, But what would any library be without librarians…. Brooke Raymond, Emily Moog, James T. Brady & Lucy Curci-Gonzalez wishing you a Happy Library Week!
With my decorating partner Pheobe Hurtte retiring over the Summer, I was both stumped as to holiday book themes and missing her able assistance with ornaments… Over the long Thanksgiving Break, NYLI experienced a once in a lifetime visit of what is popularly called Librarian Gnomes. Much like Halley’s Comet, they only show up once…
The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 2 PM Friday, May 23rd, and will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, May 27th at 9 a.m. Happy Memorial Day!
American Library Association celebrates Library week with the theme of joy. Themed days throughout the week emphasize library’s varied role… While you often don’t think of ‘joy’ being part of legal research, here at the Institute we find that a sense of fun pervades and finally….
This Valentine’s Day… the phrase “hearts and flowers” came to mind… and like any word-loving librarian, I began to wonder about its origins…And, what better source for word queries than the Oxford English Dictionary (OED to the cognescenti, lol)… As any researcher knows, one answer often leads to yet another question — just who was…
