Reference Services

The Reference Department will help with your research or information such as:

• College information
• Local, state, national governmental information
• genealogy
• Magazine and Newspaper index
• Jobs
• Sports
• Politics and elections
• Medical information
• Addresses

Genealogy
Ask us to help locate your ancestors. Also, join the Nobles County Genealogy Group. Meetings: first Sat. of every month, 10-12 am in Historical Society Office, lower level, War Memorial Building (Library building) or call 507-376-4431 or email nchs@frontiernet.net

Recommeded Links

• http://www.ancestry.com Provides step-by-step instructions and family tree charts to get you started
• http://www.familysearch.com Run by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints makes it easy for you link up with someone of the same name
• http://www.cyndislist.com Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites lets you search for hard to find items like royal lineage, migration lists, diaries, cemetery rosters and more...  

Internet
Acces to the Internet is FREE (copies are .15 + tax). Before using the Internet for the first time at the Library, you must sign an Internet Access Agreement form. (Parents must sign for minors.)

Maximum time: 1 hour by booking in advance or walk-in.  Bring your Library card to log-on and use the Library Internet.

Inter-Library Loan Service
Books or articles not available at the Nobles County Library may be borrowed for you from another library.  This service is a free service.  

Quick Links:
Loan Period
Renewals
Reserves
Returned Material
Fines
Internet/Fax/Microfilm costs