Meet the Courthouse Libraries

LiRN supports courthouse libraries that are located within courthouses across Ontario.  Their libraries, staff and collections are arranged by size:  Regional, Area and Local.  Please click on this map for an overview of where courthouse libraries are located in Ontario, or use this search engine. View our customized map of Ontario’s courthouse libraries locations.

Each library has a great range of electronic resources called e-LiRN that you can use in the library or request staff assistance for help.  They also have toll-free numbers that you can call for assistance.  Courthouse libraries are funded by lawyers across Ontario and are not open to the public. 

Northwest Ontario

Kenora District Law Association Library (Kenora) Area

Rainy River District Law Association Library (Fort Frances)  Local

Thunder Bay Law Association Library (Thunder Bay) Area

List in Alphabetical Order

Algoma District Law Library (Sault Ste. Marie)

Brant Law Association Library (Brantford)

Bruce Law Association Library (Walkerton)

Carleton Law Association Library (County of) (Ottawa)

Cochrane Law Association Library (Timmins)

Dufferin County Law Association Library (Orangeville)

Durham Region Law Association Library (Oshawa)

Elgin Law Association Library (St. Thomas)

Essex Law Association Library (Windsor)

Frontenac Law Association Library (Kingston)

Grey County Law Association Library (Owen Sound)

Haldimand Law Association Library (Cayuga)

Halton County Law Association Library (Milton)

Hamilton Law Association Library (Hamilton)

Hastings & Prince Edward Law Association Library (Belleville)

Huron Law Association Library (Goderich)

Kenora District Law Association Library (Kenora)

Kent Law Association Library (Chatham)

Lambton Law Association Library (Sarnia)

Lanark Law Association Library (County of)  (Perth)

Leeds & Grenville Law Association Library (Brockville)

Lennox & Addington Law Association Library (Napanee)

Lincoln County Law Association Library (St. Catharines)

Manitoulin District Law Association (Gore Bay)

Middlesex Law Association Library (London)

Muskoka Law Association Library (Bracebridge)

Nipissing Law Association Library (North Bay)

Norfolk Law Association Library (Simcoe)

Northumberland County Law Association Library (Cobourg)

Oxford County Law Association Library (Woodstock)

Parry Sound Law Association Library (Parry Sound)

Peel Law Association Library (Brampton)

Perth Law Association Library (County of) (Stratford)

Peterborough Law Association Library (Peterborough)

Prescott & Russell Law Association Library (L’Orignal)

Rainy River District Law Association Library (Fort Frances)

Renfrew County Law Association Library (Pembroke)

Simcoe County Law Association Library (Barrie)

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Law Association Library (Cornwall)

Sudbury District Law Association Library (Sudbury)

Temiskaming Law Association Library (Haileybury)

Thunder Bay Law Association Library (Thunder Bay)

Toronto Lawyers Association Library (Toronto)

Victoria Haliburton Law Association Library (Lindsay)

Waterloo Region Law Association Library (Kitchener)

Welland County Law Association Library (Welland)

Wellington Law Association Library (Guelph)

York Region Law Association Library (Newmarket)

List by Regional, Area & Local

REGIONAL

County of Carleton Law Association Library (Ottawa)

Essex Law Association Library (Windsor)

Hamilton Law Association Library (Hamilton)

Middlesex Law Association Library (London)

Toronto Lawyers Association Library (Toronto)

AREA

Algoma District Law Library (Sault Ste. Marie)

Durham Region Law Association Library (Oshawa)

Frontenac Law Association Library (Kingston)

Halton County Law Association Library (Milton)

Kenora District Law Association Library (Kenora)

Lincoln County Law Association Library (St. Catharines)

Nipissing Law Association Library (North Bay)

Peel Law Association Library (Brampton)

Peterborough Law Association Library (Peterborough)

Renfrew County Law Association Library (Pembroke)

Simcoe County Law Association Library (Barrie)

Sudbury District Law Association Library (Sudbury)

Thunder Bay Law Association Library (Thunder Bay)

Waterloo Region Law Association Library (Kitchener)

York Region Law Association Library (Newmarket)

LOCAL

Brant Law Association Library (Brantford)

Bruce Law Association Library (Walkerton)

Cochrane Law Association Library (Timmins)

Dufferin County Law Association Library (Orangeville)

Elgin Law Association Library (St. Thomas)

Grey County Law Association Library (Owen Sound)

Haldimand Law Association Library (Cayuga)

Hastings & Prince Edward Law Association Library (Belleville)

Huron Law Association Library (Goderich)

Kent Law Association Library (Chatham)

Lambton Law Association Library (Sarnia)

Lanark Law Association Library (County of) (Perth)

Leeds & Grenville Law Association Library (Brockville)

Lennox & Addington Law Association Library (Napanee)

Manitoulin District Law Association (Gore Bay)

Muskoka Law Association Library (Bracebridge)

Norfolk Law Association Library (Simcoe)

Northumberland County Law Association Library (Cobourg)

Oxford County Law Association Library (Woodstock)

Parry Sound Law Association Library (Parry Sound)

Perth Law Association Library (County of) (Stratford)

Prescott & Russell Law Association Library (L’Orignal)

Rainy River District Law Association Library (Fort Frances)

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Law Association Library (Cornwall)

Temiskaming Law Association Library (Haileybury)

Victoria Haliburton Law Association Library (Lindsay)

Welland County Law Association Library (Welland)

Wellington Law Association Library (Guelph)

How to find a courthouse library and its’ resources (OCLA)

The Ontario Courthouse Libraries Association has created a mobile APP for your convenience!

  • highly visible quick link icons to contact information, location-based mapping, weather and Association websites
  • quick catalogue access to diverse resources, directly from the home page
  • a persistent header with a drop-down menu for easy navigation by city, or Association
  • information about each location’s hours, library/lounge access, and available resources
  • also included are details re: robing rooms, lounge facilities, parking, any value added extras, and more!

Click here for instructions on how to add the App to your phone.