Public Hours

The George W. Hopper Law Library will reopen for the fall semester on Monday, August 19.

Our public hours for the fall are as follows:

Monday - Friday	8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday (starting Sat Sept 7)	12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 

Special Hours:

August 31 - September 2, 2024	CLOSED
November 27 - December 1, 2024	CLOSED

 

 

 We close on school holidays. Check this webpage for the most current information.

We close on school holidays. Check our the Hopper Law Library's main page for updates.

Feel free to contact us with reference questions via email: lawref@uwyo.edu

 

UW Law Library Access and Services

The law library collection includes 206,120 treatises, microfiche, law reviews, federal and state statutes, administrative decisions, digests, looseleafs, citators, encyclopedias, reporters, and audio-visual resources.  It is open to the general public. A guide to locating materials in the library is available.

Any Wyoming resident may check out treatises.  Registering as a borrower is free and requires a form of picture ID.  Our circulating collection checks out for four weeks.   Renewals can be done over the telephone at (307)766-2210 or through the online catalog.

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Computer access to the Internet is available throughout the library. Computers for students are available for word processing, email, and CALI exercises.  The student lounge houses an email bar for quick access from the classrooms.

Full access to Westlaw and Lexis is restricted to those users who have their own password.  Incoming students are all assigned passwords during the first few weeks of classes.  Westlaw Campus Research is available from our library for non-law school patrons from our reference computers.  For access, select the Databases link.

Student printers are available in the student lounge and in the PLC Computer lab.  Printing on these computers is charged to university student accounts.  Public patrons are asked to speak with a librarian for printing assistance.

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Group study rooms seating approximately 6 people are available for use during library hours.  Reservation periods are two hours with the opportunity to extend if the room is available.  Study rooms may be reserved online at http://uwyo.edu/lawlib, or call (307)766-2210 for reservations.  More information about the study rooms in the Law Library is available here. Additional study spaces are available elsewhere on campus. See this guide for more information.

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Interlibrary loan services are restricted to law school faculty, staff and students.  However, books from our circulating collection can be mailed directly to your office upon request.  Charges are $5.00/volume.

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Photocopies or electronic transmission of materials that are housed in our collection can be sent directly if a cite to the resource is provided.

Photocopy charges: $10.00 basic service charge + $.10 per page after 100 pages

Email charges: $5.00 basic service charge + $.10 per physical page after 100 pages

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During periods of inclement weather, the law library may make determinations regarding open hours. Please call (307)766-2210 to verify that we are open if travel conditions appear questionable.

The law library will be closed when:

• the university has declared an emergency closure;
• the City of Laramie has issued a no travel advisory in town;
• the law library administration determines it is in the best interest of the safety of its employees to close the library.

Decisions to open the library after morning closures will be reviewed midday.

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Reference assistance is available weekdays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  To reach a reference librarian call (307) 766-2210 or email lawref@uwyo.edu.  The reference staff does not perform extensive legal research or give legal advice, but we can direct your research within the available resources.

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Free legal assistance is not provided by the law library, although the library staff can direct users to Legal Assistance Programs in Wyoming.