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Sarasota News Leader October 5, 2012 Page 52 "Everything we have left is here in one spot, and I can get to it," said Fischel. Law Librarian Roger Fischel re-stacks legal vol- umes in the Law Library, back on Adams Lane. right book and you are on your own. In a law library, you may not understand the language in the right book, because law has a lingo all its own. This is where public law librarians earn their keep. The public law library also serves some newly minted attorneys, fresh from law school and starting out on their own. And it served – be- fore moving to Selby Library – as a place for attorneys to make last-minute checks before going into the Judge Lynn Silvertooth Judicial Center across Adams Lane. Now the Sarasota County Law Library is back on Adams Lane, in a space less than half the size of its former site. County technicians are hooking up terminals to provide patrons access to cybernetic ref- erence services. However, the county sub- scribes to only one – West Law. Additionally, there is room for just two tables for the public to spread out their research materials, but this is better than the cramped conditions at Selby. Throughout these transitions, the telephone number remains the same: 861-8191. This time the lease runs out in 2017. While the law librarian cannot offer legal ad- vice, he can point out relevant materials to help people follow proper procedures, use ap- propriate statutes and find pertinent self-help volumes. The service is free; the library is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. City workers quickly chiseled off the old sign after the Law Library had to move in 2010. Will the sign return? Photos by Stan Zimmerman