The Mobile Public Library
-- Local History and Genealogy
Division --
Location: 704 Government
Street in Mobile, Alabama
Mailing Address: 701 (yes, 701) Government St,
Mobile, AL 36602
Telephone: (334) 208-7093
Hours: Monday through Saturday -- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Access: No restrictions, advance appointment not required,
no guide to holdings available.
Research Aids: Online catalog and genealogical and local
history pamphlets available to visitors.
Services and Facilities: Paper copiers, microform readers,
microfilm readers and printers, handicapped access.
The Mobile Public Library, Local History and Genealogy
Division, collects information regarding area history. The collection
contains microfilm of Mobile newspapers
(ca 1819-present), Federal Census for Alabama and
surrounding states (ca 1790-1920), transcripts of early French, Spanish,
and British land records, and vertical files of newspaper clippings, as
well as over 15,000 books.
The MPL web site features links titled "General Library
Info", "Hours and Locations", "Library Services", "Holiday Closings", "Online
Catalog", "Library Events", "Supporting the Library", "Search the Internet",
"Computer Classes" and "What's New." You will find the link to the
LH&GD under "Library Services."
Jump to their web site HERE.
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