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Hey Librarians: Tell us your Fave Poem (& why) & (maybe)win a prize !!

April is here… and that means its Poetry Month!The New York Law Institute is once again having a poetry themed contest…. This April, think about what’s your favorite poem. Is it a sonnet? blank verse? ode? limerick? Send us the title of your favorite poem….& A FEW sentences as […]

By |April 11th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hey Librarians: Tell us your Fave Poem (& why) & (maybe)win a prize !!

Old Stock & Bonds? Defunct Companies? Researching older companies with LC !

Our colleagues at the Library of Congress are once again hosting their Historical Company Research Webinar !Have an old stock or bond in your vault?Historical research on a present company’s ancestors?Save the date — April 13, 2022 @ 1 p.m.&Register here for this lunchtime research webinar !

Available in our eBook collection… Consider Joining NYLI […]

By |April 8th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Old Stock & Bonds? Defunct Companies? Researching older companies with LC !

11 Librarian Poets for Library Week (& Poetry Month) !

Library Week and National Poetry Month both occur in what T.S. Eliot termed “the cruelest month” ! For April 2022, here’s a list of poets that were librarians. Or should it be librarians that were poets? I leave that for you, dear reader, to decide…..

1. Poet.. novelist…historian…archivist.. and LIBRARIAN, […]

By |April 6th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 11 Librarian Poets for Library Week (& Poetry Month) !

What New Electronic Resources Would You Like to See at NYLI?

As usual we want your opinion!  We’ve created a quick two-question anonymous quick poll to see what types of new electronic resources our members would like us to acquire.  Please take a moment to give us your opinion!  Take the poll here.

By |April 5th, 2022|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on What New Electronic Resources Would You Like to See at NYLI?

All About NYLI Webinar

The New York Law Institute now offers members a variety of resources and services including 2 eBooks collections providing access to over 200,000 eBook titles.

We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises.  We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as […]

By |April 4th, 2022|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

Regrets? I’ve had a few: Book Club discusses The Midnight Library @ NYLI

The LLAGNY Book Club met in early March to discuss Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, a book that takes up questions of regrets and the big “what ifs” of life….

Check out my full review here….

By |March 30th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Regrets? I’ve had a few: Book Club discusses The Midnight Library @ NYLI

Proquest Congressional Fun & Fact Checking

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 1789 to the present. Remote access to ProQuest Congressional is included as […]

By |March 28th, 2022|Announcements|Comments Off on Proquest Congressional Fun & Fact Checking

…and the Winner is…Best Films featuring Librarians

While the Academy rolls out its red carpet for its 94th Oscar Awards night, fans may reminisce about their favorite award moment; Sally Field’s gushing “you really like me speech”, David Niven’s urbane reaction to a streaker, and really any awards night hosted by Billy Crystal…But while the Academy has added categories over the […]

By |March 23rd, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on …and the Winner is…Best Films featuring Librarians

NYLI’s Lucy Curci-Gonzalez moderates LegalWeek Program

LegalWeek, the annual legal industry tech show, returned to its New York City home at the Hilton Midtown in early March to everyone’s delight. After pandemic delays, participants were glad to attend programs in person and have a chance to both network and socialize with colleagues.

The meeting kicked off Tuesday with three […]

By |March 21st, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI’s Lucy Curci-Gonzalez moderates LegalWeek Program

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 24th at 12. We will discuss Displacement by Kiku Hughes. (also 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 |March 16th, 2022|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting