Cook Memorial Public Library District

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Contact Information
Email: likref@cooklib.org Website: www.cooklib.org/genealogy Blog: Shelf Life Address: 413 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, Illinois, 60048 Telephone: 847-362-2330 Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.  '''Directions/Parking Map: We are located approximately 35 miles north of Chicago, 2.5 miles west of I-94. We are also 3 blocks from the Libertyville Metra Station, the Milwaukee District North Line from Chicago to Fox Lake. There is limited parking in the library lot and two free parking garages located one block north and south of the library.'''

'''Parking: There is a small parking lot attached to the library. If this lot is full, see Village of Libertyville Downtown Parking Map for other options.'''

Description of Collections
Books

The Genealogy Collection of the Cook Memorial Public Library district is located on the Lower Level of the Cook park Library and consists of over 1000 reference books and over 150 circulating books. The reference collection has three main areas of strength: beginning or basic genealogy, immigration research, and support for DAR research. Materials generally cover states east of the Mississippi River although general how-to books for all states are collected. The book collection can be search through the library's online catalog.

Magazines

The collection includes 18 magazines and periodicals. three of the magazines are general interest titles that can be checked out for one week: Family Tree Magazine, Internet Genealogy and Your Genealogy. The rest of the periodicals are regional, society publications, or scholarly in nature.

Databases

The collection in supplemented by one dedicated genealogy computer in the Lower Level and -- public internet computers on the main level. The library subscribes to eight genealogy related databases:

Access Newspaper Archives

American Ancestors

Ancestry Library Edition

Chicago Tribune Historical Database

Fold3

New York Times Historical Database

Sanborn Maps (Illinois)

Access Newspaper Archives

American Ancestors

Ancestry Library Edition

ArkivDigital

Chicago Tribune Historical Database

Fold3

New York Times Historical Database

Sanborn Maps (Illinois)

Local History

Tips for Your Visit
Please call before you visit; we want your trip to the library to be as productive and pleasant as possible. A genealogy librarian is not always on duty. Summer festivals may limit parking.

Visit our Local History page for information related to Libertyville and surrounding areas.

Guides
For information on Cook County Illinois records and information, see our blog post on Cook County Obituaries and More


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