusing on banking white collar crime and its devastating effect on Brooklyn neighborhoods in the 1970s….The New York Law Institute was happy to assist in her […]
300+ years later, the terrifying events of 1692-93 that became known as the Salem Witch trials still haunts American history…Learn more about this violent injustice at The New York Historical Society’s exhibit The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning & Reclaiming. Contemporary 17th Century accounts of the trials as well as personal items […]
Did you know that Chronicling America, the searchable online database of historic American newspapers, now includes all 50 States?
Maintained online by the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers free online access to 19.9 million pages of newspapers published in the United States between 1777 and 1963….
Scholars, students and the ever curious can research […]
This Halloween, consider visiting a post-apocalyptic world plagued by flesh-eating zombies otherwise known as”The Living Dead” and now featured as an exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image….
Costumes, storyboards, scripts and props — see it all! Delve deep into the origin of the hit series as the MOMI exhibit includes TLD’s […]
Looking for business reports? current industry information? need numbers for that rfp? Once again, it’s librarians to the rescue!Join the Business Research Specialists of the Library of Congress as they livestream “Knowing Your Market: Business Research at the Library of Congress”… Add to your calendar — October 12th @ 1 p.m.& if you can’t […]
NYLI’s own Ellyssa, Environmentally Sustainable Hero & Librarian, shares her tips in the soon to be published 25 Ready-to-Use Sustainable Living Programs for Libraries….
Read all about Ellyssa’s farm, life off the grid, and efforts — both small & large– in leading an environmentally sustainable life by clicking here!
Available as an ebook @ […]
The American Bar Association has been considering eliminating Standard 503, which requires law schools to use standardized tests as part of their admission process.In June, they asked for comments…And boy, did they get them! The ABA received the largest number of comments on an issue since 2011 . View the […]
A new form of currency is associated with alchemy (no, not cryptocurrency!)Unprecedented bull market ends in a financial crash (no, not 1929 or 1987 or 2008 or ????) Bubbles –“Mississippi” & “South Seas” — not real estate or tech!
Same Concerns… Similar Financial Crises .. but it all happened in 1720….Check out The New […]
South Dakota was the first state to codify Native American Day as a state holiday, but more states are beginning to set aside a day to commemorate the contributions of the indigenous people of North America.
LLMC — accessible with NYLI membership — now has an Indigenous Law Portal !
Alaska, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, […]
With shorter days and cooler weather, Autumn often inspires us toward more serious reading…. As you put away your beach novels, you may want to consider attending the Brooklyn Book Fest !Here’s the full schedule of activities ……September 25…..Virtual Festival Day welcomes authors and audience from around the world to listen in […]
