The Law Library is an institution that provides services to a large constituency of private members, as well as judges, public officials, and their respective staff members. The Law Library is also open to the public one day each week. The Library was originally established in 1869 as the Cleveland Law Library Association by foremost members of the bar in Cuyahoga County to promote the science of the law. The Library remains one of the largest membership law libraries in the United States. Over time Ohio statutes have created additional roles for the Law Library in assisting the local judiciary, elected officials in Cuyahoga County, and members of the Ohio General Assembly. In recent years legislation expanded the existing statutory responsibilities to encompass all local governments, and in 2010 created a new body named the Cuyahoga County Law Library Resources Board to watch over services to these groups and offer a venue for public access.