Hours of Operation:
Mon to Thurs: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
NCLA Members have 24/7 access to the Library via their access cards.
Location: NCLA Library, 860 William Street, Cobourg ON K9A 3A9
Staff:
Ciara Ward – Library Director
Contact:
Phone: 905-372-1382
Toll Free: 1-866-214-8450
Fax: 905-372-7713
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.northumberlandlawassociation.com/
Who can access:
All Licensed Lawyers, Judges, Justice of the Peace, Board, Commission or Tribunal Members, Articling Students, and Licensed Paralegals
Circulation Policy:
Not open to the public. Members may sign out materials three weeks at a time. Overdue books will be subject to fines and/or reduced Library and NCLA Member privileges. Items marked with a “Library Use Only” sticker are non-circulating and cannot be removed from the library.
Collection:
E-LiRN suite of resources including QL, LN Practical Guidance, WL Criminal Source, WL Estates & Trusts Source, WL Family Source, vlex including Irwin Law’s Essentials in Canadian Law titles and Vincent AI – a reputable source of AI for lawyers.
• Westlaw Next Law Source, Family Source, Estates & Trusts Source, and Criminal Source
• LexisNexis Advance, Practical Guidance, Factums, Pleadings & Motions & LN Context
• Law360
• Rangefindr
Number of Computers for Lawyer use to search E-LIRN resources, etc: 4
Services Available:
- Print collection of over 2,000 volumes
- Documentary deliver and Interlibrary Loan
- Research Services
- Self-Serve Photocopier – available printing, scanning
- USB saving – printing/photocopying by assigned PIN, invoiced monthly
- Headphones for CD-ROM and DVD purposes
- Wifi in the Library
History:
The Law Association of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham was first incorporated in 1924. Its purpose was to provide and maintain a county law library, and to promote the general welfare and interest of the legal profession across the counties it served. In 1976 the association’s name was changed to the Northumberland County Law Association.
Unique Collections:
The NCLA possesses a handful of judges’ personal bench note books that are displayed in the lounge; there is also a bust and collection of Andrew Lawson’s documents and an oral history of his time in Cobourg as he was a prominent member of the association and also the founder of legal aid Ontario.
Library Type: Local