If you are planning a visit to St. Joseph for genealogical research, please be sure to include the Northwest Missouri Genealogical Library on your list of "must see" places!
Services
- Desktop computers with internet access
- Links to Ancestry, Fold3 and Newspapers.com on the desktop computers
- Wireless Internet service (free) for those who bring their own laptop
- Research tables where you can spread out all your research documents and keep yourself organized
- Microfilm and Microfiche machines to read our microfilm and microfiche libraries.
- Printer/scanner
Parking and Food
- A limited number of parking spaces are available in front of the library.
- A municipal parking garage is located across the street from our building. Note: this garage is undergoing construction at the present time.
- Additional parking is located behind our building with easy access to our front door.
- For our visitors who plan to stay a while, we also have a refrigerator and microwave, with snacks and drinks available for a nominal price.
- Several restaurants and cafes are within walking distance of the library.
- Check us out on Google Maps.
Other items
PLEASE NOTE: The library is closed for the months of January and February. However, we are more than happy to assist researchers who may be visiting from out of town during these months. Please contact us to make arrangements.
During the months of inclement weather, please call ahead to verify the library will be open. Road conditions and illness may contribute to the library closing at unscheduled times.
If you are interested in visiting the library at another time, please send an e-mail and we will be happy to discuss other times which may be available to accommodate your schedule.