The Association of Boston Law Librarians and the Special Library Association, Northeast chapter, are excited to announce our next joint event! Join us on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6pm for a one-hour tour of the Boston Athenaeum Library and then afterwards for a cash bar happy hour nearby. The Athenaeum has limited space so be sure to RSVP as soon as possible! Once we have reached the limit, we will create a waitlist. We … Read more
Join us for a night of curling at the Seaport’s very own Snowport. Not feeling brave enough to face friendly competition? Spectators are welcomed! We will warm up at Levain Bakery with cookies and hot cocoa available for purchase. Date: February 25th Time: Curling Reservation 5:30-6:30 Location: Curling | 100 Autumn Ln, Boston, MA 02210 Levain Bakery | 107 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210 RSVP to caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com
Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 1pm to 2pm on Zoom You may have seen his report at AALL 2024 or LLNE Fall 2024, but now Rick Buckingham, Director of the Law Library and Information Resources at Suffolk Law Library, will bring his presentation and insights to ABLL! From October 2023 to May 2024, participants in a series of round-tables across the United States gathered to discuss Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Law … Read more
We are excited to include a charitable initiative as part of this year’s Holiday Party. We invite attendees to contribute by bringing or buying at the event a book suitable for children aged 3 and under. These donations will support Room to Grow, an organization dedicated to assisting families raising children born into low-income circumstances. Room to Grow employs a comprehensive approach to empower parents and help them build a strong foundation for their children’s … Read more
Monday, November 4th at 1pm on Zoom Join us for another Brown Bag session about contract negotiations with vendors! Andrea Rasmussen, Latham & Watkins, and Christie Schauder, Choate, will lead the discussion and this year will have an extra focus on negotiating products with AI components. Topics for discussion will include: AI as part of the product offering (minimizing risk to our firm/employer) Limitations on use of AI on product content (minimizing … Read more
This years ABLL Holiday party is going to be held at Trident Booksellers on Newbury Street! FREE for ABLL Members $50 for Non-ABLL Members The payment can be applied towards the fee for a new membership if established by 12/31/24 RSVP to Caroline Safreed by November 18, 2024 Click the link to see the ABLL Holiday Party Flyer
Join your colleagues for another Librarians and Libations! Meet up with your colleagues after work this month at The Dubliner for the next Librarians and Libations! Be sure to RSVP if you plan to attend. Date: Monday October 28th Time: 5:30pm Location: The Dubliner | 2 Center Plz, Boston, MA 02108 RSVP to caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com ****Cash Bar****
Join your colleagues for drinks and appetizers at the Merchant in Downtown Crossing, Tuesday September 17 at 5:30! Please be sure to RSVP to Caroline Safreed (caroline.safreed@wilmerhale.com) if you are planning on attending! The Merchant 60 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110
The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy. Need a summer read recommendation? Look no further than Waltham! Local journalist Susan Zalkind will be at the Social Law Library on September 24th to talk to ABLL members about her book the Waltham Murders and the way she approached this research. You can also learn about this gruesome triple homicide in the ABC News documentary The … Read more
This is a panel presentation with a discussion to follow. Three ABLL firm members will present the processes they went through in order to evaluate different news aggregators, which products they selected, how they rolled it out to their stakeholders, and the pros and cons of each. There will be a discussion after the presentation for participants to ask questions and offer their own tips and tricks. Products being discussed include Vable, Osmosys, Newsdesk, Manzama, … Read more