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The James V. Brown Library is Lycoming County’s first sponsor site for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Fishing Tackle Loaner program. The Library offers fishing gear for free loan. Simply apply for your free library card.  Just bring us your photo ID and proof of address. You can borrow rods, reels and a tackle box full of hooks and other tackle for free. The equipment can be borrowed just like a library book. Twenty-five rods and reels are available for a two-week loan period by adults.

Borrowing fishing tackle is easy as borrowing a book!  Those wanting to borrow the equipment complete a form and the loan is made. The equipment is returned to the site at the end of the loan period.

This program is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the American Sportfishing Association, and The James V Brown Library. The program is designed to make it easy for anyone to access fishing tackle. Whether you are giving fishing a try for the first time, or returning to a childhood activity, these sites provide a loan of free tackle. We hope that borrowers of the equipment will enjoy fishing so much that they are hooked for life.

Make sure to check out our Angler’s Alcove. This unique collection of fishing books, videos and magazines is a cooperative project of James V. Brown Library and the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited.  The collection is one of the largest specialized collections in the state and is located in the Moltz Rotunda Reading Room.

The James V. Brown Library also has a comprehensive PA WILDS collection of books, DVDs and magazines highlighting outdoor activities relating to this 12-county area in North Central Pennsylvania.

The collection features materials for adults and children, novices and experts.  Books and DVDs on camping, kayaking, and hiking are available along with guides for outdoor activities such as photography, bird watching and flower identification.  The PA Wilds collection is adjacent to the Angler’s Alcove.

The Lycoming County Law Library has been located in the James V. Brown Library since 2006. The Law Library models intergovernmental and private cooperation in the county, extending service to attorneys and general public alike, during regular library hours.

The Print Collection includes:

• Pennsylvania state and United States federal primary and secondary law;
• Ordinances for Lycoming County, the City of Williamsport, all county boroughs and townships;
• A collection of law summaries and other self-help materials on civil, criminal, business, estate, family, financial and housing topics;

Online Resources Include: palawlibrary.com – (available for use at the James V. Brown Library) in the Winters Room allows you to:

Search Pennsylvania cases, legal newspapers (The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly), jury verdicts & settlements, trial listings, and related suits filed information. The site also features daily court notices, Pa. D&C Reports, an Attorney Directory and the most current PA state and local court rules.

This premium subscription web site provides an easy method to gain access to authoritative legal information with precision. Palawlibrary makes your life easier. Designed exactly for the legal professional working in the state of Pennsylvania and local counties.

The Lexis database is available at no cost for state and federal statutes, cases and administrative law.

It has legal and government information from one of the premier legal publishers available online. LexisNexis includes Pennsylvania statutes (Purdon’s), Pennsylvania code, all court orders (state and federal), Pennsylvania case law, Pennsylvania court rules, U.S. Code Service, Shepard’s Citation Service, Federal case law, and state case law from all 50 states.

With Gale Legal Forms you create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle or stress. Gale is pleased to provide an electronic resource designed to simplify the way legal documents are prepared and utilized.

Gale Legal Forms is comprehensive in the various types of legal documents made available. Our forms are officially approved and used at typical law firms. Completed sample forms are also included.

Information is also available on the following legal issues.

• Bankruptcy
• Copyright Law and the Web
• Court Addresses in Pennsylvania
• Create a Will
• Credit Reports
• Criminal Offenses in Pennsylvania
• Custody
• Debtor – Creditor Issues
• Divorce in Pennsylvania
• Driving Privileges Suspension
• Eviction in Pennsylvania
• Expungement of ARD Records
• Expungement of Criminal Records
• Federal Law Resources on the Web
• Living Wills in Pennsylvania
• Lycoming County Resources on the Web
• Marriage and Divorce Basics in Pennsylvania
• Mediation
• Ordinances (digitized version)
• Pennsylvania Law Resources on the Web
• Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law
• Power of Attorney in Pennsylvania
• Restoration of Driving Privileges
• Stalking Laws in Pennsylvania
• What to Do If You Are Arrested

Our reference staff can assist members and patrons locate materials on specific topics, use the professional legal collection, including the Lexis database, and identify community resources that might aid the resolution of an issue.

NOTE: By Pennsylvania Law, library staff CANNOT:

• Interpret legal material.
• Give legal advice.
• Select forms, or
• Recommend language for use the legal documents.

The library is open weekday from 9am to 8pm and weekends from 12-5pm.