Membership
Allegheny County Law Library Membership 2025-2026
Our paid membership program for 2025-2026 will continue to offer you uninterrupted access to a wide range of resources and benefits. The membership period will run from February 1st, 2025-January 31st, 2026. Membership renewals will be updated automatically in our system. Renewing members needing a replacement library card or changes to their contact information should contact us directly. New members will receive their library card via postal mail to the address provided for their membership.
Why Become an ACLL Member?
Becoming a member of Allegheny County Law Library gets you access to professional legal databases in your office, at home, or on the go.
| Database | Membership Access | |
| Fastcase | Onsite & Remote* | |
| Gale Legal Forms | Onsite & Remote | |
| HeinOnline | Onsite & Remote* | |
| LegalTrac | Onsite & Remote | |
| Lexis | Onsite Only | |
| LLMC Digital | Onsite & Remote | |
| Making of Modern Law | Onsite & Remote | |
| Westlaw | Onsite Only |
*Remote access available to law firm memberships with 60 or fewer attorneys
ACLL members also get access to free Continuing Legal Education courses offered throughout the year by Library Staff and trusted partners.
Membership Types & Fees
For law firms, the fee structure is based on the total number of attorneys in the firm’s Allegheny County offices. All local attorneys in a firm must be a member. Fees depend on the size/nature of the law firm or applicant.
| Membership Type | Fee | |
| Solo Practitioner | $125.00 | |
| 2 - 24 Firm | $125.00/attorney | |
| 25 - 60 Firm | $2,500.00 | |
| 61 - 100 Firm | $5,000.00 | |
| 101+ Firm | $7,000.00 | |
| General Public | $125.00 | |
| Government Attorney | Free* | |
| Judiciary | Free* | |
| Nonprofit Organization Attorney | Free* | |
| Nonprofit Emeritus Attorney | Free* | |
| Out of County Attorney | $200.00 | |
| Out of County General Public | $200.00 | |
| Retired Attorney | $100.00 | |
| Recent Law School Graduate
Must work in Allegheny County. This membership is good until year from the date of graduation and is not automatically renewed. Proof of graduation is required. Recent graduates employed within a non-member firm are not eligible for this type of membership. |
Free | |
| Pro-se Litigant
Proof of pro-se status may be requested at the time of membership. Membership does not automatically renew. |
Free |
*These membership types automatically renew unless there is a change in member's employer and/or status.
Continuing Legal Education Credits
The ACLL provides Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses throughout the year for both substantive and ethics credits. Library members receive free access to CLEs. Please see the events calendar for upcoming CLEs or the prerecored CLEs page for information on remote CLEs with flexible enrollment options.
Policies & Instructions
The ACLL’s membership fee structure is based on the premise that research performed by one attorney in a firm benefits the entire organization. Therefore, law firms and corporate legal departments are required to join at the 100% level. Participation at the 100% level means that the borrowers’ dues are paid for every attorney in the local office of the firm. In addition, vendor contracts require us to report the total number of local attorneys at the membership firm. The membership fee structure at ACLL is consistent with other comparable public law libraries in the country (e.g. Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Diego).
Membership fees run on a calendar year. All individuals will receive a library card. Memberships expire on January 31st.
Report lost or stolen cards immediately; a $5 fee will be charged for a replacement.
Secure payment can be made with a credit/debit card above. Payment can also be made in person at the ACLL in cash, credit card, or check made out to “Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh”.
Please join online under the membership levels section or contact acll@carnegielibrary.org or 412-350-5353 to renew or join.