Springfield-Greene County Library

~ Springfield - Greene County Library ~

Updated 23 February 2006. Verified 26 September 2006.

Address: Local History and Genealogy Department, The Library Center, Springfield - Greene County Library District, 4653 South Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO 65810-1723

Directions: Located on US 160 (Campbell St.) 1/2 mile south of US 60 (James River Expressway). Free parking is available on the library grounds.

Hours: Mon. - Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 9 pm.; Sun., 1 - 5 p.m.

World Wide Web: Home page: http://thelibrary.org. Local History and Genealogy Department: http://thelibrary.org/lochist/index.cfm.

Phone: (417) 874-8112, ext. 128

Fax: (417) 874-8113

E-Mail: http://thelibrary.org/asklib.cfm

Collection Scope: Missouri genealogy and local history. The library's Web site also has a collection of full-text material of interest to genealogists.

Special Collections:

Missouri newspapers, maps, census and city directories.
Regional Native American material.
Part of the collection of the Ozarks Genealogical Society.
Turnbo manuscripts (early Ozarks stories).
Extensive index of genealogical items in local newspapers.
Springfield, Missouri, city directories, 1881 to present.
Springfield, Missouri, newspapers, 1875 to present.
Missouri federal censuses, 1830 to 1930.
The Web site has images and text related to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad (the Frisco Line).

Library Catalog: http://coolcat.org/search~S1/

Reference Services: Library staff can do a brief search in indexed sources, but is unable to undertake in-depth research.

Guides: The library publishes a guide to its genealogical resources and a list of professional genealogists.

Copies: The fee for photocopies requested by mail is 50 cents per page with a minimum charge of $1.

Circulation: Some local history and biography material may be checked out of the library if duplicates are available.

Interlibrary Loan: When available, duplicate copies of some local history and biography materials may be lent to other libraries.

Thanks to Michael D. Glenn, Local History Librarian, and Sharol Higgins Neely, Local History & Genealogy, Springfield-Greene County Library, for help in preparing this library profile.