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102 Local Law Libraries
 


DALLAS COUNTY

Dallas County Law Library

The Dallas County Law Library has two locations.  The Civil Law Collection is located at the George Allen Courts Building and the Criminal Law Division is located at the Frank Crowley Courts Building.

Address:

Civil Law Collection, George Allen Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street, 2nd floor, Dallas, TX 75202
Criminal Law Collection, Frank Crowley Courts Building, 133 N. Industrial Blvd., 1st Floor, Dallas TX 75207

Phone:

Civil Law Library:  (214) 653-7481  Criminal Law Library:  (214) 653-5990

Hours:

M-F 8am-5pm

Home Page:


http://www.dallascounty.org/department/plandev/law_intro.php

Notes:

In addition to federal and state primary sources, legal digests and encyclopedias, the collections also include legal practice guides and formbooks.  Lawyers with a Texas state bar card may check out selected materials for a limited time.  Both collections are accessible to the public. 


Dallas Public Library

Address:

 
History and Social Sciences Division, 8th floor, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX  75201

Phone:

 (214) 670-1424

Hours:

 M CLOSED
 T, F, Sat 10am-6pm
 W, Th 12pm-8pm
 Sun 1pm-5pm

Home Page:

 http://dallaslibrary.org/

Notes:

The collection includes legal materials consisting of federal and  Texas statutes and court reporters, legal encyclopedias and legal sources for non-lawyers.  Selected materials for  Texas legislative history research are also available.  The Library's catalog is accessible at http://catalog.dallaslibrary.org/


Richardson Public Library

Address:

900 Civic Center Drive (located on Arapaho Road, one block west of Central Expressway), Richardson, TX 75080

Phone:

(972) 744-4350

Hours:

M-Th 10am-9pm
F-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 2pm-6pm

Home Page:

http://www.cor.net/library

Notes:

The collection includes selected Texas legal publications including statutes, case reporters, legal encyclopedias, practice guides with forms, directories, and books written to assist laypersons.  Federal materials include U.S. Supreme Court case reporters, the U.S. Code, and the American Jurisprudence legal encyclopedia, as well as books about federal law.  The Library's catalog is accessible at http://hip.cor.gov/#focus


University of Texas at Dallas, McDermott Library

Address:

800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080

Phone:

(972) 883-2955

Hours:

M-F 8am-Midnight

Sat 9am-8pm

Sun 1pm-Midnight

Home Page:

http://www.utdallas.edu/library

Notes:

The library maintains a collection of federal and Texas statutes and case reporters, legal encyclopedias, U.S. government depository library materials, but few practice-oriented materials.  The Library's catalog is available at http://library.utdallas.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=en_US



COLLIN COUNTY

Collin County Law Library

Address:

2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 10216 (1st Floor), McKinney, TX 75071

Phone:

(972) 424-1460, ext. 4255

Hours:

M-F 8am-5pm

Home Page:

http://texasjudge.com/lawlibrary



TARRANT COUNTY

Dell Dehay Law Library of Tarrant County

The Law Library of Tarrant County has three locations.  The main library is located in downtown Fort Worth in the Tarrant County Courthouse, as noted below.  The two branch libraries are located in Hurst and Arlington.  Please refer to the Library's Web site below for branch locations and hours. 

Address:

100 West Weatherford, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76196-0800

Phone:

(817) 884-1481

Hours:

M-F 8am-5pm

Home Page:

http://www.tarrantcounty.com/eLaw/site/default.asp

Notes:

Open to the public, this law library has substantial holdings and provides access to Westlaw and Lexis for a fee. The Library's catalog is accessible at   http://69.63.217.9/T10001Staff/OPAC/index.asp.


Texas Wesleyan University School of Law Library

Address:

1515 Commerce St., Ft. Worth, TX 76102

Phone:

Metro (817) 429-8050 or (800) 733-9529

Hours:

Hours vary during the summer and semester breaks.  Check the Website for details.

Home Page:

http://law.txwes.edu/DeeJKellyLawLibrary/tabid/455/Default.aspx

Notes:

The Library's catalog is accessible at http://library.txwes.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/49?user_id=law-pub&password= 


University of Texas at Arlington Central Library

Address:

702 Planetarium Place, Arlington, TX 76019

Phone:

(817) 272-3000

Hours:

M-F 24 Hours (Restricted admission between midnight and 7am)

Home Page:

http://www.uta.edu/library

Notes:

The library maintains a collection of federal and Texas statutes and case reporters, some legal encyclopedias, U.S. government depository library materials, and some formbooks.  The Library's catalog is accessible at: http://pulse.uta.edu/


Last Updated: 6/2011