Justice for all. It's a simple notion. Library customers who need to access our system of laws should be able to. Even if they can't afford a lawyer. Legal aid societies and pro bono lawyers fulfill this societal obligation.
The OLC has partnered with the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation to offer education to library staff so they in turn can help library customers obtain current and accurate legal information.
Cynthia Vaughn, the Statewide Technology Project Manager at OLAF, is presenting this webinar to instruct library reference staff on how to use the OLAF website, assist customers with basic legal reference questions and help staff to not actually practice law during the reference interview.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover how to locate a civil legal services program in Ohio.
- Learn how to assist customers find their local court rules and forms.
- Examine legal education information available on a wide variety of civil legal issues including foreclosure, divorce and evictions.
- Talk about self-representation (pro se) issues through the Courts & Hearings content available on the OLAF website.
- Uncover the workings of the court system through the “Court Tour” videos available on the OLAF website.
Due to the generosity of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, this webinar is free to library employees who are staff at OLC institutional member libraries. Non-member cost is $30.00. This workshop will be presented online (No travel necessary).
To register for this event, visit http://www.olc.org/WorkshopDescription.asp?ID=472