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It’s Midterms… so get up to grade on Election Law with these NYLI resources

It’s Midterms & so once again the American public goes to the polls to give its reps report cards…..

So maybe it’s time to get up to grade with these NYLI Election Law Resources…. Nutshells are always great starting points…

Election Law in a Nutshell…..Part of NYLI’s $15M eBook collection….

And for special guides on […]

By |November 16th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on It’s Midterms… so get up to grade on Election Law with these NYLI resources

Author Stacy Horn researches court docs @ NYLI

Stacy Horn, author of books varying in topics from the joy of singing in a choir to the exhaustive work of NYC’s cold case detectives, is now focusing on banking white collar crime and its devastating effect on Brooklyn neighborhoods in the 1970s….The New York Law Institute was happy to assist in her […]

By |November 9th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Author Stacy Horn researches court docs @ NYLI

NYHS — Witch Trial Exhibit (& some NYLI resources)

300+ years later, the terrifying events of 1692-93 that became known as the Salem Witch trials still haunts American history…Learn more about this violent injustice at The New York Historical Society’s exhibit The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning & Reclaiming. Contemporary 17th Century accounts of the trials as well as personal items […]

By |October 28th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYHS — Witch Trial Exhibit (& some NYLI resources)

LC Chronicling America Reaches all 50 States !

Did you know that Chronicling America, the searchable online database of historic American newspapers,  now includes all 50 States?

Maintained online by the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers free online access to 19.9 million pages of newspapers published in the United States between 1777 and 1963….

Scholars, students and the ever curious can research […]

By |October 26th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LC Chronicling America Reaches all 50 States !

Live with the Walking Dead this Halloween… @ MOMI !

This Halloween, consider visiting a post-apocalyptic world plagued by flesh-eating zombies otherwise known as”The Living Dead” and now featured as an exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image….

Costumes, storyboards, scripts and props — see it all! Delve deep into the origin of the hit series as the MOMI exhibit includes TLD’s […]

By |October 19th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Live with the Walking Dead this Halloween… @ MOMI !

Knowing Your Market: Business Research Livestream @ LC

Looking for business reports? current industry information? need numbers for that rfp? Once again, it’s librarians to the rescue!Join the Business Research Specialists of the Library of Congress as they livestream “Knowing Your Market: Business Research at the Library of Congress”… Add to your calendar — October 12th @ 1 p.m.& if you can’t […]

By |October 10th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Knowing Your Market: Business Research Livestream @ LC

NYLI’s own Ellyssa — Sustainability Hero (& Librarian!)

NYLI’s own Ellyssa, Environmentally Sustainable Hero & Librarian, shares her tips in the soon to be published 25 Ready-to-Use Sustainable Living Programs for Libraries….

Read all about Ellyssa’s farm, life off the grid, and efforts — both small & large– in leading an environmentally sustainable life by clicking here!

Available as an ebook @ […]

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Comments are in & it’s kind of a tie…. Will ABA still require standardized tests for Law School admission?

The American Bar Association has been considering eliminating Standard 503, which requires law schools to use standardized tests as part of their admission process.In June, they asked for comments…And boy, did they get them! The ABA received the largest number of comments on an issue since 2011 . View the […]

By |September 28th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Comments are in & it’s kind of a tie…. Will ABA still require standardized tests for Law School admission?

Exhibit @ NYPL –Financial Crash! The 1720 Edition

A new form of currency is associated with alchemy (no, not cryptocurrency!)Unprecedented bull market ends in a financial crash (no, not 1929 or 1987 or 2008 or ????) Bubbles –“Mississippi” & “South Seas” — not real estate or tech!

Same Concerns… Similar Financial Crises .. but it all happened in 1720….Check out The New […]

By |September 26th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Exhibit @ NYPL –Financial Crash! The 1720 Edition

South Dakota the First… but more states are recognizing Native American Day

South Dakota was the first state to codify Native American Day as a state holiday, but more states are beginning to set aside a day to commemorate the contributions of the indigenous people of North America.

LLMC — accessible with NYLI membership — now has an Indigenous Law Portal !

Alaska, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, […]

By |September 21st, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on South Dakota the First… but more states are recognizing Native American Day