Upcoming LLNE Meetings
YEAR | DATE | TITLE/SUBJECT | HOST/SITE |
2025 | Spring March 7 | Wellness, Mindfulness, and the Legal Profession | Boston College |
Past LLNE Meetings
YEAR | DATE | TITLE/SUBJECT | HOST/SITE |
2024 | Fall Oct. 25 | The Role of Law Libraries in the Age of AI | McKernan Center ME |
2024 | Spring April 26 | History in Law | Law in History | Social Law Library |
2024 | Fall Nov. 3 | The Fog of War | Northeastern University |
2023 | Spring April 14 | A NextGen Curriculum for a NextGen Bar | MCLE Conference Center |
2022 | Fall Oct. 7 | Chasing the Law of Whaling into the 21st Century | Waypoint Event Center, New Bedford MA |
2022 | Spring June 17 | Critical Law Librarianship | Yale Law School |
2021 | Fall Nov. 17 | [In]accessible Justice: Innovation, Technology and Solutions | Online from the University of Connecticut Law School |
2021 | Spring June 10 | Pause, Reboot + Refresh | Suffolk University Law School, Boston MA |
2020 | Fall October 16 | Dismantling Bias | University of Connecticut Law School joint with SNELLA |
2020 |
Spring | Well-Being and Mindfulness for Legal Professionals | Online |
2019 | Fall November 8 | Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms in Law Libraries and Legal Practice | Harvard Law School Joint with ABLL |
2019 | Spring April 5 | Gender & Sexuality Law | Western New England University |
2018 | Fall | Failures to Fixes: How you took an L, and turned it into a W | Webinar link |
2018 | Spring | Location: Knowing Where We Are | Social Law Library |
2017 | Fall November 17 | Hysteria, Hyperbole, and Witch Hunts: 1697 & 2017 | Salem Waterfront Hotel |
2017 | Spring | Professional Development | Boston University School of Law Libraries |
2016 | Fall October 28 | By The Numbers: Law Library Assessment | Maine School of Law & Maine State Law & Legislative Reference Library |
2016 | Spring April 8 | Access to Government Information | Northeastern University Law Library, Boston MA |
2015 | Fall October 2 | Successfully Supporting and Igniting Innovation | Roger Williams University School of Law Library |
2015 | Spring April 24 | Mindfulness and Librarians: Bridge Over Troubled Waters | University of New Hampshire School of Law Joint with The Association of New Hampshire Law Librarians |
2014 | Fall October 24 | Reinventing the Law Library: Meeting the Challenge | Boston College Law School Joint with ABLL |
2014 | Spring April 4 | American Tribal Law & Culture | University of Connecticut Law School Joint with SNELLA |
2013 | Fall October 4 | The New Normal in Law Libraries | Social Law Library, Boston, MA |
2013 | Spring March 8 | Neuroscience and the Law | New England Law, Boston MA |
2012 | Fall December 7 | eBooks Revolution! | Harvard University Law School, Cambridge MA |
2012 | Spring April 27 | Adventures in Collaboration | Suffolk University Law School, Boston MA |
2011 | Fall October 21 | Art Law: Framing the Issues | Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries Williamstown, MA |
2011 | Spring March 18 | Law Librarians Overcoming Barriers to Information Sharing | Yale Law School New Haven, CT |
2010 | Fall November 19 | Improve Your Workplace Health! Inoculate Against Bad Morale | Northeastern University Law Library Boston, MA |
2010 | Spring April 23 | Libraries & Web 2.0: The Technology Changes, Our Commitment Remains the Same | Franklin Pierce Law Center Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth, NH |
2009 | Fall October 23 | Advancing the Ball – Advancing the Law: Making Points in Sports Law on the Court and in the Courts | Basketball Hall of Fame Springfield, Massachusetts |
2009 | Spring April 17 | Animal Law | Quinnipiac University School of Law Library Hamden, Connecticut |
2008 | Fall November 7 | Employment Law in the 21st Century: The Impact of Technology on the Workplace | Boston University Law Library Boston, MA |
2008 | Spring April 25 | Talkin’ About My Generation: Recruiting, Retaining and Mentoring the Next Generation of Librarians | Garbrecht Law Library University of Maine School of Law Freeport, ME |
