Knox County Public Library

Knox County Public Library System Lawson McGhee Public Library

500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville TN 37902 (865) 215-8700

23Phone: 215-8750 General Information 215-8700 Reference

Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.

Friday 9:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.

Saturday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Sunday 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. 22Legal collection description: (Resources may be available in print, online, or both)

24Lawson McGhee Public Library is open to the general public. Residents of Knox County may register free of charge for a library card upon presentation of identification reflecting the applicant's name and address. Library cardholders may check books out for three weeks and use library computers to access Internet resources. Photocopiers are available at a cost of .15 per page for black/white photocopies or computer printouts and .25 per page for color computer printouts or microfilm/microfiche copies.  Tennessee Code Annotated, United States Code,

Knoxville City/County Codes and Ordinances  Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations,

Congressional Record  Federal bills in progress are available through

Thomas and GPO Access Internet services, in addition to bills, Federal Register, Code of Federal

Regulations, and the Congressional Record.  General assembly bills, TN laws in progress and

Tennessee State Rules and Regulations are available over the internet.  Legal encyclopedias and dictionaries  Legal forms for reproduction and modification according to existing statutes  Self-help legal books on popular topics such as divorce, incorporating a business, wills & probate and landlord-tenant disputes. Many of these titles are available to check out.

Restrictions:

 Staff can provide some assistance for beginning legal research but cannot answer legal questions.  Some titles are for reference use in the library only.