Virtual Tour of the Law Library | Cleveland Law Library

PICTURE TOUR OF THE CLEVELAND LAW LIBRARY

Welcome To The Cleveland Law Library Located On The 4th Floor Of The Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Courthouse Follow the Slideshow for a Virtual Guided Tour or Check Out this Video

Cleveland Law Library Guided Tour

Front Desk of the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library's Front Desk serves dual functions as both a reference and circulation desk where members can find information, ask for assistance, and check out or return books. Staff offices are located directly behind the Front Desk for the convenience of patrons.

Cleveland Law Library Ready-Reference Desk shelved with materials and decorated for Independence Day — The Law Library's Ready-Reference Desk houses court rules, legal dictionaries, citators, and other commonly used reference tools. This desk is also where staff display new books of interest to the legal community and check in attendees for in-person CLE programs, legal clinics and book discussions.

Ohio Law Reviews & Journals on shelves in the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library supports Ohio Legal scholarship by continuing to purchase Ohio law reviews and journals.

Audio-Visual Collection at the Cleveland Law Library with black shelves filled with video tapes — The Law Library's Audio-Visual collection is ideally customized for trial practitioners.

wall monitor displayed at the Cleveland Law Library showing a message that states Welcome to the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library's wall monitor displays information about all of the Law Library's services and programs.

computer and printer open for public use at the Cleveland Law Library with a green wooden chair — Every Wednesday, members of the public are welcome to browse the Law Library's print collection on-site and use this public access Kiosk to conduct online legal research.

cabinet display class decorated for Independence Day at the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library showcases special exhibits in this display cabinet.

information rack with yellow, blue and other colored paper documents at the Cleveland Law Library — This information rack holds print copies of the Law Library's policies and brochures.

old wooden entrance to the Main Room 404 called the Arthur W. Fiske reading room at the Cleveland Law Library — This entrance takes you into the Law Library's Main Reading Room, which was named after Arthur W. Fiske, who served as the Law Library Director for 42 years during a period of extensive growth in the Library's collection and services.

four patron only computers on a wooden work desk in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library provides 4 patron terminals that are reserved for Members who wish to conduct their own legal research. The Law Library provides Members with free access to many legal research databases, including Lexis, Westlaw, Ohio Capitol Connection and HeinOnline. The Law Library also provides word processing capabilities so that members can use the Law Library as a second office.

new books and other materials shelved on a small black shelf next to the patron computers in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library's collection of new books and law reviews is located next to the patron computers. The Law Library's collection of federal materials is located further into the Main Room

Frize of a New England Town Meeting by Max Bohm displayed in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library — The breadth and scope of the Law Library's subject matter collection surrounds and frames a beautiful frieze of a New England Town Meeting by the artist, Max Bohm.

Lines of antique wooden tables and green library shelves in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library — The grandeur of the Law Library's Main Reading Room can be seen in antique wooden tables where patrons can pull up a chair and read or browse research materials from the shelves. The Main Room is also the perfect place to plug in a laptop and utilize free, wireless Internet access.

suspnded east balcony of the Cleveland Law Library's Main Reading Room — The suspended balconies in the Law Library's Main Room contain archival Ohio materials and specialty collections of English and Canadian materials.

suspnded west balcony of the Cleveland Law Library's Main Reading Room — The suspended balconies in the Law Library's Main Room contain archival Ohio materials and specialty collections of English and Canadian materials.

green shelves filled with Ohio legal research materials in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library — The Law Library maintains an extensive collection of Ohio legal research materials.

hallway of collection of law reviews and journals leading to conference rooms in the Cleveland Law Library — Patrons may browse The Law Library's print collection of law reviews and journals, almost all of which are also available through online databases that the Law Library purchases.

conference room with a table and twelve chairs — Law Library Members may reserve Conference Room No. 1, which seats 12 people comfortably, for meetings and depositions.

conference room with a round table, four red chairs and a leather couch — Law Library Members may reserve Conference Room No. 2 (seats 4) for smaller meetings.

conference room with a brown oval table, computer with the desktop displayed and four chairs — Law Library Members may reserve Conference Room No. 3 (seats 6) for meetings or depositions. This room includes a fully functional desktop PC.

office space with six tables on wheels and a whiteboard — In honor of the Law Library's 150th Anniversary, staff transformed this room from a hub for historical CD-ROM research into a brand-new Technology Center equipped with tech tables and high-speed Wi-Fi access. For fun, this room doubled as an Escape Room during the Law Library's 150th Anniversary celebrations.