A devil's advocate is a person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to prepare in writing any possible objections to an individual's beatification.
In The Devil's Advocate, Al Pacino plays attorney John Milton, who is actually Lucifer in disguise. There's a great line at the end of the film:
"...the law, my boy, puts us into everything. It's the ultimate backstage pass. It's the new priesthood, baby."
And it's pretty much true - you do need an attorney to help you transact life's most important business. But sometimes, it's impractical to hire a lawyer. However, it is very easy to get legal forms - for free! from the Library.
Here's how:
Go to the Library's home page, and cick on Research (at the very top of the page).
Scroll down and click on View All Databases (on the right, about 2/3 of the way down).
Choose Gale Legal Forms.
If you are outside the Library, you will need to type in your library card number (all 14 digits, no spaces).
Voila! You now have access to several hundred legal forms on subjects from Adoption to Workers' Compensation.
Also, the Alachua County Library District Headquarters now houses the John A.H. Murphree Law Library and offers in-house access to WestLaw.
Who knew? Great legal resources, and you don't have to sell your soul to get them! Just another reason the Library rocks!
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: Continues as usual throughout the transition.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
More about the new online catalog.
Have any questions? Please Ask Us!
