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Lubbock County law library asks for small general‑fund boost as usage and book costs rise
Summary
The county law library requested a modest one‑time general fund contribution and outlined operational pressures from rising print contract costs, continued LexisNexis subscriptions, public demand for legal forms and remote access, and reduced filing‑fee revenue after JP court limits changed.
Michelle Campbell, Lubbock County law librarian, told Commissioners Court on June 24 that the law library is maintaining its day‑to‑day services but is facing rising subscription and print contract costs and a decline in dedicated revenue. Campbell said the library’s operating budget is essentially flat this year but requested roughly $4,500 from the county general fund to cover a projected shortfall.
Campbell said the library remains “open to all citizens, of Lubbock County, and surrounding counties” and described core services that drive public use: authoritative legal books and periodicals, a LexisNexis patron database, legal forms printed and emailed on request, and monthly workshops by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas. She emphasized that printed forms remain a heavy workload:…
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