​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​About​

​​Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center

​Named the most user-friendly Law Library by the Kane County Chronicle and recipient of the Liberty Bell award​, the Kane County Law Library & Self Help Legal Center is located within the Kane County Judicial Center and is open to the public. The Library houses the County's core of legal research materials, including print products and online databases. The professional library team provides outstanding service supporting its governing statute 55 ILCS 5/5-39001 and furthering open and equal access to legal and governmental information. 

Mission & Vision
​Hours of Operation  

​​​Mon 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Tues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Wed 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. | Thurs 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Court Holidays ​

Location | Directions​​ ​​

37W777 IL-38, St. Charles, IL 60175 (Located on the second floor of the Kane County Judicial Center)​

Affiliations

​​Illinois JusticeCorps​ The Law Library is proud to be affiliated with this access to legal services organization. Illinois JusticeCorps members serve alongside legal aid attorneys, judges, law librarians, clerks, and other court staff in an effort to increase the public's access to the legal system.​ Since 2018, and at no cost to Kane County, at least one Illinois JusticeCorps Fellow has been embedded in the Law Library to assist court-goers.​​​

Brochures​

Available to reprint & distribute as needed

• General, Divorce & Family Law Resources​
• Recursos Generales, de Divorcio y Derechos Familiaries

• Computer Use Policy 
• eFiling Policy
• Free Legal Question Help Programs​
• Divorce & Family Law Help Call-In Service Policy
• Divorce & Family Law Help​ Walk-In Service Policy​​ | Limited Representation Disclaimer Divorce & Family Law Help​​ (in Spanish​)​​
• ​Limited Representation Disclaimer Lawyer in the Library at Aurora Public Library​ (in Spanish​)​
  
• Limited Representation Disclaimer Lawyer in the Library at Gail Borden​ (in Spanish​)​
• Illinois Freedom of Information Requests Policy​
• Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Assistance to Court Patrons by Circuit Clerks, Court Staff, Law Librarians, and Court Volunteers​
• Photography and Video Policy​ | Photographs and Videos ID Release Form
• Policy on Access for Persons with Disabilities | 16th Judical Circuit
• Right to Read Policy​
• Rules of Conduct​
• Social Media Policy​​
• Use of Public Areas in Judicial Facilities​​ | Public Use of Courthouse Request Form​​ | 16th Judicial Circuit​​​
• Wireless Network Usage Policy​

​​Professional Library Memberships​

• American Association of Law Libraries​ (AALL)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Illinois Library Association (ILA)
• Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL)
• Reaching Across Illinois Library System​ (RAILS)​​

​Special Events

• Boy Scout Law Merit Badge Day
  
• Family Reading Night with the Judges​​​​​
  
• New Beginnings Drug Court Book Club
• Pro Bono Week Celebration