The mission of the Wyoming State Law Library is to serve the Wyoming judiciary, members of the Wyoming State Bar Association, the Wyoming Legislature and the public by acquiring and maintaining appropriate legal resources that contribute to the process of providing just and timely resolution of all matters before the courts. Fulfillment of this mission requires timely, adequate, accessible and effective resources that meet the current and future needs of the courts and library patrons.
Address:
2301 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307. 777.7509 |
Email: library@courts.state.wy.us
The Wyoming State Law Library reserves the right to deny check-out privileges to any individual whose account is not in good standing. Public Policies are listed below:
The Wyoming State Law Library is wheelchair accessible. Deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired citizens can receive assistance in calling the Wyoming State Law Library by contacting Wyoming Relay at 711. When possible, the Wyoming State Law Library will provide visually impaired patrons with alternative-format materials.
To borrow books from the Wyoming State Law Library, you must be an employee of the Wyoming Supreme Court, a member of the Wyoming State Bar or Judiciary, a Wyoming state employee, or have a valid WYLD library card. Individuals without check-out privileges can request materials through inter-library loan. There’s a five-item checkout limit, and users are responsible for replacing lost or damaged items.
The Wyoming State Law Library employs a small staff of reference librarians. Reference assistance is strictly limited to location of resources. No member of the State Law Library staff will interpret materials. No member of the State Law Library staff will provide legal advice. Any materials referenced by the State Law Library staff are intended as potential sources of information and are not warranted to supply definitive answers.
All inmate correspondence must be relayed through the correctional facility’s librarian or, if the facility has no librarian, through a correctional staff member. No direct correspondence from inmates will be accepted by the Wyoming State Law Library. Fulfillment of requests rests solely in the discretion of the Wyoming State Law Library staff.
Whether you're part of Wyoming’s legal community or a member of the public, the Wyoming State Law Library offers access to a wide range of legal resources. Here’s what you need to know about who’s eligible for a card and how to get one.
Whether you're part of Wyoming’s legal community or a member of the public, the Wyoming State Law Library offers access to a wide range of legal resources. Here’s what you need to know about who’s eligible for a card and how to get one.
The Wyoming State Law Library will create library cards for employees of the Wyoming Supreme Court, members of the Wyoming State or Federal Judiciary, members of the Wyoming State Bar Association, members or staff of the Wyoming Legislature and employees of a Wyoming State agency or department.
Other members of the public may use a WYLD library card issued by a Wyoming county library to check out materials at the Wyoming State Law Library.
To obtain a library card from the Wyoming State Law Library you will need to bring in a current state or federal issued ID, or a Wyoming State Bar Association card. You will also need to provide current contact information.
Yes. You can still check out materials if we can verify that you have an account.
The Wyoming State Law Library reserves the right to deny check-out privileges to any individual whose account is not in good standing with any participating WYLD libraries.
Replacement cards can be made free of charge if a State Law Library card is misplaced or lost. In the event you lose your card please notify the Wyoming State Law Library as soon as possible.
The Law Library began as a department within the State Library in 1951 (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-195 (1957)). Although technically, legal materials were being collected as far back as 1871 when the Territorial Library was created, the State Library housed and controlled all aspects of the law library. The law library remained under the State Library’s direction for almost 30 years until March 5, 1980, when the law library was separated from the State Library and officially named the State Law Library (1980 Wyo. Sess. Laws 27). This separation resulted from House Bill 115, sponsored by Representative Walter Urbigkit, who later became Justice Urbigkit. Upon passage of the bill, the law library department was removed from the control of the State Librarian and placed under the supervision of the Wyoming Supreme Court (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-501 (1980)).
Today, the State Law Library remains under the administration of the Wyoming Supreme Court and expenditures incurred by the Law Library are under the direct supervision of the justices of the Supreme Court (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-2-501 (2015)).
