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James J. Lunsford Law Library

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The James J. Lunsford Law Library is a member of the Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library System (THPL) and the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC). Located on Twiggs Street, in Tampa, Florida, the research/reference library specialises in providing materials for legal research. While the law library's core legal research collection cannot be checked out, the library is open to the public.

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