http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Courts/LawLib/Pages.aspx
For my special library visit, I visited a friend of a former employer at the Law library at BCC in Reading, PA. This facility is well organized and has a large collection of materials for the law profession. In addition to serving court staff and lawyers in the building, this library also serves as a community resource for people acting in court on their own behalf. While the librarians on staff cannot provide legal advise, they can provide forms to file for several legal matters- including requests for child support, small business, and divorce. The Library also offers access to Lexus-Nexus (an online law database) through three public access computers, any user can get a card allowing them to use print materials and create a username to use the online resources, while the library is not involved in too many social media programs the librarians do have online tutorials for users in order to best utilize resources. The personal mission of the library is to provide the best and most recent materials to the courthouse employees (including district attorneys employees, judges, and lawyers.) The majority of the users of the library are lawyers and people in the community, there is a wealth of information available in-house such as- court documents, national and state laws and regulations, and US, State, and Regional Reporters. There are two full-time librarians on staff, a head librarian, and an assistant librarian. The librarians are very knowledgeable and helpful to all users of the library, which receives a steady stream of patrons through-out the day.
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