Update (11/25/2024):
Nevada Legal Services has announced that they have been able to expand the Nevada Legal Kiosk Project with 6 additional kiosks.
This brings the total number of kiosks statewide to 28.
Legal kiosks can be found in the following area libraries:
- Carson City Library
- Churchill County Library (Fallon)
- Dayton Library
- Douglas County Public Library (Minden)
- Downtown Reno Library
- Fernley Library
- Humboldt County Library (Winnemucca)
- Incline Village Library
- Mineral County Library (Hawthorne)
- Mybrary (Elko)
- North Valleys Library (Reno)
- Silver Stage Library (Silver Springs)
- Smith Valley Library
- Sparks Library
- White Pine Library (Ely)
- Yerington Library
For a full list of kiosk locations and more information about the project, you can visit the Nevada Legal Kiosk Project website.
ORIGINAL STORY:
After the pandemic hit, almost everything was moved online, and some people had a difficult time adjusting due to lack of experience with technology or not having access to their own computers.
Because of this people had a hard time being able to access legal information and resources.
That's when Nevada Legal Services stepped in. They have now launched the Legal Kiosk Project at 22 libraries across the state.
These kiosks are designed to be a user-friendly portal for Nevadans to learn about civil legal issues, find court information, forms, access legal aid providers, locate community resources, and even attend virtual court hearings.
Susan Myers, Nevada Legal Services Project Manager, says, "This gave people an opportunity to have a resource to find that information and people now are you know going to libraries and libraries are a great resource for the community, so it's a good partnership because people will go there for legal and any information."
Myers says that they aimed to design the kiosks to be as simple and as intuitive as possible.
They are available and completely free for everyone to use.
You do not need a library card to access it.
