Welcome to the DuPage County Law Library
A law library is
the laboratory of the legal profession. It is an organized collection of
materials that helps users locate and understand legal authority. Today's rapid growth of legal information arising from litigation, statutes and regulations, increases the complexity
of legal research. The law library can be an invaluable asset for keeping
current in a changing legal landscape.
Mission
The mission of
the DuPage County Law Library is to provide legal information services to all
licensed attorneys, judges, as well as members of the public. Our goal is to
provide our patrons with accurate up-to-date legal information. To achieve
this goal we are committed to tailoring the law library's collection to
meet the needs of the legal community. The library currently maintains a core print collection of 26,000 volumes. The library also provides access to electronic databases and internet resources for legal research. These materials include compilations of state
and federal statutes, state and federal cases, digests, encyclopedias,
regional reporters, treatises, forms and legal periodicals.
Location
The library
is located on the 2nd floor at the south end of the DuPage County Judicial
center. It overlooks the pond and is designed in a pleasant semi-circular
arrangement. Work and reading areas are located on the perimeter situated
next to windows allowing for natural reading light. There is seating
available to over 40 persons. Each year upwards of 40,000 patrons use the
library facilities.