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Law4AZ: Empowering public libraries through legal reference training

Law4AZ: Empowering public libraries through legal reference training

Program Description:  

Participants will: 

Understand the access to justice gap & how public libraries can help.  

Glimpse the opportunity to meet your new professional network, brainstorm the possibilities of building partnerships in your community, find legal information, & adopt "hip pocket phrases" for legal reference interviews. 

Learn how to join a Law4Az learning group.

Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_soUBeVj5SNC86PFivhv4qg 

 

 

Date:
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Time (MST):
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Time Zone:
Arizona Time (change)
Location:
Online

Presenters: 

Martha McConnell, Law Librarian, State of Arizona Research Library

Martha McConnell has been the law librarian at the State of Arizona Research Library for 6 years, where she answers reference questions asked by state employees, researchers, and the public. 

Gretchen Hornberger, Law Librarian, Coconino County Law Library

Gretchen Hornberger has been a law librarian at Coconino County Law Library for 23 years, where on a daily basis she assists her library users to access the legal information they need. 

Kathryn Bruno, Assistant Librarian, Pima County Law Library & Resource Center

Kathryn Bruno has worked in libraries for 8 years. Her current responsibilities at the Pima County Law Library and Resource Center include assisting library users, legal reference, fulfilling requests from incarcerated individuals, maintenance of the resources of the law library, and collaboration and communication with all of the courts in the county system. 

Hannah Verdin, Law Librarian, Maricopa County Law Library Resource Center

Hannah Verdin has worked in libraries, from the Phoenix Symphony Library and public libraries to the Maricopa County Law Library Resource Center, for 18 years.