The Collection
Available Resources
Our print collection is currently unavailable to the public – please contact the law library staff to get information about how to access Westlaw’s online research suite for free, anywhere you have an internet connection.
Despite being currently closed to the public, we are maintaining our print collection for when we reopen. Our print collection includes a wide variety of titles. Please see below for some highlights.
Westlaw & LexisNexis:
- California Codes U.S. Supreme Court Cases
- California Rules of Court Federal Cases
- United States Code ALR
- California Cases Am Jur 2d
- Cases & Codes for all 50 states Rutter Group Practice Guides
- Authority: Matthew Bender’s California Library including:
- California Forms of Pleading and Practice California Criminal Defense
- California Legal Forms California Family Law Practice
- California Real Estate
- California Will and Trusts
- California Employment Law California Environmental Law
- Shepard’s, Codes & Cases for all 50 states, federal
cases & codes, and California law reviews.
Self-help Books:
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- How to Do Your Own Divorce
- How to Adopt Your Step Child
- How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation
- How to Fight Your Ticket
- California Power of Attorney Handbook
- How to Make a CA Will
- How to File Your Own Bankruptcy
- Landlord’s Rights & Duties in CA
- Neighbor vs. Neighbor
- Social Security Benefits Handbook
- How to Seal Your Juvenile & Criminal Record
- CA Landlord’s Law Book – Evictions
- Represent Yourself in Court
- How to Probate an Estate
- Guardianship Book
- Conservatorship Book
- Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court
Other Books:
- Blacks Law Dictionary California rules of Court State & Federal
- Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations

Get In touch
For more information
Opening Times
Monday - Thursday:
8am-5pm
Friday:
8am-3:30pm
Location
1415 Truxtun Ave, Rm. 301 Bakersfield, CA 93301
Available Services
Including library services & resources availble for use.
Advice & Guidance
For example, which forms to complete and how to file them.