About the Law Library

The Thormodsgard Law Library is an active force in the educational life at the University of North Dakota School of Law, working in partnership with the law school to produce well-rounded legal professionals. The priority of the law library is to provide the collections and services necessary to support and strengthen the teaching, scholarship, research, and service programs of the UND School of Law students and faculty. As a state-assisted academic institution, the law library also serves as a source of legal information for the University of North Dakota community, the bench and bar, and the public, as resources permit. Our goal is to serve in accordance with the Ethical Principles of the American Association of Law Libraries.

The Thormodsgard Law Library is named after Olaf H. Thormodsgard, Dean of the University of North Dakota School of Law from 1933 to 1962.

Study Rooms & Library Spaces

24/7 access with your UCard

• 4 floors of study space, including 2 quiet floors (the basement and 3rd floors) and two collaborative floors (the first and second floors)
• Four printers, a uPrint, and a scanning station
  • First floor: uPrint, black & white printer, color printer, scanning station
  • Second & third floors: black & white printers

Study Rooms Book a Study Room!

Ten individual and group study rooms with the following guidelines:

• Study rooms may be reserved for only two consecutive hours without prior permission. If no one reserves the time slot after yours, you may stay in the room unless and until another person or group signs up.
• You may use a study room without reservation if it is empty; however, be aware that someone may reserve it at any moment, and those who have signed up have priority.
• If someone is using a room you have reserved and refuses to leave after a polite explanation, or if you have any questions about the study rooms, contact Jane Oakland or one of the other librarians for assistance.

Display Window for Student Organizations

Our display window is located just outside the doors to the Law Library on the first floor and is an ideal place to advertise an upcoming event or to highlight an issue to which your group would like to draw attention. Available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To reserve the display window, contact Jane Oakland.