The Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library is established by statute as a nonpartisan service office of the Maine Legislature. The Library serves the public interest by providing legal and governmental information services without discrimination to the people of Maine, their government and the legal community.

The Legislature first provided funds for the purchase of books for legislative use in 1826. The law collection continued to grow as a section of the Maine State Library until 1971, when the Law and Legislative Reference Library was created as a legislative office. Also at that time the Maine State Library moved to the newly-constructed Cultural Building, and the Law and Legislative Reference Library remained in the space in the State House formerly occupied by the State Library.

The library collection now houses about 111,000 volumes and provides electronic access to many resources.

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