| ABOUT THE LAW LIBRARY |
Main Branch - Martinez Established in 1893, The Contra Costa County Public Law Library's mission is "to provide all members of the community access to research materials to aid in understanding and preserving legal rights." The library operates as a separate entity from its county government and receives no general appropriations from the county. However, the county does provide quarters for the law library. Funding is derived from a portion of court filing fees supplemented by fees charged for photocopies and other services. The law library is governed by sections 6300 through 6365 of the California Business and Professions Code. The law library has an up-to-date, balanced collection of over 35,000 print volumes and non-print material, 7 public computer workstations in Martinez and 3 in Richmond with access to Westlaw and HeinOnline databases. The collection is arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system, searchable through an online catalog. Topics covered in the collection include: Bankruptcy
David Del Simone Memorial Law Library The Richmond Branch is located in Room 237 on the second floor of the George D. Carroll Courthouse. With a collection of over 8,600 volumes and public computer workstations, the library's major focus is California law. Some Federal materials are also available. Topics covered in the collection include:
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