Class recorded August 17, 2023
 
Designed for public librarians, this class is the first of a two-part series intended to provide you with a basic skillset to address legal questions at a public library reference desk. Together with the second video in this series, Legal Research on the Internet, you will learn about an array of free and authoritative legal information to assist your patrons. The focus of this video is the legal reference interview, LA Law Library’s educational and public interest programming, and an overview of resources your users can access for free from LA Law Library’s site, including Nolo Press’s legal self-help guides on the EBSCO Legal Information Reference Center (LIRC). To help you put your new skills into use, you will also be guided through two hypothetical reference interactions.
 
This class will cover:

• The day-to-day duties of an LA Law Library reference librarian
• The Library’s various course offerings
• The difference between on-demand and in-person/live classes
• Different features on the Library’s Classes & Events page
• Assisting public library patrons with legal questions

Presented by: Daniel Hayes, Legal Education Librarian, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/).

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.