According to Pennsylvania law, each county shall provide resources to maintain a law library open to the public as part of its judicial center. As the only legal research facility in the county, the Law Library serves the needs of our Court of Common Pleas and other county offices, and also provides assistance to local attorneys, students, representatives from business and industry, the general public, and handles referrals and inquiries from other libraries in the county.
Every effort is made to provide comfortable facilities and quality, up-to date materials.
The Library's collection consists of over 20,000 volumes and is supplemented by computer assisted legal research, inter-library loan and other networking services, providing access to a wide variety of materials. Assistance is provided in locating and using library materials, however, legal advise is not available. In addition to services available to the general public, Westmoreland Bar Association members are permitted to borrow books and use the Law Library after hours, by special arrangement. Please give us a call. As new electronic legal materials become more affordable, the Law Library will replace or enhance the traditional book format with new products.