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And the Winner is… Wonderland Celebrities attend Contest Drawing…

The New York Law Institute is pleased to share the many heartwarming library memories shared with us by our colleagues. And we were more than a little surprised that this year’s celebrities were able to time travel from Victorian England to present day New York City for the drawing […]

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It’s May 1st… LAW DAY!… How will you celebrate?

Created during the Cold War to commemorate the Rule of Law as opposed to totalitarianism, the ABA continues to create themes for the celebration of Law Day as well as special programs….

Start off your Law Day by listening to ABA President Mary Smith and Law Librarian of Congress Asilhan Bulut discuss this year’s theme […]

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Review of LLAGNY’s CLE program on AI

LLAGNY’s Professional Advancement Committee teamed up with Deliberate Solos for yet another excellent CLE program…. held in March at The New York Law Institute ….Click here for my Law Lines review of “Emerging AI Issues for Lawyers”.

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Tune into NYLI for Earth Day Environmental Resources…

NYLI T.V. is now showing…. environmental resources to help you celebrate Earth Day….

To research New York’s take on environmental laws, check out….

Environmental Law and Regulation in New York… the title says it all… available @ NYLI

And then, there is always the nutshells… NYLI’s nearly 200 including..

Available as an eBook at NYLI….

And… we can’t forget […]

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With Contest Deadline of 4/25…Celebrities are on their way !!

Reminder…. Favorite Library Memory Contest deadline is April 25th…

Write up your favorite library memory… and you may win a prize at our annual celebrity drawing…..

So…. don’t delay… email me (emoog@nyli.org) your entry today….

Last year’s celebrities…. New celebrities will be time traveling in from Victorian London for this year’s drawing….

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Celebrate Guitar Month by listening to these clips… and by checking out NYLI resources!

Celebrate the guitar this month — the instrument of the Medieval troubadour, folkie protester. Country star and the Rock and Roll rebel….

A guitar as a local marker in Tutweiler, Mississippi, on the “Blues Trail” in the state’s vibrant Mississippi Delta region. Library of Congress image.

Before we starting mentioning NYLI music law resources such […]

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LLAGNY Book Club Discusses Plath’s Bell Jar

At February’s meeting, LLAGNY Book Club had a spirited discussion of poet Sylvia Plath’s classic novel The Bell Jar….

Check out my full review as posted on Law Lines by clicking here ….

And remember to check the calendar for future book club information and all things LLAGNY….

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No April Fool… For Library Week… a Contest !!

April means showers, a fool or two, taxes due, Poetry Month & Library Week…

And, once again, it’s the month The New York Law Institute runs a contest….

Submit your favorite library memory – it could be anything from your first trip to get a card, first library job, or a more recent recollection…

Please no […]

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Helen Marot: Writer, Labor Activist….& Librarian

As NYLI comes to its conclusion of celebrating Women’s History Month, we’d like to focus on a name far from household knowledge… Helen Marot.

Helen Marot part of feature article from NY Tribune article on Women’s Suffrage and the Labor Movement (NY Tribune; March 3, 1915, pg. 7)

Any one of her many careers — as […]

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NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 2 PM on Friday, March 29, 2024 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 1st at 9AM.

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