Yes. The Law Library offers a number of opportunities for those interested in volunteering. You can go to the Law Library website page and read the paragraph 'Volunteer Opportunities'

Yes. Attorneys may make photocopies utilizing our honors system. Photocopies and prints are 10¢ per page.

Yes. Attorneys may print from the Library's patron workstations. When Library staff members are available, the attorney can pay them for prints. When no staff members are available, prints can be paid for on the honors system utilizing a change box located by the printer/copier.  Registered attorneys also have the option of recording the number of prints made on the log sheet located on the table next to the printer/copier for monthly invoicing.  Prints and photocopies are 10¢ per page.

No. The Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library is a non-circulating library. All Law Library materials must remain in the Library.

Yes. Photocopies are 10¢ per page.

Members of the general public have access to printing/copying at 10 cents/page. Please see staff for assistance.

It depends on where you live and where you work.If you live in Douglas County, but your office is elsewhere in Kansas, then you do not need to complete the registration.If you live in Douglas County, but your office is in another state, then you do need to complete the registration.If you do not live in Douglas County, but your office is in Douglas County, then you do need to complete the registration.

Contact information for the Douglas County Bar Association can be found on their website.

Public Defenders are appointed to represent criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney on felony criminal cases. The Kansas Holistic Defenders are appointed to represent criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney on misdemeanor criminal cases.  Sometimes other attorneys are appointed to represent criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.  If you are a criminal defendant and cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney for you at your first court appearance.

The codified ordinances of Baldwin City can be found in the Code of the City of Baldwin City, Kansas, available on-line. Information on the ordinances of Eudora can be found in the Code of the City of Eudora, Kansas, available on-line.

The codified resolutions governing Douglas County can be found in the Douglas County Code, available on-line and in hard copy in the Law Library.

The Law Library is on the first floor of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street, in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. Come in the public entrance on the west side of the building that faces the old Court House. After going through the security checkpoint, proceed through the glass doors to the left of the elevators and down the hall until another hall opens to your right. Go down that hall and the Law Library is located on your left just before reaching the double glass doors. 

By statute, Law Library registration must be renewed annually by payment of the annual Law Library Registration Fee, "on or before January 15 of each year."

You must have completed the Law Library registration process in order to be eligible to be issued a key to the Law Library.  After you have completed your initial registration, inform Law Library Manager that you want a Law Library key issued to you. You will be provided with a Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Application Packet. Read the Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Policy contained in the packet and then complete the Law Library Key Authorization Form from the packet.

No. K.S.A. 20-3126(c) states in part: “...All attorneys required to register, except those employed solely as public defenders by the state board of indigents' defense services, shall pay to the clerk at the time of registering an annual registration fee....”  You must still fill out the Law Library registration form, but no fees will be assessed.  

Inform the Law Library Manager that you wish to have a Law Library key – the Manager will provide you with a Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Application Packet. Read the Michael J.

Yes. As a courtesy, the Board of Trustees has authorized the issuing of Law Library keys to attorneys from outside of Douglas County who are not otherwise required to register for the Law Library. 

Yes. The Douglas County Law Library shall allow, as a courtesy, temporary access to the law library during court business hours for visiting attorneys who are not registered or otherwise entitled by statute or law library policy.Each Administrative Assistant of the seven divisions of the district court shall have a library key to check out to visiting attorneys to provide them temporary access to the Law Library.

Complete registration instructions and form are in the “Join and Renew Registration” section of our web page. 

Yes. The Law Library is open to anyone and everyone during public hours which are Tuesdays from 8:30am-3:00pm, and Wednesdays/Thursdays from 8:30am-12:30pm.

Yes. Westlaw can be accessed through each of the Library’s patron workstations. In addition, Bradley Software for parenting and child custody cases is available on one of the workstations.

No. All public patrons have access to all of the printed and electronic resources in the Law Library including Westlaw.

If a key is lost or stolen, you must notify the Law Library Manager/staff immediately upon discovery of the loss. During normal business hours, call the Law Library Manager at (785) 838-2477.   After normal business hours, notify the Sheriff's Office by calling (785) 841-0007.

Please see the Law Library Manager to report your missing Library key card.   There will be a $25.00 reissuing fee charged to replace the key. After you have paid the reissuing fee, the Law Library Manager will provide you with a Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Application Packet. Read the Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Policy contained in the packet.

No. Answering legal questions is considered to be giving legal advice. Library staff members are prohibited from giving legal advice in any form at any time. An attorney should be consulted to answer your legal questions.