by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
July 1st is Canada Day. Today celebrates the uniting
of the colonies of Canada (Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
into the Dominion of Canada. The confederation was formed when on July 1, 1867,
the Constitution
Act, 1867 (a.k.a. the British North America Act) was passed. While still
part of the British […]
The New York Law Institute will close early on Friday, July 2nd at 2:00 pm and will be closed on Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day. NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, July 6th at 9:00 am.
Happy Fourth of July everyone!
Technology moves fast but librarians are moving faster . Our profession is adopting the new realities – Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed – to provide gaming, exhibits, tours, immersive experiences and STEM education programs for our patrons.
And NYLI’s Director of IT & Marketing Ellyssa Valenti Kroski has once again captured librarians’ creativity […]
The New York Mayoral Primary wasn’t the only
important election this June….
The New
York Law Institute is proud to announce:
Paul Michalski, Hon. Elizabeth Stong and David Rein were
elected to three-year terms for Board of Directors for
the class of 2024.
The following individuals were elected
officers of NYLI: Stewart
Wurtzel – Chair; Hon.
Elizabeth Stong – Treasurer; Anthony Amabile – Secretary. Mr.
Wurtzel is our first chair from a smaller […]
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 […]
If you will be doing legal research in California, Massachusetts, or New York this summer, members of the Harvard Law School Research Services team have created guides to introduce you to legal research resources for these three states. Read more here.
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
Was I asleep during history class? I learned about the Emancipation
Proclamation, but until last year I did not know there was a celebration to
go with it.
June 19th commemorates the announcement
proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. General Granger made the
announcement on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. President Lincoln’s […]
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
June 14th is Flag Day. The Continental Congress
adopted the flag on June 14, 1777. In 1916 President Wilson issued Proclamation
1335 asking that June 14th be observed as Flag Day. However, it
was another 33 years until, on August 3, 1949, President Truman signed PL
81-203 requesting the President to issue an […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday June 17th at 12. We will discuss The Daughters Of Ys by M.T. Anderson. (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.
Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT and Marketing at The New York Law Institute, has published a new book with ALA Editions titled 32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for Libraries. From the press release:
“Bestselling tech maven and editor Ellyssa Kroski is back with “32 Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs for […]
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