LATE OPENING:

Due to the Memorial Marathon, the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library will open at 12pm on Saturday, April 27th and at 2:30pm on Sunday, April 28th.

Start your research here

We're currently revamping and refreshing our digital collections and pages, check back soon for our new look!

 

Ready to research but not sure where you want to start? You've come to the right place! This page will corral collections and materials into subject focus groups that will help you get the research ball rolling.

Black Lives Matter

Here are some great collections to start with:

Some keywords to look for as you search include "African American," "African Americans," or "African Methodist Episcopal Church".

You can browse all of the items tagged with those keywords HERE

it's a zoo out there

“You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, that has been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.” -Monty Python

 

Check out our wildest collection items, tagged "Zoo," HERE

We also have interviews with zoo employees Bryan Gambulos,  Carrol "Bird Dog" Rogers, and Darcy Henthorn.