Librarians trained in legal research are available to assist you in the use and location of the library's resources and services. However, the Law Library staff is not permitted by law to give legal advice or do legal research for you.
The following summary briefly describes our policy on the delivery of legal information to the public:
What we CAN do:
What we CAN'T do:
Direct public to sources of law and forms
Instruct in usage of legal materials
Locate informative reading materials
Make referrals
Give legal advice
Interpret statutes, cases or regulations
Answer telephone inquiries seeking legal information
Statutes - Federal laws as well as the laws of Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
Regulations - For Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the federal government.
Case Reporters - Covering decisions of all state appellate courts, federal administrative agencies, federal appellate and district courts, and the United States Supreme Court.
Form books - Providing selected federal and state forms on such topics as change of name, divorce, custody, and appeals.
Municipal ordinances - containing the adopted (and often the proposed) ordinances for all of the townships and boroughs of Montgomery County.
Treatises - Discussing hundreds of subjects ranging from Administrative Law to Zoning.
Encyclopedias - Providing a more concise discussion of legal topics than treatises.
Directories - Covering a variety of frequently requested topics.
Legal Periodicals - Covering items of current interest.
Government documents - Detailing proposed and enacted statutes and regulations of the Pennsylvania legislature.
Internet access - Lexis, Westlaw, Shepard's Citations, and LoisLaw are available for searching at no cost. Our standard photocopy rates apply to any print requests.
Library materials may be photocopied at the rate of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page. Photocopy debit cards are available for as little as five dollars ($5.00) for 20 copies.
The library collection is accessible through a computer that serves as an index. The library's automated catalog contains an entry for every item in the collection. Patrons can search by: Keywords, Author, Title, Subject, Call Number, Series or ISBN.
As it was several years out of date, the old card catalog has been discarded. If you need help finding materials, or would like a demonstration of using the computer catalog, a Library staff member will be happy to show you.