2007 | Fall October 17-20 | Libraries Without Borders II Fourth Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting | Toronto Association of Law Libraries Toronto Canada |
2007 | Spring April 20 | To Your Health: Healthcare, the Law & You | Social Law Library Boston, MA |
2006 | Fall November 3 | Instruction and Training: Reaching Out with New Technology | Boston College Law Library Dover, MA |
2006 | Spring April 21 | After the Disaster: Insurance Response and Library Planning | University of Connecticut Law Library Hartford, CT |
2005 | Fall November 4 | Law, Nature and Gifts from the Sea | Roger Williams University Law Library Bristol Harbor Inn, Bristol, RI |
2005 | Spring April 1 | International Justice in a Time of Terrorism | Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA |
2004 | Fall October 15 | Yankee Ingenuity — Doing More with Less | Bowditch & Dewey Mirick O’Connell, Worcester Law Library-Massachusetts Trial Court Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA |
2004 | Spring April 30 | Finding the Information Needle in the Haystack | Donald Garbrecht Law Library of the University of Maine School of Law and Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library Stone House, Freeport, ME |
2003 | Fall October 24 | Leading through Change for Information Professionals | Vermont Law School Library Woodstock Inn and Resort, Woodstock, VT |
2003 | Spring March 28 | Digital Libraries: Realities, Myths and Misconceptions | Suffolk University Law Library Boston, MA |
2002 | Fall November 15 | “As You Learn It” or, “The Librarians’ Lesson”, in Two Acts | Northeastern University School of Law Library The Tremont Boston, Boston MA |
2002 | Spring April 26 | Education Law | Franklin Pierce Law Center Library Concord, NH |
2001 | Fall November 2 | Intellectual Property in the 21st Century | Boston University Law Library Boston, MA |
2001 | Spring (?) | Women and the Law | New England School of Law Library Boston, MA |
2000 | Fall October 20 | The Death Penalty Debate | Bonnie Koneski-White Western New England College School of Law Library Springfield, MA |
2000 | Spring March 17 | Legal Education:Past & Future and Collection Management:Past, Present & Future | S. Blair Kauffman Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Library Joint with SNELLA New Haven, CT |
1999 | Fall November 5 | Family Law from the New England Perspective | Ann DeVeaux Quinnipiac College School of Law Library Hamden, CT |
1999 | Spring May 7 | Ethics and the Internet | Sharon Hamby O’Connor Boston College School of Law Library Newton, MA |
1998 | Fall November 5 – 6 | Taking Charge: Managing Yourself, Your Library and Your Career | Marnie Warner, MA Trial Court Libraries Terry Martin, Harvard University Diane Klaiber, NELLCO Joint with NELLCO Cambridge, MA |
1998 | Spring April 30 – May 2 | Law & Literature | Gordon Russell Southern New England School of Law Library North Dartmouth, MA |
1997 | Fall October 31 – November 1 | Back to School: Emerging Issues in Education Law | Darcy Kirk University of Connecticut School of Law Library Joint with SNELLA Hartford, CT |
1997 | Spring May 1 – 3 | Sailing the Seas of Change (Organizational Change, Emerging Technologies, Aquaculture, Indian Lands) | Gail Winson Roger Williams University, School of Law Library Newport, RI |
1997 | Winter January 30 | SEC Disclosure | Joint with ABLL Half-Day Program Sheraton Boston Boston, MA |
1996 | Fall October 17 – 20 | Libraries Without Walls: Legal Information Partnerships in the Twenty-First Century | Third Northeast Regional Meeting Toronto Canada |
1996 | Spring April 26 | LLNE 50th Anniversary | Filippa Anzalone Northeastern University School of Law Library Tremont House Boston, MA |
1995 | Fall November 17 | Casting a Wide Net: Law Librarianship in the Mid 90’s (Varied Topics) | Susan Sweetgall Suffolk University Law School Tremont House Boston, MA |
1995 | Spring April 21 – 22 | State Governmental Information | Christine Swan New Hampshire State Library Laconia, NH |
