Law Library Move

The Law Library is going to be starting the major packing for its move starting next week. As a result, we are going to have to stop lending the types of materials which will need to be packed for storage. This includes reporters, law reviews, non-Wyoming state statutes, historic CFR's and Federal Registers. We are also asking that if you currently have any of these materials checked out, that you please return them as soon as possible. These materials will rejoin the collection when the renovation is complete.

For the moment, we will still lend treatises, ALR's and any of the materials which we will be taking with us to our temporary home at the Hathaway Building (2300 Capitol Avenue). We will be able to pack around them if they are checked out. However, once we actually start to pack these items, we will need to stop all check-out until we reopen in our temporary home. The library will only have access to electronic materials at that point. We will not be able to open boxes to find and get what you want.

We also anticipate that the library will need to close entirely starting October 1, 2006 to allow the staff to get ready for the actual move (pack offices, etc.). However, if you need reference assistance, you can still contact us. We will do what we can to provide you with directions to where you might be able to locate the information you are seeking.

If the move goes as planned, we should open again at the Hathaway location in early November. If it does not go as scheduled, we may reopen in our current location to at least provide access to our electronic materials. The computers will be the last thing disconnected and moved. We will keep you informed as the move progresses.

When we reopen at the Hathaway Building, we will have access to almost everything we currently have in the collection. The difference will be that in many instances, the access will be by electronic means. If we do not have what you want on hand, we have contacts and will to try to borrow it for you. All you need to do is ask.

We will have actual access to:

• Federal and state case law (accessible via free public in-library access Westlaw)


• Law reviews (accessible via free public in-library access Westlaw or HeinOnline)


• Law review indexes (1980 - present)


• Practice-oriented treatises (legal history & philosophy of law treatises will be in storage)


• Annotated state codes for Wyoming and surrounding states (other states will be accessible via free public in-library access Westlaw)


• Wyoming legislative history materials (one set each of session laws, bills & digests)


• Statutes at Large


• CFR's (Current set in paper, historic sets via Westlaw or HeinOnline)


• Federal Register (accessible via HeinOnline)


• ALR's


• CJS & AmJur 2d


• Current Decennial, General, Pacific, Federal, and Wyoming Digests


• Words & Phrases


• USCS & USCA


• Restatements


• AmJur Legal Forms & AmJur Pleading and Practice Forms

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Kathy Carlson
Wyoming State Law Library
Supreme Court Building
2301 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7187
Fax: (307) 777-7240
E-Mail: kcarlson@courts.state.wy.us