Law Library - Minnesota State Law Library

Provides legal information services to the community. Services include:

• Access to legal materials, federal government documents, including self-help materials

• Legal clinics

• Library staff available to answer questions, locate materials, and provide assistance with using the library's resources. Library staff cannot provide services that might be interpreted as the authorized practice of law, such as locating relevant cases, interpreting statues, or giving legal advice.

• Online information, including searches for library materials, links to county law libraries, and answers to frequently asked questions

• Referrals to legal service organizations offering free or low-cost legal advice

• Under an inter-agency agreement with the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the Outreach Services Department provides law library services to inmates incarcerated in Minnesota. Law Librarians conduct regularly scheduled visits to eight correctional facilities to meet with inmates. Inmates can write or call for legal information between visits.

09/26/2025