1995 | Winter January 12 | White Collar Crimes: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes | Anne Acton Joint with ABLL Half-Day Program Boston, MA |
1994 | Fall October 28 | Recent Legal Developments in Health Care Law | Jonathan Fernald Marlene Alderman Boston University School of Law Library Holiday Inn Brookline, MA |
1994 | Spring (?) | Varied Topics: CD-ROM Publishing; Attorney Grievance Procedures; Admittance to the Bar; In Sickness and In Health: The Law and Regulation of Health Care; Tribal/State Relations; Managed Health Care; Official State Reports; Gaming Laws; Leadership and Communication Skills | Maureen Well CT Judicial Branch Holiday Inn Mystic, CT |
1994 | Winter (?) | Privacy | Anne Peters & Brian Harkins Joint with ABLL Half-Day Program Boston, MA |
1993 | Fall October 22 | Eastern European Law | Ann Acton New England School of Law Library Tremont House Boston, MA |
1993 | Spring May 27-28 | Environmental Law and Policy: Grounding and Practicalities | Carl Yirka Vermont Law School Library South Royalton, VT |
1993 | Winter January 15 | Management Skills Training | Fillipa Anzalone Northeastern University School of Law Library Half-Day Program Henderson House Weston, MA |
1992 | Spring April 23-24 | Americans With Disability Act and Sexual Harassment | Edgar Bellefontaine Social Law Library Omni Parker House Boston, MA |
1992 | Winter December 4 | Hazardous Waste Litigation | Gail Reinerstsen Boston University Pappas Law Library and New England School of Law Library Boston, MA |
1991 | Fall November 7 – 9 | Rights, Privileges, and Ethics: Issues for the Nineties | Second Law Librarians Northeast Regional Conference Joint with ALLUNY, GPLLA, LLAGNY, LLAM, LLSDC, NJLLA, SNELLA & WPLLA Philadelphia, PA |
1991 | Spring March 21 – 23 | Elder Law | Terry Martin Harvard Law School Library Joint with ABLL Cambridge, MA |
1990 | Fall September 14-15 | US Canadian Free Trade and Gulf of Mexico | Lynn Randall and Bill Wells MV Scotia Prince Portland, ME and Yarmouth, NS |
1990 | Spring April 20 – 21 | Law and Medicine | Donald Dunn Western New England College School of Law Library Springfield, MA |
1990 | Winter February 2 | (?) | Boston, MA |
1989 | Fall October 20 – 21 | Confidentiality and Disclosure of Library Records: Ethics, Rights and Responsibilities | Ann DeVeaux University of Bridgeport School of Law Library Joint with SNELLA Bridgeport Hilton Bridgeport, CT |
1989 | Spring March 17 – 18 | Publishing | Ed Bander Suffolk University Law School Library Boston, MA |
1989 | Winter January 27 | Emerging Legal Trends: Feminist Jurisprudence, and Law and Economics | Marlene Alderman Boston University Pappas Law Library Boston, MA |
1988 | Fall (?) | New England’s Legal Heritage | Morris L. Cohen Yale Law School Library Litchfield, CT |
1988 | Spring April 21 – 23 | Intellectual Property Law | Judith Gire Franklin Pierce Law Center Sheraton Harborside, Portsmouth, NH |
1988 | Winter February 5 | Planning and Developing Career as Librarian | MA Trial Court Libraries Westford Regency Westford, MA |
1987 | Fall October 8 – 10 | Information: the Lawyer/Librarian Connection. | Margie Axtmann, Program Chair, First Law Librarians Northeast Regional Conference Desmond Americana Albany, NY |
1987 | Spring April -30 May 2 | Historic Preservation Law | Les Peat Vermont Law School Library Woodstock Inn Woodstock, VT |
1987 | Winter (?) | Public Relations – Putting Your Best Foot Forward (Instead of Your Mouth) | Edgar Bellefontaine Social Law Library Women’s City Club of Boston Boston, MA |
1986 | Fall October 17 – 18 | Insurance Law and Computers and Software Applications with Demonstrations. | Dennis Stone University of Connecticut School of Law Library Joint with SNELLA Summit Hotel Hartford, CT |
1986 | Spring May 9-10 | Uncommon Legal Resources at Harvard, Unusual Aspects of Law Librarianship | Terry Martin Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA |
1986 | Winter February 28 | Emerging Law of Children’s Rights | Boston College Law Library Newton Centre, MA |
