NYLI News

NYLI Quarterly Newsletter – Spring Issue

Check out the Spring issue of our quarterly newsletter for a quick update on everything that’s been happening here at NYLI.

Read more here.

By |March 22nd, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Quarterly Newsletter – Spring Issue

New from GovInfo.gov and Congress.gov

Check out all of the most recent releases on govinfo.gov and congress.gov. Updates to these two excellent, research-friendly government sites are detailed in this new post from the CRIV blog.

Read more here.

By |March 17th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on New from GovInfo.gov and Congress.gov

2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit Recap

By Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference

The 2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit was held on Friday, Feb 26, 2021.  The keynote speaker, Michelle Silverthorn, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation, was deeply impressive.  The event was a nice combination of keynote address, zoom breakout rooms for discussion, and […]

By |March 15th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on 2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit Recap

National Pi Day

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

In 2009, the United States House of Representatives
officially recognized March 14 as National Pi Day (H.Res.224
— 111th  Congress).  The most recent Resolution
regarding Pi Day is from 2019 (H.Res.232
– 116th Congress).

An excellent way to celebrate, even without a nod from
Congress, is with NASA.
For those of us who are more […]

By |March 12th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on National Pi Day

Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World Virtual Event

NYLI’s Director of IT & Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, is partnering with SJSU and Library 2.0 to organize this free virtual mini conference titled Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World which will take place on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 3pm EST/12pm Pacific .

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, librarians have been […]

By |March 11th, 2021|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World Virtual Event

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday March 18th  at 12pm. We will discuss Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf . 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 10th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group March Online Meeting

LLMC-Digital Records & Briefs Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your records and briefs research with LLMC-Digital

The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC-Digital, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British […]

By |March 8th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC-Digital Records & Briefs Webinar

The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – February 2021

Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT & Marketing.

At The New York Law Institute we provide two expansive eBook collections for remote access by our members; our OverDrive eBook collection consisting of over 100 Matthew Bender titles, nearly 200 ABA titles and the complete West Academic Nutshell […]

By |March 3rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – February 2021

Women’s History Month @ NYLI… Historical Docs & up to date bios!!

March into learning more about women’s history this month — particularly the history of Women’s suffrage– by exploring NYLI’s eBook & print collections .. & membership access to LLMC .

While the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote was ratified in 1920, the territory of Wyoming passed full voting rights in 1869. […]

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LLMC and Early U.S. Resources Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC-Digital, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British Commonwealth, other foreign countries, and various international […]

By |February 22nd, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC and Early U.S. Resources Webinar