Law Library

NOTICE

The Polk County Law Library can help point you to helpful information and resources or help you start your legal research over the phone, through e-mail, or by mail. Please call 863-534-4013 or email lawlibrary@jud10.flcourts.org for up-to-date information on the services we offer.

Please call 863-534-4013 to make an appointment

For questions related to legal aid services, Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society may be reached at 863-519-5663 and Florida Rural Legal Services may be reached at 863-688-7376.

The Stephen H. Grimes Law Library, a participant in the Polk County Library Cooperative, contains over 25,000 volumes and documents. Located on the 3rd floor of the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, it serves not only the legal community, but the entire Polk County population as well. The Librarian and staff continually review the inventory of research materials to ensure the collection is up to date. Additionally, library staff searches and obtains other research materials requested by judges and the legal community. The Law Library also offers Continual Legal Education materials for members of the Florida Bar. For more information on the Law Library and its services, please call (863) 534-4013.

• Case Law Printing Policy
• Access to Westlaw Next
• Florida Bar’s Florida Free Legal Answers Program
• Video: Rules for Virtual Court Hearings
• The tutorial videos on how to use Zoom on a computer or a smartphone for your virtual court hearing is available here: https://help.flcourts.org/Get-Started/Helpful-Videos/Videos-for-How-to-Use-Zoom-and-Teams-for-a-Virtual-Court-Hearing.