The Sacramento County Public Law Library (SCPLL) is a “public” law library in the capital city of the State of California. In 1891 the state of California enacted statutes mandating an independent law library in every county. Since its inception SCPLL has provided free public access to legal information. Today, SCPLL is the sixth largest of California's 58 member libraries of the Council of California County Law Libraries (CCCLL), a statewide networking and advocacy organization. The organization has an active role in state legislative efforts in support of county law library funding. History SCPLL was established on March 31, 1891 in the county courthouse with 6,237 volumes. The law library would remain in the county courthouse, and in 1965 moved into the basement of the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse which still houses the Sacramento Superior Court at 720 9th Street. From 1999 to 2010, a small branch library was maintained at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse on Power Inn Road. In 2002, SCPLL relocated to the Sacramento Hall of Justice, a landmark building at 813 6th Street. This unique historic building, on the National Register of Historic Places, had undergone renovations in order to accommodate the library's collection. Ten years later, due to rising costs, in 2012 the library moved to its current location at 609 9th Street in close proximity to the County Superior Court in downtown Sacramento. Mission Since its founding days, the mission of the law library is to provide free access to legal information to the judiciary, to state and county officials, to members of the State Bar of California, and to all residents of the county. Today, the Law Library's primary patrons are members of the Sacramento County legal community and county residents representing themselves in legal matters. The Library provides access to justice through resources to address civil legal issues. Organization and Governance According to California Statutes, California county law libraries operate independently from the County government where they reside. The SCPLL is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees made up of 5 Superior Court judges, a County Counsel Board of Supervisors delegate, and a local attorney appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The law library, like other California county law libraries, is funded by a fixed percentage of the local county superior court civil filing fees, though the amount varies by county (dictated by statutes). Thus, County