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About this location
Welcome to the Lederman Law Library, located on the second floor of the Queen's Law Building. It is open to the entire Queen’s community. The space includes a browsable reserves room, large and small bookable study rooms, and quiet study space in both our large open Reading Room and individual study carrels on the upper floor. Our print collections are located on both floors. Law Library staff are ready to help with any questions you have.
Services, Departments, & Resources
This library houses a variety of services, departments, and resources dedicated to your learning and research.
- Law
- Legal research consultations
- Tailored legal research instruction
Book a Legal Research Consultation
Accessibility
Queen's University Library is committed to an inclusive library community that respects the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities.
Individuals requiring an accessible entrance into Lederman Law Library must first use the accessible Union Street entrance into 128 Union Street. Once inside, elevators to the left of the entrance will take you to the Law Library.
There is accessible parking on Alfred and Union Streets.
The Information Services Desk is accessible.
There are two private study rooms, 218 and 219, located in the Law Library. Both rooms have height-adjustable accessible workstations and computers equipped with specialized software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Inspiration, JAWS, Kurzweil 3000, and ZoomText.
The elevator is out of service until Fall 2025. Staff can retrieve items from the second floor upon request. Please ask for assistance at the desk.
There are two accessible washrooms in the Law Library, one on the main floor of the Law Library and one on the second floor.
Spaces at this location
Discover our spaces that support research, learning, collaboration, and exploration.
Book a Room
When it's time to study or collaborate as a group we have the space you need. Queen’s students, staff and faculty can reserve group study rooms.
There are two, individual study rooms in the Law Library. These rooms are Law 218 and Law 219. They each have height-adjustable accessible workstations and computers equipped with specialized software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Inspiration, JAWS, Kurzweil 3000, and ZoomText.
We provide three group study rooms for collaborative study and research. Queen's students, staff and faculty may book group study rooms online.
Floor Plans
What’s on this floor:
- Service desk
- Self-Checkout (Meescan)
- Welcome Lounge
- Browsable Reserve Collection
- Printing / Photocopying / Scanning (link to new page on this)
- Reference Collection
- New Books Display
- Graphic Novels
- Featured Book Displays
- Accessible washroom
- Docking Stations
- Group Study Rooms (link to https://booking.library.queensu.ca/reserve/law-rooms)
- Individual study rooms with accessible furniture and technology (link to https://booking.library.queensu.ca/reserve/law-rooms)
- Mystery of the Law Collection
- Legislation
- Law Reports
- Folios
- Law Books
- Old Class Books
- Queen's Law Journal Office
- Study Carrels
- Lounge Seating
- Washroom
- Theses
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