There are 15 Trial Court Law Libraries located across Massachusetts to serve the courts, attorneys, and the public. They provide free legal reference services and legal research assistance to all: the public, the legal community, and the courts. They lend most books, videos, discs, etc for 14 days. Here you can access: state and federal laws & cases, electronic databases for legal research, legal forms, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hampden Law Library<\/a>, located at 50 State St, is the branch that serves Springfield. They’re open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can’t visit in person, they have a lot of ways to connect:<\/p>\n\n\n The Trial Court Law Libraries have compiled guides to help you get started with your legal research. They’re arranged by topic, and there 190+ guides for business, disability rights, gender identity, marriage & divorce, privacy, estate planning, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each page lists information and links to court forms used for each of the topics covered. Pressing the button below will take you to a page of the most frequently used legal guides. You can also browse all the guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nText 866-885-6277
\nEmail lawlibraries@jud.state.ma.us<\/a>
\nUse their online chat service<\/a>
\nJoin a Zoom meeting<\/a>, available every weekday at 1-2pm<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nLegal guides by topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n