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LOCATION
The Fayette County Law Library is located on the second floor of the Fayette County Courthouse.
LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday Closed
Monday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday Closed
The Fayette County Law Library is closed for all national holidays.
STAFF
Barry R. Blaine Law Librarian
Barbara Pasqua Assistant Law Librarian
LIBRARY SERVICES
The Fayette County Law Library contains Pennsylvania statutes, federal laws, case law reporters, digests, treatises on law, form books and law sources. To complement these books, selected legal online databases and CD-ROMs are available. The online resources include: Westlaw, LexisNexis, Loislaw, and the Jenkins Law Library.
The Law Library’s archives include a variety of titles other than law, including a rare books collection and local history books on Fayette County.
Click here to view our list of Local History Books on Fayette County
Photocopies from library materials cost $.25 per page.
Fax service is available at the following cost - $1.00 per page for 1 through 5 pages, and $.25 per page thereafter. Fees are adjusted to cover long distance rates when necessary.
Computer printer copies cost $.25 per page.
WHAT WE CAN DO:
- Direct you to sources of information on a specific subject.
- Instruct you in the usage of resource materials.
- Instruct you in finding specific statutes, case law and other legal references.
- Make referrals to agencies.
WHAT WE CANNOT DO:
- Give legal advice or opinions on legal issues.
- Interpret statutes, cases or regulations.
- Choose or recommend language for use on any form or other legal document.
- Select or assist in filling out forms or other legal documents.
- Recommend an attorney.
The Fayette County Law Library is operated in conformity with rules of the Court of Common Pleas of the judicial district embracing Fayette County and is open to the general public.
for both clients and lawyers alike from Pennsylvania Legal Services
of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. The website is your
online guide to legal information and civil legal aid in Pennsylvania.
The cultural and educational pursuits of the Fayette County Law Library are promoted through the display of non-performing local artists’ work in the library’s museum case. We are pleased to share their works as Showcase of Local Artists and welcome visitors to the Fayette County Law Library to view the museum case. |