Our Mission
California Business & Professions Code Section 6360
A law library established under this chapter shall be free to
the judiciary, to state and county officials, to members of the
State Bar, and to all residents of the county, for the examination of
books and other publications at the library or its branches.
Since our founding in 1874, our mission had remain the same, to empower our residents to do their own legal research. We are open to general public.
San Jose Main branch
Address
360 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95113-1004
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Phone Number
Please read disclaimer or listen to recorded message at (408)299-3567 first before you call us. (Main phone number provided at the linked location or end of recorded message.)
Public Transportation
The Law Library is one and a half blocks north of the VTA St. James station for light rail and Express 180/181 bus.
The Law Library is also served by VTA bus route 65, 66, 72, 73, and 82. Please contact VTA at (408) 321-2300 for further routes and schedule information.
Parking
The Law Library has a parking lot with 30 slots, free for library patron use while visit the law library. First come, first served.
Please consult
this link for nearby parking options, in case our parking lot is full.
Visitors who park in the library patron parking lot are required to register their vehicles in library foyer.
Violators will be towed at owner's expense.
Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Thursday:
8 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Friday:
8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Saturday:
10 A.M. to 5 P.M. during Summer (Daylight Saving Time)
9 A.M. to 4 P.M. before and after Daylight Saving Time
Between March 14th, 2010 and
November 7th, 2010, the Law Library will be on Summer Hour(10 A.M. to 5 P.M.) on
Saturdays.
- Circulation desk and computer terminals shutdown 15 minutes before
closing.
- Copiers room close 10 minutes before closing.
- We lock the enterance doors 5 minutes before closing time.
- New borrower registration are processed up to 30 minutes before closing.
Holidays
As a special district seperated from both county government and superior court, we are currently not affected by the monthly
court closure day.
We are closed on all court holiday, except
Lincoln's Birthday. When holiday falls on Monday or Friday, we may also
close on Saturday. Please call for recorded information at (408)299-3567.
The Law Library will be closed on Saturday, May 29th thru Monday, May 31st, 2010 in observance of Memorial Day long weekend.
The Law Library will be closed Saturday, July 3rd thru Monday, July 5th, 2010 in observance of Independence Day long weekend.
North County Palo Alto Branch
The Branch had been shutdown as of July 1st, 2008. Thanks for the memory.
Last Modified:
Friday, May 21st, 2010.