Gould Law Library Guide and Policies -
Access Policy and Government Documents

The Gould Law Library is open to the following persons (with appropriate ID):

Current Touro Law Center faculty, staff, and students.

Staff of Touro Law Center’s Public Advocacy Center.

Current students of other Touro Colleges, except during final exam periods and the reading period preceding final exams.

Current law students from other law schools.

Attorneys who are current members of Touro Law Center’s

Attorneys who are current members of Touro Law Center’s Friends of the Library.

Judges.

Significant others of qualifying persons, only if accompanied.

The Gould Law Library is not open to members of the general public or to paralegal students. The John P. Cohalan, Jr. Courthouse at 400 Carleton Avenue in Central Islip includes a Supreme Court Law Library on the fourth floor that is open to the general public. That library is located approximately one block from Touro Law Center and may be reached at 631.853.7864.

Attorneys who wish to join the Alumni Association or the Friends of the Library should contact the Department for Development and Alumni Affairs for details at 631.761.7066. Additional information about these two membership programs is listed below at the subheading “Friends of the Library.”

Please bring appropriate identification when visiting the Gould Law Library. Touro-affiliated persons should present their Touro IDs. Students from other law schools should present student IDs from their law schools. Attorneys who are members of the Alumni Association or the Friends of the Library should present the ID card for that group.

Government Documents Depository

The Gould Law Library is a partial depository for United States and New York government documents. Members of the general public who wish to view specific government documents should contact the reference office to arrange a visit at 631.761.7160. The non-depository collection is not open to the general public.

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