Alameda County Law Library

05/08/2026

New Titles and Editions Added in July!

The Law Library added the following 9 new titles and updated editions in July:

California Contractors License Law and Reference Book (Matthew Bender & Co., 2024)

California Practice Guide: Insurance Litigation (The Rutter Group, 1995- )

California Practice Guide: Probate (Rutter Group, 2025)

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time (Nolo, 2026)

Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court (Nolo, 2026)

How to Get a Green Card (Nolo, 2026)

Nolo's Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support (Nolo, 2026)

The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities (Nolo, 2025)

The California Landlord's Law Book: Evictions (Nolo, 2024)

See details of the list in our library catalog. (https://buff.ly/3kzMDus)

03/08/2026

Staff of the Alameda County Law Library will be tabling at the 25th Annual Laurel StreetFair World Music Festival which will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 11AM – 7PM.

This admission free family-friendly event will feature food, arts and crafts, music, a kids' carnival, and other entertainment, as well as informational booths from several non-profit agencies.

The law library will be informing the public of our available resources and services and giving out some promotional treats. See the Laurel StreetFair webpage for more information (https://buff.ly/fq3xPA8 )

30/07/2026

California Secretary of State Apostille Pop-Up Shop Events, Dublin – Friday, August 14, 2026

According to the California Secretary of State, "an Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature of a public official on a document for use in another country."

Examples of documents people seek to have authenticated by an apostille for use overseas include birth certificates, marriage certificates, and educational documents.

Event Details:

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Dublin Public Library
200 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
Free Parking

Read more on California Secretary of State Upcoming Pop-Up Shops page. https://buff.ly/woANcuS

28/07/2026

Toolbox Tuesday: How to Search for Filed Superior Court Documents on Bloomberg Law

Did you know … You can also find trial court documents on Bloomberg Law? The Alameda County Law Library’s Bloomberg subscription offers access to state Trial Court Documents, which gives library card holders another option to search for Superior Court filings! Here’s how to get started. Where are the Trial Court documents? To find the trial court documents on Bloomberg, head on over to computer 9, which is in the alcove to the right when you are facing the reference desk....

Did you know … You can also find trial court documents on Bloomberg Law? The Alameda County Law Library’s Bloomberg subscription offers access to state Trial Court Documents, which gives library ca…

27/07/2026

Virtual event: The ABC’s of Long-Term Care
Date: Friday, August 7, 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No MCLE Credit
No cost, free virtual event


Program Description
• Describes what long term care is and what Medicare and Medi-Cal cover

• Explains the different ways of getting long term care and options for financing it

• Focuses on the features as well as the pros and cons of long term care insurance

• Offers guidelines for purchasing long term care insurance

• Explains how policies covering home and community-based care, stand alone or comprehensive, can help someone to remain safely at home

Register now on Humanitix (https://buff.ly/fBdHThk )

16/07/2026

HeinOnline Access

The Alameda County Law Library has signed up for a six month trial to the HeinOnline Public Library Package. Databases and collections accessible in the package include the Law Journal Library, U.S. Case Law, U.S. Government Documents, international materials, Civil Rights and Social Justice, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Law Academy Project, Women and the Law, and more.

More information on the Public Library Package can be found on the HeinOnline website (https://buff.ly/no5fO40).

13/07/2026

On July 11, 2026, the Alameda County Law Library was delighted to participate in the 20th Annual Temescal Street Fair!

It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with our community, answer questions, and share information about the Law Library's free legal resources, reference services, and MCLE programs. We enjoyed meeting so many attendees and helping connect them with reliable legal information.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table to say hello and learn more about what we offer.

We look forward to seeing you at our next outreach event!

10/07/2026

MCLE Event

AI and Fabricated Evidence -- (sold out)

Virtual event: Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No cost, free MCLE event

1 hour participatory California MCLE credit

Note: this event is currently sold out, but you can sign up to be on a waitlist by registering via Humanitix. If you have a ticket but cannot attend, please be sure to cancel your ticket so someone else can attend

Program Description:
We have all now heard of AI and many are using it, some for nefarious purposes in litigation. The ready accessibility of AI tools to fabricate digital evidence in litigation has led to a need to evaluate evidence with a critical eye. Don Vilfer and Divya Dwarakanath of Digital Evidence Ventures will cover the tech and law related to digital evidence authentication and share eye-opening examples from real cases where their firm has been called in to evaluate and testify about such. This will be a great opportunity to get the knowledge you should have to stay ahead of the curve in this new area.

02/07/2026

Staff of the Alameda County Law Library will be tabling at the Temescal Street Fair which will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 11AM – 7PM.

Location: TELEGRAPH AVE., BETWEEN 45TH AND 51ST, OAKLAND, CA

From their website (https://buff.ly/wOWzicp):

"The Temescal Street Fair features three stages of music, outdoor dining from award winning restaurants, artisan cocktails & bevvys, children’s zone, artisan vendor market, TURFinc dance competition, a local fashion show and so much more!"

The law library will be informing the public of our available resources and services and giving out some promotional treats.

See the Temescal Street Fair webpage for more information.

01/07/2026

New Titles and Editions Added in June

The Law Library added the following 12 new titles and updated editions in June:

Book of Human Resources Forms: A Collection of Forms from the Inception to the Conclusion of the Employment Relationship (Castle Publications, LLC, 2026)

California Elder Law Litigation: An Advocate's Guide (Continuing Education of the Bar - California, 2003- )

California Fish and Game Code (LexisNexis, 2016- )

California Juvenile Dependency Practice (Continuing Education of the Bar--California, 2009- )

California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial (The Rutter Group, 2002- )

California Practice Guide: Enforcing Judgments and Debts (Rutter Group, 1988- )

California Practice Guide: Family Law (Rutter Group, 1981- )

California's Sick Pay Obligations: The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (Castle Publications LLC, 2026)

Employer's Guide to Workplace Violence Prevention (Castle Publications LLC, 2024)

Home foreclosures (National Consumer Law Center, 2026)

Leaves of Absence and Time Off from Work Manual (Castle Publications LLC, 2026)

Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (Superior Court of California, County of Alameda 2007- )

See details of the list in our library catalog.