San Francisco Law Libraries
Alameda County Law
Libraries
Contra Costa County
Law Libraries
Marin County Law Libraries
San Mateo County
Law Libraries
Santa Clara County
Law Libraries
Sonoma County Law Libraries
Specialized Libraries and
Collections -- Government Information, Patents & Trademarks,
Civil Liberties
San Francisco Law Libraries
San Francisco Law Library
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 400
San Francisco, California
Hours:
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (415) 554-6821, 6822
Web site: http://www.sfgov.org/sfll/
Catalog & electronic resources: http://sflawlib.ci.sf.ca.us/
Access: This county law library is open to the public.
San Francisco Law Library, Market Street Branch
Monadnock Building
685 Market Street, Room 420
San Francisco, California
Hours:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm, M - TH
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, FRI & SAT
12 noon - 4:00 pm, SUN & most holidays
Tel: (415) 882-9310
Access: This branch of the county law library is open to the
public.
San Francisco Law Library Courthouse Reference Room
400 McAllister St., Rm. 512
San Francisco, California
Hours:
8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M - FRI (Closed 12:30 noon - 1:30 pm)
Tel: (415) 551-3647
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Alameda County Law Libraries
Bernard E. Witkin Alameda County Law Library
125 - 12th Street (at Oak)
Oakland, California
Hours:
8:30 am - 9:00 pm, M - TH
8:30 am - 6:00 pm, FRI
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm, SAT, SUN
Tel: (510) 208-4800 (main number, with menu)
(510) 208-4832 (reference desk)
Web site: http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/law/
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
Alameda County Law Library
South County Branch
224 West Winton Avenue, Room 162
Hayward, California
Hours:
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (510) 670-5230
Access: This county law library is open to the public.
Boalt Hall Law Library
University of California, Berkeley
Bancroft between Piedmont and College Avenues
Berkeley, California
Hours:
8:00 am - midnight, M - TH
8:00 am - 10:00 pm, FRI
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, SAT
10:00 am - midnight, SUN
Tel: (510) 642-4044
Web site: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/library.html
Access: Boalt is generally open to the public, but for access
after 5:00 pm on weekdays,
and at any time on weekends, USF students must present a current
USF ID card.
Boalt Express
Hours:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (510) 642-0950
Fax: (510) 642-9122
Web site:
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/services/bex.html
e-mail: bex@law.berkeley.edu
Boalt Express is a fee-based service for attorneys and law firms.
It provides copies of materials owned by the Boalt Hall Law Library.
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Contra Costa County
Law Libraries
Contra Costa County Public Law Library
Main/Courthouse Branch
1020 Ward Street, 1st Floor
Martinez, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (925) 646-2783
Web site: http://www.cccpllib.org/
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
Contra Costa County Public Law Library
Richmond Branch
100 - 37th Street, 2d Floor
Richmond, California
8:30 am - 4:00 pm, M - FRI (closed 12 noon - 12:30)
Tel: (510) 374-3019
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
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Marin County Law Libraries
Marin County Law Library
20 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 2015 (Ground Floor)
(Across from Marin County Civic Center)
San Rafael, California
Hours:
8:30 am - 9:00 pm, T - TH
8:30 am - 5:00 pm, M & FRI
12 noon - 5:00 pm, SAT, SUN
Tel: (415) 499-6355
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
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San Mateo County Law
Libraries
San Mateo County Law Library
710 Hamilton Street
Redwood City, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 9:00 pm, M - TH
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, FRI
12:00 noon - 4:00 pm, SAT, SUN
Tel: (650) 363-4913
Web site: http://www.smcll.org/
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
San Mateo County Law Library
South San Francisco Branch
1050 Mission Road
South San Francisco, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: [No Phone. Request key from DA's office.]
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Santa Clara County
Law Libraries
Santa Clara County Law Library
360 North First Street
San Jose, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 7:00 pm, M - TH
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, FRI
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, SAT
Tel: (408) 299-3567 (hours/information); (408) 299-3568 (other
calls)
Web site: http://sccll.org/
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
Santa Clara County Law Library
Palo Alto Branch
270 Grant Avenue
(Basement of County Courthouse)
Palo Alto, California
Hours:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
(closed 1:30 - 2:00)
Tel: (650) 324-6529
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
[The Stanford University Law Library is not open to non-Stanford
law students.]
[The Santa Clara University law library is open to USF law
students only by special arrangement. If you need materials at
the Santa Clara University law library, see a reference
librarian at the USF law library for assistance.]
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Sonoma County Law Libraries
Sonoma County Law Library
Hall of Justice, Room 213J
600 Administration Drive
Santa Rosa, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (707) 565-2668
Web site: http://www.sonomacountylawlibrary.org/
Access: this county law library is open to the public.
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Specialized Libraries and Collections
-- Government Information, Patents &Trademarks, Civil Liberties
San Francisco Public Library
Government Information Center
Fifth Floor, Main Library, Civic Center
Larkin and Grove
San Francisco, California
Hours:
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, M
9:00 am - 8:00 pm, T, W, TH
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm, FRI
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, SAT
12 noon - 5:00 pm, SUN
Tel. (Government Information): (415) 557-4500.
Tel. (Main Library): (415) 557-4400
Web site: http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/webroot/librarylocations/main/gic/gic.htm
Access: this library is open to the public.
University of California, Berkeley
Government and Social Science Information
Main Library, 2d Floor
Berkeley, California
Hours:
9:00 am - 10:00 pm, M - TH
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, FRI, SAT
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm, SUN
Reference: 9:00 - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
Tel: (510) 642-2569 Web site:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/
Access: this library is open to the public.
Institute of Governmental Studies
109 Moses Hall
University of California
Berkeley, California
Hours:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, M - FRI
(Reference: 10:00 am - 12 noon & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm)
Tel: (510) 642-1472 Web site:
http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/
Access: this library is open to the public.
Jonsson Library of Government Documents
Green Library, Bing Wing
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Hours:
8:00 am - 9:00 pm, M - TH
8:00 am - 6:00 pm, FRI
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, SAT
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm, SUN
Tel: (650) 723-9372
Web site:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/jonsson/jonsson.html
Access: this library is open to the public.
SCI3 Patent and Trademark Library
(Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention, and Ideas)
Sunnyvale Public Library
665 W. Olive Ave.
Sunnyvale, California
Hours:
10:00 am - 9:00 pm, M - TH
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, FRI & SAT
12:00 noon - 8:00 pm, SUN
Tel: (408) 730-7300
Searches & Document Delivery: Call (408) 730-7289. Usual hours are 8:00 am - 5:00
pm, M - FRI.
Web site: http://www.sci3.com/
Access: this library is open to the public.
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Library
1715 Francisco Street
Berkeley, California
Hours:
9:00 am - 6:00 pm, M - FRI, by appointment only.
Tel: (510) 848-0599
Web site: http://www.sfsu.edu/~mclicfc
Archives at Berkeley's Bancroft Library:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/meiklejohn/project.html
Access: prospective users must call ahead to make an appointment.
