Hearty congratulations to Associate Dean and Director of the Mendik Library Camille Broussard on being named the American Association of Law Libraries’ Diversity and Inclusion Librarian of the Month!  The program highlights “librarians . . . whose work advances the cause of diversity, equity and inclusion.” Dean Broussard was recognized for her “decades of work […]

A Firm Perspective is written by Martha Goldman, a retired Big Law firm library manager who then returned to the Mendik Library where her career began… New York State contract law is one of the more elusive topics to research because there is only one title devoted to the subject.  This two-volume treatise is “New […]

This Saturday, June 19, 2021, is Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day in 1865 that Union soldiers reached Texas and the African Americans living there, who only then learned that President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring freedom for the more than three million slaves living in the Confederate states.  When the soldiers […]

For Pride month, the National Archives is showcasing historic archival material providing “a rich documentary history of the experience of LGBTQ+ individuals.” You can find additional LGBTQ+ holdings and resources in this issue of National Archives News.

If you’re an NYLS alum studying for the Bar Exam, we invite you to choose your own personal Library carrel (on L3 or L4) for your exclusive use through the July 27-28 Bar Exam. We’ll put your name on the carrel, and you can use it as your temporary home away from home.  Who knows…you […]

Ramp Up Your Research Skills! This summer, take advantage of multiple opportunities to up your research game and learn more about tools you’ll need in practice through our popular Summer Research Challenge! See the attached flyer for details. Each session begins at 6:00 p.m., with a short introduction to the research area, and then moves […]