1985 | Fall November 1 – 2 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Daniel J. Freehling Donald L. Garbecht Law Library University Of Maine School of Law Holiday Inn Portland, ME |
1985 | Spring May 3 – 4 | Cost Effective Acquisitions and Products Liability | Ken Svengalis Rhode Island State Law Library Joint with SNELLA Newport, RI |
1985 | Winter February 1 | Contemporary Church-State Relationships | Northeastern University School of Law Library Boston, MA |
1984 | Fall October 18 – 20 | Freedom of Information vs. Invasion of Privacy | Donald Dunn Western New England College School Of Law Library Springfield, MA |
1984 | Spring (?) | Election Law | Judith Gire Franklin Pierce Law Center Ramada Inn Concord, NH |
1983 | Fall October 7 – 9 | Using the New Technology | Joint with ALLUNY, LLAGNY, and SNELLA Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs, NY |
1983 | Spring March 24 – 25 | Banking Law and Beyond | Cornelia Trubey and Amy Ribuoli LLNE Spring Institute Shawmut Bank Boston, MA |
1983 | Winter (?) | Space Planning for Renovations and New Buildings | Boston University Law School Library |
1982 | Fall October 28 – 30 | Government Documents and Administrative Regulations | Morris Cohen Yale Law School Joint with SNELLA New Haven, CT |
1982 | Spring March 18 – 20 | Media and the Law | Ed Bander Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA |
1982 | Winter December 14 | Library Administration: Planning and Programming of Public Services in Law Libraries | Tom Steele Franklin Pierce Law Center Joint with ABLL Boston Marriott Hotel Boston, MA |
1981 | Fall October 2 – 3 | Equipment Demos of Library Equipment from the 3-hole punch to Word processing. | Edgar Bellefontaine, Program Chair Old Sturbridge Village Conference Center Sturbridge, MA |
1981 | Spring March 19 – 20 | Poverty Law and Library Services | Morris L. Cohen Harvard Law School Library Sharon Hamby Boston College Law Library Cheryl DiCicco Legal Services Institute Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA |
1981 | Winter February 6 | Planning Library Services within a Judicial System – Comparative Views | Marnie WarnerJoint with ABLL Quincy Market Building Boston, MA |
1980 | Fall October 10 – 12 | Personnel Systems and Development | Thomas Steele Franklin Pierce Law Center Wentworth-by-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1980 | Spring April 11 – 12 | Taxation and Tax Law Research | Madeleine Wilkin Western New England College School of Law Library Springfield, MA |
1980 | Winter (?) | Judge Nolan – after dinner speaker | Stella Restaurant Boston, MA |
1979 | Fall October 5 – 6 | Canadian Legal Materials and Common Market | Melinda Golub Harvard Law School Library Wentworth-By-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1979 | Spring May 18 – 19 | Preservation of Books, Physical Treatment and Microfilming | Virginia Kelsh University of Bridgeport School of Law Library Joint with SNELLA Holiday Inn, Bridgeport, CT |
1978 | Fall (?) | Public Services Workshop: Law Library Services to Other Libraries and Reference Services versus Practicing Law | Boxborough, MA |
1974 | Spring May 10 | Microfilming | Joint with National Microfilm Association Boston, MA |
1974 | Winter March 15 | Marija Matich Hughes National Clearing House Library – after dinner speaker | Harvard Club Boston, MA |
1973 | Fall November -30 December 1 | Institute on Legal Bibliography in New England | Morris L. Cohen Margaret M. Moody Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA |
1973 | Spring May 11-12 | Honorable Harry P. Glassman Maine Superior Court – after dinner speaker | Homewood Inn Yarmouth, ME |
1973 | Winter February 23 | Retiring Chief Justice Elijah Adlow, Boston Municipal Court – after dinner speaker | Harvard Club Boston, MA |
1972 | Spring May 19-20 | The School Busing Controversy and Presidential Libraries | Yale Law Library New Haven, CT |
1972 | Winter February 18 | Toward a Free Press Robert W. Meserve President-elect ABA | Social Law Library Boston, MA |
