Library Survey
The Monroe County Library System is conducting a survey of library users to determine what services and programs are most important to users. You can participate in the survey by going directly to the survey.
Archive of posts filed under the library category.
Library of Michigan petition drive
The State of Michigan has been hit really hard by the bad economy. In order to save money, the Governor has proposed closing down the Department of History, Arts and Libraries. That means that the Library of Michigan would be closed and the collection spread out to other places. Now, in reaction to the possible …
Changes at RPL
The Retrieval Department has been moved up to the second floor in the Local History Department.
Monroe Co. libraries cut Heritage Quest
Monroe County Library System has voted to discontinue many on-line databases including Heritage Quest.
Newspaper Index Online
Back in June I posted about the Rochester Newspaper Index because I knew that it was going to be available online. I can now report that it is online on this page. It an instant popular hit and has generated many requests for copies of newspaper articles from the Rochester Public Library. So don’t be …
Historical Society – Update
A meeting was held by the Rochester Historical Society on Sept. 26th and a vote was taken on the plan to sell their home on East Avenue, called “Woodside.” Most of the votes were proxy votes done via mail. The vote was 301 in favor of the sale and only 13 votes against the sale. …
Historical Society selling building
Rochester Historical Society is selling their building called "Woodside" on East Avenue. It was a family home built in the early part of the 19th century. As any old home, it needs constant repairs. It is a problem with many of these kinds of organizations that they end up spending more of their energy trying …
A tour of Rush Rhees Library
I was among about 25 people from the Rochester genealogical Society to get a tour of the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester last Thursday night. Our hosts were Alan Unsworth and Karl Kabelac. Alan, I think, is a reference librarian in the library. Mr. Kabelac has actually been retired from the …