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 fiche? NYLI has ALL of the NYLJ (1888 -), historical state session laws and […]
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.
OED… online & […]
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… and […]
Baseball Season is wrapping up (& spoiler alert, lol, the Mets will NOT be in playoffs, lol)… but it’s not too late for you to be your library’s All Star…
Check out NYLI’s own Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski’s career advice — 8 ways to step up your game […]
Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop! The Bronx, home of the Yankees and Fordham University, is credited to giving the world the music of hip hop….
The Bronx & Hip Hop.. Sedgwick Ave to be exact… image courtesy of NYPL public domain images.. click here for more…
NYLI gives its shout out & birthday […]
Now seen as the end of Summer — and a kind of bookend BBQ when paired with the season’s kickoff of Memorial day — Labor Day was initially a reaction to worker unrest …
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Printed Ephemera Collection. For more on the Haymarket riots role […]
Errol Adams , whoserves as chair of LLAGNY’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee , sat down for a chat with me about the goals of the committee — and his varied experiences in the field of librarianship….
Check out my full interview with Errol Adams… by clicking here!
Geraldine Amparo Cepeda — who is both Guam’s Supreme Court of Compiler of Laws and Executive Director of its law library — stopped by for a surprise visit to NYLI in early August….
Gerri met up with NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez at this year’s Conference, but they have long shared professional […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Club celebrates its eighth anniversary this year….and my colleague Chris Walunas has written his own love letter to the group on Law Lines… click here to read his appreciation!
Graphic Novel meetings now held on ZOOM… Are you ready to join?
And, we are proud to say, NYLI’s own Eileen Dolan is the […]
Kimberly Council, former LLAGNY President and current Deputy Borough President of Brooklyn, chatted with me about librarianship and politics (and how they really aren’t that different!) . . .
Check out the full Law Lines interview by clicking here…..
