YORK REGION LAW LIBRARY

The Joseph Vale Memorial Library is owned and operated by the York Region Law Association through an elected Board of Directors and its Library Committee. Funding is derived from annual membership fees with the addition of grants from the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Law Foundation of Ontario and the Ministry of the Attorney General.
   The Library is located at:

Newmarket Courthouse
50 Eagle Street West, 3rd floor
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 6B1
Telephone: (905) 895-2018
Toll Free: 1-866-221-8864
Lounge: (905) 895-1559
Fax: (905) 853-7678
E-mail: bdykstra@yorklaw.ca

USE OF LIBRARY
The Court House Library and its services are for the use of paid-up Lawyers of the LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA.

HOURS OF OPERATION
The Library is staffed from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

AFTER HOUR ACCESS (24 HOUR ACCESS INCLUDING EVENING, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS)
After hour access is available to paid up members of the York Region Law Association. YRLA photo ID is required for after hour entry.

LIBRARY STAFF
Betty Dykstra (Librarian)
Pat MacPhee (Library Assistant)
Staff

BORROWING 
The YRLA Library is a circulating library. All borrowed materials must be signed out using the circulation cards provided in the front of most books. When a card is not available please advise the library staff. This includes materials borrowed for use in the Barrister`s Lounge.

FOR COURT USE
Borrowed on a daily basis; must not be left in courtrooms.

FOR OFFICE USE
Materials may be borrowed for one week.

DOCUMENT DELIVERY (Inter-Library Loans)
LibraryCo has established free document delivery service between its libraries. We can also get you material from practically any item you can find listed on the online catalogue. The participating libraries will either make copies of the section you need or lend the actual book to us for you to review for a week. LibraryCo covers the cost of the courier to acquire these items.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

• Photocopier
• Facsimile
• TV/VCR/DVD
• Eight user computers are available for the following electronic products.
• Accessible through the Tool Kit
• Criminal Spectrum (Canada Law Book)
•  LexisNexis QUICKLAW Platform, no password required, easy to use
•  WestlaweCARSWELL

OTHER ELECTRONIC SERVICES AVAILABLE

• Word
• E-mail (library@yorklaw.ca )(access from the Desktop using Window\\\`s Live Mail)
• DIVORCEmate SUMmate Insurance Estimator (access from Desktop)
• CHECKmate(access from Desktop)

 The library staff will be pleased to assist and train members on the electronic research products.

"NEW" RATES
Photocopying self service $0.30/pg
Photocopying (caselaw from the reports) by staff $0.60/pg
Operating within the guidelines of the Copyright Act. A copy of the guidelines are available beside the photocopier for members and staff to refer to.

Facsimile Transmission        $0.30/pgLocal
Facsimile Transmission        $0.60/pgLong Distance
 

The staff of the York Region Law Association Library cannot provide legal advice or research to members of the public directly. The York Region Law Association Library is a private library for the use of Lawyers of the Law Society of Upper Canada only. For information of finding legal help in Ontario please try the Bora Laskin Law Library\\\`s Guide to Finding Legal Help in Ontario, or search for a lawyer practicing in York Region using the membership directory on this website.
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