Register for the course Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice
More Info: oc.lc/civil-justice-course.
Barriers to civil legal justice disproportionately affect low-income people in the U.S, creating the justice gap. Public libraries are well-positioned to help reduce this gap.
OCLC’s WebJunction is offering a free, live online course beginning April 6, 2020 that will strengthen public library staff’s knowledge and ability to direct library users to relevant, helpful civil legal information and services.
In this course you will learn about:
- The role of public libraries in addressing the justice gap
- The difference between legal information and legal advice
- How to conduct a legal reference interview
- Addressing patron stress and anxiety
- Strengthening your library’s civil legal reference collection
- Finding trusted local and state resources
- How to build relationships with local legal aid and referral organizations
To learn more about the course, see the Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice FAQs.
For more on WebJunction and Legal Services Corporation’s training initiative Improving Access to Civil Legal through Public Libraries see oc.lc/legal-justice.