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Brooke Raymond’s Journey of building a library: From Times Square to Cambodia

NYLI’s Senior Research Analyst Brooke Raymond’s dedication to reading & promotion of literacy led her to help found a library in Cambodia….And it all began with a workplace bookfair …..

Click here to read the full story — of how one volunteering opportunity led to reading a book about philanthropy which then led to working […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group November Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday November 21st at 12. We will discuss Eight billion genies by Charles Soule (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.

By |November 18th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group November Online Meeting

NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional

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 […]

By |November 13th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

Did You Know…Veterans Day Edition from NYLI

You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday….

Making it official… Public Laws, Legislative History, Federal materials…. All available to NYLI members through ProQuest Congressional

And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) …

Image from the […]

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NYLI gets involved in disputed election (back in 1876!)

The 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever….

NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.

Fort Scott Tribune (Kansas); Nov. 9, 1876

But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja […]

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NYLI’s Brooke Raymond interviewed by Trinity College.. Room To Read, NYLI, & her college experiences…

Our very own Brooke Raymond was recently interviewed by the Trinity College Alumni magazine! Click here to read all about Brooke’s work with Room to Read — including the opening of the Raymond Library in Cambodia — as well as her experiences at Trinity and work as a Senior Research Analyst […]

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This Halloween — AI Tricks & Research Treats @ NYLI

The end of October — Halloween! — brings out the tricks and treats, even here in the seemingly staid New York Law Institute….

Our Offices @ 120 Broadway.. is there something spooky going on??

For those colleagues that are a little spooked by AI — here are some “tricks” regarding prompt engineering & chatbots that […]

By |October 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on This Halloween — AI Tricks & Research Treats @ NYLI

Building a digital library for non-English practitioners

October 2024

by Martin Korn, Golden Arrow Publishing

The New York Law Institute, located in one of the World’s most
cosmopolitan cities counts many international law firms as members.  This brief post will highlight the importance
of offering foreign language titles to attorneys in the non-United States
office locations for many of these global firms.

One of the issues I’ve […]

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LLAGNY Book Club October Discussion

The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY  10271. The book to be discussed is Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane.  Overview:

Murder at the 42nd Street Library follows Ambler and […]

By |October 16th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY Book Club October Discussion

NYLI Fall 2024 Newsletter

Our latest NYLI Newsletter is now available to read in your browser! Access it here.

By |October 14th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Fall 2024 Newsletter