A. Research and Reference Facility: The Adams County Law Library shall be used as a research facility by the Court, county officials, and county attorneys, in accordance with law, and subject to rules promulgated by the Law Library Committee and approved by the Court. In furtherance of a desire to maintain the Adams County Law Library as a complete County Reference Law Library, the following publications are to be provided for the law library: 1. All published slip opinions authored by the Adams County Court shall be delivered to the Adams County Law Library which shall hereinafter act as a depository for said Opinions.2. All ordinances of municipalities and townships, including Zoning Ordinances, shall be made available to the Adams County Law Library.B. Open to the public: The Adams County Law Library shall be a facility open to the general public subject to rules promulgated by the Law Library Committee and approved by the Court.C. Law Library Committee: The President Judge shall appoint a chairman and committee to operate and maintain the Adams County Law Library. Committee members shall be selected from members of the Adams County Bar Association and shall serve at the pleasure of the President Judge. The committee may deal directly with the Adams County Commissioners in budgetary matters. The committee shall annually file a report and accounting with the Court. Upon approval, the report shall be filed of record in the Prothonotary's Office.D. Rules. Until changed, the following rules shall apply: 1. The library is open to the public during the hours of 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday, except during those times when the Courthouse is closed.2. The Adams County Law Library is intended primarily for a reference library. No books may be taken out by members of the general public. Limited borrowing privileges are as follows: a. All books must be returned within three (3) days from the date that they are signed out, in a register provided and located at the desk in the law library. Violation of this provision shall subject the violator to the following penalties: i. Books held beyond thirty (30) days-- library privileges to be revoked and offender to be reported to the Adams County Court.ii. After thirty (30) days, the offender will be billed for the replacement cost of the volume(s) held.b. The following books are for reference only and may not be taken out of the law library: Purdons Statutes, Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia, United States Code Annotated, U.S. Code Service, all Slip Opinions, Court Rules, Dictionaries, Directories, Shepard Citations, Pennsylvania Code, Pennsylvania Bulletin, and all other books maintained on shelves that are marked indicating that the contents may not be removed.3. For all materials which are in circulation and borrowed from the library, authorized individuals shall sign the register and legibly indicate the volume number and title, the borrower's name (judge, attorney, or county official), and the date that the volume was removed. Every item taken from the library must be signed out. When the item is returned to the library, the register must be dated on the same line on which it was signed out to indicate that the item is returned. The item must be placed on a desk or cart and NOT re-shelved.4. The photocopier in the law library is for the convenience of all persons authorized to use the law library. Use is restricted to making reasonable numbers of copies of library material without violating The Copyright Act at 17 U.S.C.§ 108. The Committee may subject the copier's use to conditions and restrictions by posting same by or on the copier and may revoke any person's usage privileges.5. These rules shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the Adams County Law Library.Amended effective 8/12/2024.