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Using our Resources

  • Local Township & Borough Ordinances – digitized versions available online
  • The Law Library is a Pennsylvania-based collection of print materials for attorneys and individuals. The Law Library provides on-site online access to LexisNexis and palawlibrary.com for additional Pennsylvania and federal resources.
  • We have a collection of books designed for the layperson and those of us who haven’t been to law school. If we don’t have it, either in print or online, we can find it – usually within a business day.
  • Help and Assistance: For help using the collection please contact any member of our Information Services Staff or Alex Hartmann – Legal Librarian at 326-0536 ext. 139 or by e-mail.
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Gale Legal Forms (Use remotely)
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Take the law into your own hands and fingertips and 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 “attorney forms,” officially approved forms actually used at a typical law firm and very different from those documents found in “form books” — generic, do-it-yourself documents that may not have been drafted by an attorney. Completed sample forms are also included.

Available for use at the James V. Brown Library in the Winters Room.

Search Pennsylvania cases, legal newspapers (The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly), jury verdicts & settlements, trial listings, and suits filed information. The site also features daily court notices, Pa. D&C Reports, an Attorney Directory and the most up to date 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. While other online sources may offer access to information nonspecific to your daily demands, palawlibrary gives an in depth package for your everyday needs. Designed exactly for the legal professional working in the state of Pennsylvania and local counties. (+) More Information

LexisNexisLexisNexis Available for use only at the James V. Brown Library in the Winters Room.

LexisNexis 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.

PA Law Help. org

PA LawHELP.org is a guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Pennsylvania. Here you can locate information on a variety of legal issues, as well as information on how to contact programs providing legal assistance in Pennsylvania. This includes basic eligibility and contact information for the programs proving free legal assistance in Pennsylvania.

 

North Penn Legal Services

The mission of North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) is to provide civil legal representation to low-income people and ensure equal access to justice for all. As a regional non-profit provider of civil legal aid for more than 40 years, NPLS offers assistance with the following civil legal problems:

  • Consumer
  • Education
  • Family
  • Housing
  • Utilities
  • Elderly
  • Employment
  • Public Benefits
  • Domestic Violence