Library News: 

Special Announcement
Congratulations to our
Board of Trustees President
Kurt Melchior

Who received The Award for Advocacy from The Northern California Association of Law Libraries for his service to the greater legal community and his advocacy for law libraries, particularly in his role as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco County Law Library. We truly appreciate his dedication and passion to access to justice and the San Francisco Law Library... Thank you, Kurt, and Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) for recognizing him with this wonderful honor!

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and in response to the City & County of San Francisco’s Shelter in Place Order, the San Francisco Law Library is closed. Public libraries are included in Phase 3 of the San Francisco plan. We await guidance from Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor London Breed.

The public can access limited library reference services and resources via email to sfll.reference@sfgov.org.

General questions and inquiries can be directed to sflawlibrary@sfgov.org.

Please note: all checked out materials will now be due when the library reopens. Please check back here for updates on reopening.

Check this website for updates: https://sflawlibrary.org/.

Full text remote access to Fastcase on our database page provides access to state and federal law documents including federal bankruptcy, tax courts, U.S. Supreme Court, federal district and courts of appeal cases as well as federal and state statutes and regulations.

To access click the above link or go to gateway.fastcase.com and enter user name = SFLawLibrary & password = fastcase

SFLL Resources Available to You From Home - Download PDF Here

Vendor-sponsored database access
(requires user self-registration for limited access):

Lexis Patron Relief Access Program:

We continue to partner with LexisNexis during our closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to continue providing access to library patrons remotely during this crisis.  
 
If you cannot otherwise conduct legal research you are welcome to register for a one-time  Lexis Advance® ID at https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/pa-access.page. This ID will be good until for 30 days or until October 31, 2020.  This ID will be delivered to you within one business day and allows you to conduct research on the cases, codes, and secondary resources needed for their legal work and research.
 
If your research needs extend beyond 30 days or if you have already used your 30 day free  period then please call 1-888-AT-LEXIS to discuss personalized plan options. 

Our COVID-19 Libguide links to guides, resources, and help related to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis and will be updated as we become aware of new resources.