The Law Library, the Family Court Help Center, and the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County are closed today December 31, 2021 for the New Year’s Holiday. The Law Library will reopen on Monday, January 3, 2022. Except on Court Holidays, the library is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Happy New Year!
The Law Library, the Family Court Help Center, and the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County are closed today December 24, 2021 for the Christmas Holiday. The Law Library will reopen on Monday, December 27, 2021. Except on Court Holidays, the library is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The Anne Arundel County government website has a COVID home test kit locater page listing where you can pick up a free COVID home test kit. Locations in Anne Arundel County include the Annapolis Exchange, Baymeadow Parking Lot, Maryland Live! Casino and Hotel, Westfield Annapolis Mall, Arundel Mills Mall, Anne Arundel County Public Libraries, Anne Arundel County Fire Department, Arundel County Police Department and Anne Arundel County Government Offices. The page provides location information and updates to indicate when sites are out of kits.
Although the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library is a public library it is not part of the public library system that is distributing the test kits.
While it’s in no way new to the library, our FAQs webpage can now be found in our catalog. For those who have never seen it, the FAQs page provides links to our comprehensive resource pages on the most frequently asked-about topics (See the page on bankruptcy, for an example). Each individual resource page also has a new record in our catalog for those who want to search under specific topics.
These pages provide links to statutes, videos, free articles for the layperson, forms, and bibliographies of relevant print resources in the library. If you need help figuring out which resources to start with on the list, we at the law library can point you to those that would be most helpful and relevant to your situation.
Steve Migdal, Jack Paltell and Leonard Englander were the Lawyers in the Library for December. They assisted 11 people with issues such as unemployment, breach of contract, wills and estates, deed change, neighbor issues and personal injury. The program is not held the last two weeks in December so the Lawyer in the Library is done for 2021.
The law library provides information to those that sign-up to speak to the attorney so that are better prepared for their session. Examples of FAQs that can be sent include the Wills and Estates FAQ and the Deeds FAQ. The People’s Law Library of Maryland is another good source of information for those seeking help with a legal problem. This month we sent links to Unemployment Benefits – Appealing a Denial, Problems with Neighbors FAQ and Solving Disputes with Neighbors. This information sent is also shared with the attorney so that they are aware of resources and referrals.
The Lawyer in the Library will return on January 5, 2022. “Ask a
Lawyer in the Library” is held every Wednesday of the month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and on the third Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (except for the last two weeks in December). You can talk with a volunteer
lawyer for at least 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free. All sessions are now conducted over Zoom or by phone.
This program is sponsored by Anne Arundel County Local Pro Bono Committee,Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, and the Anne Arundel Bar Association. It is hosted by the Anne Arundel County Public Library.
Register online here orcall the law library for help. Once you have registered, you will be sent a link to an intake sheet. Instructions for meeting with the attorney will be sent once the intake is competed.
Contact the library if you have questions: (phone) 410-222-1387 or
(email) AALawLibrarian@mdcourts.gov
It is tough navigating the court system. There are fees, deadlines, jargon, forms, paperwork, hearings, and many other details to remember. What is a lawyer-less litigant to do?
To help SRLs (self-represented litigants) keep themselves organized and get help navigating the legal process, Civil Justice and the Maryland Judiciary, with A2J Tech, have partnered to create the Maryland Justice Passport, a free online tool that allows participants to scan and upload their documents, share those documents with legal service providers, set up timelines and reminders, learn about legal topics, and connect with legal aid organizations. Litigants can use the Passport as an app on their smartphone or at the website.
Interested litigants can sign-up online, and can receive help with the process here at the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library.
This month, attorneys Steve Migdal and Jack Paltell, provided seven hours of brief legal advice to eleven people on issues such as medical record privacy, changing a deed, contracts and consumer complaints.
“Ask a Lawyer in the Library” is held every Wednesday of the month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and on the third Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (except for the last two weeks in December). You can talk with a volunteer lawyer for at least 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free.
This program is sponsored by Anne Arundel County Local Pro Bono Committee, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, and the Anne Arundel Bar Association. It is hosted by the Anne Arundel County Public Library.
Register online here or call the law library for help. Once you have registered, you will be sent a link to an intake sheet. Instructions for meeting with the attorney will be sent once the intake is competed.
Contact the library if you have questions: (phone) 410-222-1387 or (email) AALawLibrarian@mdcourts.gov
The Law Library, the Family Court Help Center, and the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County are closed today November 25, 2021 and tomorrow, November 26, 2021 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Law Library will reopen on Monday, November 29, 2021. Except on Court Holidays, the Library is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
This article, Congress Establishes Thanksgiving, at the National Archives website describes how Thanksgiving became a holiday.
The law library has added updated Microsoft manuals to the collection. Although it is easy to find answers to many Microsoft application problems with a simple Google search, it is also nice to have a manual on hand so that you can go through the problem with the instructions on your desk especially for those without two screens or a large screen. These manuals also answer the questions you did not know to ask, allowing you to expand your knowledge to make better use of these applications.
Microsoft Word 2016 : step by step / by Joan Lambert. (REF MS Z52.5.M52 L35 2015)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 : step by step / Joan Lambert. (REF MS T385 .L339 2015)
Mastering Microsoft Teams : end user guide to practical usage, collaboration, and governance / Melissa Hubbard, Matthew J. Bailey. (REF MS HF5548.4.M5265 H83 2018)
Microsoft SharePoint 2016 : step by step / Olga Londer, Penelope Coventry. (REF MS TK5105.875.I6 L6643 2016)
Excel 2016 bible / written by John Walkenbach. (REF MS HF5548.4.M523 W344896 2016)
Access 2016 bible / Michael Alexander, Dick Kusleika. (REF MS QA76.9.D3 A493 2016)
The Anne Arundel County Public Law Library has published its FY2021 Annual Report. The report provides a picture of library use, programs, resources, services, staff and finances. The strategic plan with goals and actions taken is included.
The effects of COVID on library services and how the library responded to the challenges, including how the library downsized and moved last fall, are detailed.
Reports from previous years can be found here.
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