San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society Libraries

LIBRARIES: The SOCIETY has two libraries: The San Luis Obispo Genealogical Library is located in the San Luis Obispo City/County Library building at 995 Palm St., SLO. We are on the second floor of the library in a smaller room . On days that the SLO City/County Public Library is open, our library hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10 AM to 3 PM. During the month of November, the library will be open on the Saturdays of the 9th, 15th and 22nd. However, we will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11th for Veterans Day, and closed Nov. 26th through 29th for Thanksgiving holidays. If  you are coming from a great distance, please telephone 805-785-0383 ahead of time to be sure that we are available. Emergencies happen.

SAN LUIS OBISPO GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY POLICY CHANGE:
We are now allowing members of the society to borrow our Periodical publications and our CD collection. Since they are often difficult to study thoroughly while you are in the library, we will let you take them home for more efficient research. We do ask that you return them within a month, although they may be renewed, and that you donate $2.00 per title to our book/CD fund. A list of the periodicals and a checkout form is available at the SLO Library.

San Luis Obispo Library Shelf List - May 2008 [Need Adobe PDF reader to view]

San Luis Obispo Library CD and VHS holdings - Fall 2007

The Arroyo Grande Genealogical Library is located upstairs at the Arroyo Grande Public Library, South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. The library is usually open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 PM to 4 PM or by appointment any time the South County Library is open. For appointment, contact Cafi Cohen, <cfcohen@pacbell.net>.

Arroyo Grande Library Shelf List -  June 2007 [Need Adobe PDF reader to view]

Arroyo Grande Library CD holdings - March 2007 [Need Adobe PDF reader to view]

RESEARCH: The SLOCGS Librarians are available to do research using the many San Luis Obispo County resources we have in our Genealogical Library. In addition to those resources our Librarians can search for Birth, Marriage, Death records and Obituaries. We do ask that a donation of $15.00 per hour ($13.00 for members) be submitted. This includes cost of copies. Please contact our Librarians by email or by letter to: P. O. Box 4, Atascadero, CA  93423-0004 for additional information.

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