General administration of the county law libraries shall be the responsibility of the chief judge who may delegate that responsibility to another.

Pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-39001, the bar associations of Boone and Winnebago Counties may establish and maintain advisory committees to recommend publication purchases and general improvements for their respective county law libraries.

The county law libraries shall be open to attorneys and the general public from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

In Winnebago County upon the display of a proper P.S.B. identification card at the Public Safety Building, attorneys may be admitted to the law libraries at times other than the designated public hours. The presiding circuit judge of Boone County may require reasonable identification of persons admitted to the law library in Boone county at times other than the designated public hours.

To ensure the ready availability of reference materials, all holdings of the Winnebago County Law Library are non-circulating. Books may be taken from the law library only with the express permission of the chief judge or at the direction of any judge for use during proceedings on court.

Boone County Law Library materials may be checked out only with the permission of the chief judge, the presiding circuit judge, or at the direction of any judge for use during proceedings in court.