Registration for Fall 2025 Law on the Frontlines sessions are now open. We encourage you to share this training opportunity with your staff!

The attached PDF includes clickable registration links to our training sessions. For each completed training, a Certificate of Completion indicating hours for CEU credits will be provided. If you’re having trouble accessing the registration links, they are available through our website as well. 

For interested Maryland library systems, local training can be provided (in person or via Zoom) from the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library and other members of the Conference of Maryland Court Law Library Directors. In the past, we've shared information about our initiative at both small branch staff meetings and at larger general staff meetings. Please don't hesitate to reach out to request local training. 

Join us for Fall 2025's Frontlines Sessions! Become more confident with legal reference questions and connect patrons to resources that may help them with their legal matter.

Legal Reference Best Practices

This course provides an overview of best practices when addressing questions about law and legal situations.

FRONTLINES SESSIONS ADDRESS:

• The role of public libraries in advancing Access to Justice
• Best practices tips
• Legal information resources
• Basics on the structure of law
• Where to refer moving forward

Frontlines is brought to Maryland's public libraries through a partnership of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, the Maryland Access to Justice Commission, and the Conference of Maryland Court Law Library Directors.