1971 | Fall October 8 | Tort Liability in the Library | Maria Sekula Joint with NELA Wentworth-by-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1968 | Spring May 10-11 | Tours of Naval War College And Redwood Library | Fall River, MA Newport, RI |
1968 | Winter February 23 | Drug Abuse Professor Nel Chayet | Boston University Law School Boston, MA |
1967 | Fall October 6-7 | John Maxwell Farren Director Neighborhood Law Office Program Harvard Law School – main speaker | Wentworth-by-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1966 | Spring May 20-21 | Honorable Frank M. Coffin Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit – after dinner speaker | I. Albert Matkov Massachusetts State Library Boston, MA |
1966 | Winter February 18 | Proposition and Problems Relating to Law Firm Libraries Arthur Charpentier President, AALL and Librarian of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York – after dinner speaker | Sheraton Boston Hotel Prudential Center Boston, MA |
1965 | Fall October 8 | Connecticut’s New Library Legislation Combining State Extension Services and State Library Into One Unit Virginia Knox Connecticut State Library | Shirley Bysiewicz University of Connecticut Law Library Joint with NELA Wentworth-by-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1965 | Spring May 14-15 | Louis Pollak Dean, Yale Law School – after dinner speaker | Yale Law School New Haven, CT (?) |
1965 | Winter February 19 | Experiences of Foreign Law Students in United States and Yale’s World Community Ved Nanda Graduate Student, Yale Law School | Yale Law School New Haven, CT (?) |
1964 | Fall October 16 | Problems of Small Law Library; Donald L. Garbrecht New Developments in Automation in the Legal Field Robert P. Bigelow | John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Boston, MA |
1964 | Spring May 22-23 | Tours of new University of Connecticut Law Library and the Litchfield Law School | Hartford, CT |
1964 | Winter February 1 | AALL Plans and Africa Harry Bitner President, AALL – after dinner speaker | (?) |
1963 | Fall September 25-28 | Automation and Data Processing | Wentworth-by-the-Sea Portsmouth, NH |
1961 | Winter February 24 | Use of Case Method in Teaching Library Science Kenneth R. Shaffer, Director, Simmons Library School – after dinner speaker | Hotel Touraine Boston, MA |
1960 | Spring May 22 – 23 | Dartmouth College Faculty – speakers and tour of Equity Publishing Co. Orford, NH | Earl Borgeson Dartmouth, NH |
1960 | Winter February 1 | Frances Farmer, President, AALL – after dinner speaker | (?) |
1959 | Fall October 16 | History Now In Progress of United States Supreme Court Professor Fred Rodell Yale Law School | Joint with NELA Swampscott, MA |
1957 | Winter February 22 | Institute for Law Librarians | Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA |
1951 | Spring March 30 | American Frontiers of Today Honorable Carl Wahlstrom Senior Judge of Probate for Worcester County – after dinner speaker and tour of Worcester County Law Library | Worcester County Law Library Hotel Sheraton Worcester, MA |
1950 | Fall November 8 | The Organization of the Bar in Massachusetts Lowell S. Nicholson Dean, Northeastern University School of Law – after dinner speaker | Northeastern University School of Law Library Boston, MA |
1949 | Spring April 27 | What the Lawyer Expects from the Law Library William A. Parks Executive Secretary Boston Bar Association – after dinner speaker | Howard Manningham Boston Law Book Company Hotel Touraine Boston, MA |
1948 | Spring April 27 | American Legal History and Legal Materials Professor Mark De Wolfe Harvard Law School – after dinner speaker | Howard Manningham Boston Law Book Company Hotel Touraine Boston, MA |
1948 | Winter February 10 | Organization as Chapter of AALL Dennis A. Dooley State Librarian of Massachusetts Survey of Legal Profession Eldon R. James Law School Consultant Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co. | Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company Parker House Boston, MA |