We know that many of you rely on the law library’s collection of print materials and that the closure of our physical buildings due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially difficult for you. We hear you! Since we have been working remotely, we have missed our books, too! So, we have been working on…

Update March 14, 2020: Starting Monday, March 16th, both law library locations will be closed to the public due in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We have cancelled all legal clinics and lectures per the San Diego County Health and Human Services Guidelines.   The public can also access many legal resources from home…

Law Day is one of our favorite days because we get to host the Law Day Free Legal Clinic in Vista with our friends, the North County Bar Association and the San Diego County Library, Vista Branch.   Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to postpone our annual Law Day clinic that…

Message from Law Library Director John Adkins March 30, 2020   Thank you for supporting the Law Library’s efforts to protect our patrons and staff from potential coronavirus infection by closing our doors on March 16. At that time we announced the intention to reopen on April 6.   We follow the Superior Court’s lead…

Your safety is our priority. Under the San Diego County’s Public Health Officer’s guidance, both the Downtown and North County locations of the San Diego Law Library will be closed to the public as of Monday, March 16, 2020.   In order to continue to provide legal services to our patrons, we are working behind…

SDLL may be temporarily closed, but we still have plenty of information available online to assist you with your legal research needs!   A great place to start your legal research is our Self-Help Center. The Self-Help Center consolidates information on our most frequently requested legal issues. Each topic has a collection of library-created guides,…

We have partnered with the Oceanside Public Library and the Oceanside Cultural District for a special encore screening of the award-winning documentary “Tribal Justice” with special guest the Honorable Claudette White of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, who is featured in the film.   The documentary follows three individuals as their cases make…

Topic: Know the Law: Identity Theft & Credit Card Scams Date: Thursday, March 26th Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm Location: San Diego County Public Library, Vista Branch Cost: FREE Register: Here   Have you had your identity stolen, or are you worried that someone could be fraudulently using your identity RIGHT NOW?   At this…

Topic: Small Business Basics Date: Tuesday, March 10 Time: 2:00 to 4:30 pm Location: Encinitas Community Center Cost: FREE Register Here     Have you had a great business idea bouncing around in the back of your mind? Do you want to learn what it would take to make your small business dream a reality?…

It is not too late to register for Thursday’s Know the Law! lecture on Landlord/Tenant Law! This FREE community program will take place at the Vista Branch of the San Diego County Library from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, and will cover the new rental laws in California.   This program will be lead by…