Founded in 1879, the Middlesex Law Association Library serves almost 800 members and is one of finest County Law Libraries in Ontario, both in terms of premises and collection size. The library is administered by an elected Board of Trustees and owes its success to continued support from both current and honourary members. The library's primary patrons are Class L1 and L2 LSUC members, the judiciary, courthouse staff and is not open to members of the public. The Mayer Lerner Lounge is accessible through the library and contains lounge seating plus a boardroom table, tv and vcr, and a kitchenette attached to it. The lounge can be reserved by completing an application form available from the librarians.

Hours of Operation:
The library is staffed Monday to Friday from 8:30-4:30 and open to Class L1 and L2 LSUC members, their staff and articling students. After-hours access is arranged by signing in at the security desk on the main floor and Association members may purchase an access card for $20.00.

Reference and Information Services
Experienced librarians are available to answer reference questions, advise on research strategy, and provide assistance in locating and using library resources. Assistance can be obtained in person, by phone at 519-679-7046, by fax 519-672-5917, or email.  We can also be reached by phone toll-free at 1-866-556-5570 or through our MLA Chat Reference service, MLAChat.

The Print Collection
The collection is listed in the online catalogue, advoCAT, which can be accessed through the icon on the desktop of each workstation in the library or via our association website at http://www.middlaw.on.ca . Texts and government documents are shelved together in subject order using the Library of Congress classification scheme. A list of recent uncatalogued titles is available in print and these books are displayed in the front area of the library.

Law Reports
Canadian federal, provincial and subject reports from pre-Confederation to the present.
British reports and finding aids, including historical and current collection.

Texts
- 1,700 Canadian, British and U.S. titles 
- over 50 looseleaf services from all major Canadian publishers
- selected Canada and Ontario Law Reform Commission reports

Periodicals
- 55 periodical titles and a periodicals index

Legislation
- all up-to-date statutes and regulations from Canada and Ontario.
- current and historical statutes from all Canadian jurisdictions and Great Britain

Reference
- forms, precedents and dictionaries 
- Criminal Codes and Rules of Civil Procedure

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