Email: lucielaw@bellsouth.net
Downtown: (772) 462-2370
South: (772) 871-6806
Supporting equal access to law in Florida
Board of Trustees: Hon. Michael Linn, Chair – Comm. Cathy Townsend – Wendy Diaz – James Wilder – James T. Walker - John Madden, Jr.
Mission
The Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County strives to provide equal access to the courts through a strong collection of legal materials in print and electronic format to better serve all of the residents, bar and judiciary of St. Lucie County. The library staff endeavors to assist all patrons in using the collection effectively.
We are happy to answer requests by email or phone. Email staff@rjslawlibrary.org or call 772-462-2370 for more information.
Highlights
Please join us at the Rupert J. Smith Law Library
221 South Indian River Drive, Ft. Pierce
On Thursday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
For Wonderful Food, Live Music and Lots of Good Cheer!
Please RSVP because we don’t want you to go away hungry!
772-462-2370
Many hearings are now be held by Zoom - an online audio and web conferencing platform. In order to help our patrons navigate this conferencing tool, RJS Board of Trustees Member Jim Wilder and University of Florida Community Resource Agent Carol Roberts have put together a helpful instructional video on using Zoom. Many thanks to Mr. Wilder and Ms. Roberts! Please contact the library if you'd like to reserve the library conference room for an upcoming trial.
Conference Rooms
Conference rooms are available for reservation in both the Main Branch downtown and the South County Branch in the Paul A. Lewis Public Library.
Live CLE Programs
We are unable to offer live CLE presentations at this time.
Locations and Hours
(starting October 1, 2022)
Main Library:
Located in the St. Lucie County Courthouse
221 South Indian River Drive
Fort Pierce, Florida 34950
(772) 462-2370
HOURS:
Monday through Thursday 9:00 - 5:00
Friday 9:00 - 12:00
Saturday and Sunday - closed
South County Branch:
Located in the Paula A. Lewis Public Library
2950 SW Rosser Blvd
Port St Lucie, FL 34953
(772) 871-6806
HOURS:
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM and by conference room reservation
St. Lucie West Branch (unstaffed):
Located in the South County Annex
250 Northwest Country Club Drive
Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986
Monday through Friday 8:30-5:00 (unstaffed)
In The News
Board of Trustees
Next Board Meeting:
January 13th at 2:00pm
Call (772) 462-2370 for online meeting information.
Friends
The Friends of Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County was organized in order to promote, aid, develop, and encourage the use of our public law library.
Next Meeting:
December 8th at 12:00 noon
Call (772) 462-2370 for online meeting information.