SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LAW LIBRARY

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The Santa Barbara County Law Library consists of two libraries:

The McMahon Law Library
1100 Anacapa St., 2nd Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: 
(805) 568-2296   Fax: (805) 568-2299
Open - Monday through Friday 9am to 4pm

and

The Santa Maria Law Library
312 Cook St.
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Tel: 
(805) 346-7548   Fax: (805) 346-7692
Open - Monday through Friday 9am to 12pm, and 1:30pm to 4pm on Monday only

BOTH LAW LIBRARIES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023 IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY.
THE LIBRARIES WILL REOPEN ON MAY 30, 2023.

These law libraries are open to the public and are committed to providing legal information to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara County Law Library has access to electronic legal information beyond the traditional library collection of printed materials. For detailed information on library resources and services contact: info@countylawlibrary.org

The libraries are open to the public at present but please call to confirm hours of operation, and email us for research help beyond what is available below. With the Delta and Mu variants of COVID-19 active in Santa Barbara County, hours of operation may be affected.

The Santa Barbara Legal Resource Center may be reached by calling (805) 568-3303https://www.sbcourts.org/sh/lrc/ or email LRCHelp@lafsbc.org.  

THE LRCs HOURS FOR IN-PERSON HELP MAY VARY, PLEASE GIVE THEM A CALL. 

Santa Barbara and Lompoc LRC
Phone: 805-568-3303
Monday-Friday: 9am to 12pm and 1:30pm-3pm by appointment only 

*THE SANTA BARBARA LRC HAS RELOCATED TO A DIFFERENT OFFICE ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE, BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

Santa Maria LRC
Phone: 805-691-2457
Monday-Friday: 9am to 12pm and 1:30pm -4pm 

*You can log in to the following databases via the Law Library's Wifi. Paste the following URLs into your browser window when connected. These IP authenticated databases are accessible within the library branches.

LexisNexis: https://advance.lexis.com/?identityprofileid=M5XNXG56167

NOLO press: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip    *NOLO Press is available from your own computer, please contact the library staff via email for login instructions. 

Westlaw: http://www.westlaw.com/search/home.html?rs=IWLN1.0&vr=3.0&sp=002016064-4100

CEB OnLAW: http://ceb.com/onlaw/ipaccess/default.aspx

 

Please email info@countylawlibrary.org or smlawlibrary@gmail.com for login instructions. Remember to limit time spent on any one database, and log off when done. Some of our subscriptions have limited "seat licenses" and limited number of searches per visit.

Additionally, we'd like to thank the publishers below for providing access to databases from your home or office for a limited time.


CEB is offering free patron access for one month to CEB Pro which includes primary law, CEB's citator, TrueCite, and access to over 150 of CEB's practice guides. To sign up for access follow this link: 

https://research.ceb.com/support/form/countyLibrary. 

The link will lead to registration and request for access. If you do not have a bar number, please enter N/A

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Also, many great resources are available at https://public.resource.org/ and on the website of the Sacramento County Public Law Library.  See https://saclaw.org/



DISCLAIMER: The Santa Barbara County Law Library does not engage in the practice of law, does not provide legal advice and does not perform legal research. Furthermore, the Santa Barbara County Law Library is not responsible for any inaccuracy of legal information found on the world wide web. The library staff strongly recommends that all legal information found on the world wide web be verified through other sources.

 
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Meeting of the Law Library Board of Trustees
Monday, April 3, 2023, 4:40 PM

South County: Judge Anderle's Courtroom, Dept. 3, Santa Barbara Superior Court
1100 Anacapa Street, 1st Floor, Santa Barbara CA

North County: Judge Beebe's Courtroom, Dept. 4, SB Superior Court, Santa Maria
312 East Cook Street, Santa Maria CA


Members of the public who wish to attend the board meeting in person must enter the court complex before 4:30 p.m.,

 when the doors are locked. You will be required to pass through a security gate.

 Both courtrooms will be open to the public at 4:40 p.m. on meeting days.

Or you may attend the meeting via Zoom teleconference at

To join by computer
www.zoom.us ; Meeting ID: 160 477 5408; Passcode: 3420786

To join by cell phone
+1 669 2545252,,1604775408#,,,,*3420786# US (San Jose)
+1 669 216 1590,,1604775408#,,,,*3420786# US (San Jose)

To join by landline, or to manually dial into the meeting,
Dial the number below and, when prompted, enter the meeting ID and password:
+1669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 160 477 5408
Passcode: 3420786

AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
3. Minutes of the Meeting of 6 February 2023, below
4. Income/Expenses for FY 2022/2023 @ 73% elapsed (Income at 77% of projections,
spending year to date is 51% of projections; F und 3760 balance is $813,290.58)
5. Election of Officers for 2023
6. Discussion re COLA/Merit Raise for Full time Staff
7. Status Report re Copier Contract
8. Report re Staffing and Operating Hours in Santa Maria
9. Request to Reschedule June Board Meeting from June 5 to June 12, 2023
10. Other Business/Librarian's Report
11. Next Board Meeting Scheduled for June ___, 2023

 
Meeting details and materials by request to info@countylawlibrary.org

Please also visit the American Association of Law Libraries webpage: www.AALLnet.org