Email: staff@rjslawlibrary.org
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 - Lainey W. Francisco
Locations and Hours
We will be closed Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day..
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 - 4:30
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)
We are happy to answer requests by email or phone. Email staff@rjslawlibrary.org or call 772-462-2370 for more information.
The Friends of the Rupert J. Smith Law Library hosted the 2024 Law Day Reception at the Paula A. Lewis library in Port St. Lucie on April 30th, 2024.
The event honored community recipients Greg Smith from the Mustard Seed Ministries and Elijah Wooten, Jr. from the City of Port St. Lucie Economic Development department.
St. Lucie County students participated in the annual art contest, depicting this year's Law Day theme: Voices of Democracy.
Many thanks to all who attended! A huge thank-you to the Law Library Friends for a wonderful event.
The RJS Law Library was proud to welcome the students from the Law Academy Legal Assistants program at St Lucie West Centennial High School. The students participated in a tour and information session.
Many thanks to attorney George Metcalfe for presenting valuable information on the role of a paralegal. And thank you to the Law Academy's instructor, attorney Angela Baumgarten, for making this opportunity possible.
Friendly Passages:
Winter 2024
The Friends of the Rupert J. Smith Law Library are pleased to present the Winter 2024 Issue of Friendly Passages e-magazine. This issue focuses on Human Trafficking and Features:
“It Takes a Village to Fight Human Trafficking”, The chronology of the book Human Trafficking: A System-Wide Public Safety and Community Approach (2nd Edition) by Dr. Jeffrey W. Goltz, Executive Dean, Valencia College’s School of Public Service & Legal Studies.
Additional information on this issue and book can be found on our Friendly Passages page.
Conference Rooms Available
Conference rooms are available for reservation in both the Main Branch downtown and the South County Branch in the Paul A. Lewis Public Library. Call (772) 462-2370 or email staff@rjslawlibrary.org to reserve a room today.
Conference rooms map here
In The News
Board of Trustees
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 date:
Please contact Jim Walker
Call (772) 462-2370 for online meeting information.