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Conference Rooms
The Library has three conference rooms available for depositions and conferences. The rooms comfortably seat six. Conference rooms may be reserved in advance, at no charge, by telephoning the Library at (253) 798-7494
Deposit Accounts
Patrons are invited to establish a deposit account with the Library to prepay costs of copying and faxing, or fines. Some Library services are offered only to those with funds on deposit.
Domestic Relations Forms and Packets
Washington State legal forms are available at the Library for copying at the charge of 15 cents per page. Form packets and instructions may also be purchased for most domestic matters. The charge for these packets vary. Contact the Library at (253) 798-7494 for more information.
Family Soft Support Calc (Legal+Plus) Software
Patrons are invited to use the Library's Legal+Plus software to compute child support, complete financial declarations, and complete other essential child support forms. This software is periodically updated to reflect current tax implications, and represent current legal requirements of Washington?s courts.

Free Westlaw Access
Westlaw is available for public access on the Library?s public workstations. This free service accesses the primary legal materials of all 50 states, federal materials, and quality treatise materials including forms specialty items. Reference librarians are available to help and instruct in the use of Westlaw.


Forms Computer
Patrons may use the Library's interactive forms computer to design and customize court forms or documents. Templates are loaded for use in unlawful detainer actions, domestic relations cases, and real property procedures. Print charges are 20 cents per page.

A much larger range of legal forms is available in the Library's book collection.

Fax Services
Send and receive fax services are provided for $1.00 per page. The charge $15.00 per cite if photocopying is necessary. Documents exceeding 10 pages are charged extra. Fax services must be prepaid.

Interlibrary Loan
The Library will attempt to arrange for the interlibrary loan of books and periodicals which are not in its collection. All charges associated with the loan will be paid by the patron.

Microfiche Reader-Printer
A reader-printer is provided for patrons to view and print microfiche documents. Printing charges are 20 cents per page.

PowerPoint Tools
The Library provides a series of powerpoint presentations to provide explanations of basic legal procedures, including

Photocopiers and Printers
The Library provides photocopiers and computer printers for patron use. The charge for photocopying is 15 cents per page. The charge for printing is 20 cents per page. Patrons are invited to open a deposit account for continuing copier use.
Public Telephone
The Library provides a phone for free local calls.
Westlaw Research Database
Free access to the Westlaw research database is available on the Library?s public workstations. This service accesses the primary legal materials of all 50 states, federal materials, and quality treatise materials including forms specialty items. Reference librarians are available to help and instruct in the use of Westlaw.

Word Processor
The Library has a computer equipped with Open Office for wordprocessing, and online court forms. Printing charges are 20 cents per page.

Typewriter
A typwriter is available for public use.



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