Cairo Public Library Hosting Lawyer in the Library, Program Continues in Olive Branch
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/18/2025 - 10/16/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Cairo Public Library
Categories
Alexander County Presiding Resident Circuit Judge Jeffery A. Farris, Cairo Public Library
Director Toya Wilson, along with First Judicial Circuit Chief Judge William J. Thurston are pleased to
announce the expansion of the Lawyer in the Library program to the Cairo Public Library, 1609
Washington Avenue, Cairo, IL and the continuation of the program at the Dodge Memorial Public Library
District in Olive Branch. Attorney Julian Valdes volunteers his time to this valuable community resource.
The Lawyer in the Library program provides patrons needing help with a legal issue the
opportunity for a private, one-on-one session with an attorney for up to 20-minutes to receive advice or
help with legal documents. There is no fee and pre-registration with the library is required. On the date of
your session, check in at the library registration desk and bring any paperwork pertaining to your legal
question or situation. This program may be limited to one visit per patron.
Upcoming dates for the Lawyer in the Library at the Cairo Public Library are: September 4,
September 18, October 2, and October 16, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm each day.
Upcoming dates for the Lawyer in the Library at the Dodge Memorial Public Library District in
Olive Branch are: October 2, Noon – 1:00 pm.
Each Lawyer in the Library program is initially launched with Access to Justice Improvement
Grant (ATJ Grant) funding through the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, the
Access to Justice Division, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The program continues with the
volunteer attorney coordinating with the library and Brenda Sprague, Executive Assistant to the Chief
Circuit Judge/ATJ Improvement Grant Coordinator.
For more information on the Lawyer in the Library or for additional self-help legal resources, visit
the First Judicial Circuit webpage https://firstcircuitil.org/self-represented-litigants/