Thursday, January 15, 2015

My Top 20 Libraries

My Top 20 Libraries

[Last Revised: 7 Mar 2015; Moab replaces Las Cruces]

San Angelo, TX, Library

    Because I do not have a cell phone the first question I ask upon entering a library is "Do you have free WiFi? (I've been traveling full-time since 22 Nov 2010 and have visited perhaps 310-320 libraries.) My first question eliminates two big-city libraries: Lubbock's main library in Texas and Cheyenne's main library in Wyoming. [As I left the former I spotted a Lowe's Home Improvement Store; see my most recent post of "How I Find Free WiFi".]

    And since genealogy is one of the primary interests while I travel I often visit libraries located in the county seats. As you might expect libraries in larger cities often have more resources than those in smaller towns. And there are differences between what the citizens of one state are willing to pay to support their libraries when compared with citizens of other states. [Oregon citizens spend the most money on their libraries.]

    While I don't have a check-list I use when I visit libraries, I've been using libraries since I got a library card in 1947 (which I still have); and when teaching Freshman English I often taught the students how to use the high school library. When I find genealogy resources I tend to be more favorably impressed than if there are few, if any, such resources. And a few libraries have the Library Edition of Ancestry.Com; that is, while you're using the library's WiFi you can search the many files to which Ancestry.Com has access.

Top 20 Libraries * = Ancestry.Com
  1. Livermore, CA (1188 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore, CA 94550)
  2. Artesia, NM (205 W. Quay Ave., W. Richardson Ave, Artesia, NM 88210)
  3. Corpus Christi, TX (805 Comanche, Corpus Christi, TX 78401)
  4. Cortez, CO (202 N Park St, Cortez, CO 81321)
  5. *Stockton [Chavez], CA (605 N. El Dorado St, Stockton, CA)
  6. *San Angelo, TX (33 W. Beauregard Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903)
  7. Kerrville, TX (741 Water St, Kerrville, TX 78028)
  8. Moab, UT (257 E Center St, Moab, UT 84532)
  9. Sonora, CA (480 Greenley Rd, Sonora, CA 95370)
  10. Pendleton, OR (502 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801)
  11. Redding, CA (1100 Parkview Avenue, Redding, CA)
  12. Tillamook, OR (1716 3rd Street, Tillamook, OR 97141)
  13. Bend, OR (601 Northwest Wall St, Bend, OR 97701)
  14. Healdsburg, CA (139 Piper Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448)
  15. Menlo Park, CA (800 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA 94025)
  16. Klamath Falls, OR (126 S. 3rd St, Klamath Falls, OR)
  17. Orland, CA (912 #rd St, Orland, CA 95963)
  18. Rawlins, WY (215 W Buffalo St, Rawlins, WY 82301)
  19. Panguitch, UT (25 S. 200 East, Panguitch, UT 84759)
  20. Riverton, UT (12860 S 1830 W, Riverton, UT 84065)
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Links:
  1. Livermore, CA, Public Library
  2. Artesia, NM, Public Library
  3. Corpus Christi, TX, Public Library
  4. Cortez, CO, Public Library
  5. Stockton Chavez Library
  6. San Angelo, TX, Public Library
  7. Kerrville, TX, Public Library
  8. Moab, UT, Public Library
  9. Sonora Public Library
  10. Pendleton, OR, Public Library
  11. Redding, CA, Public Library
  12. Tillamook, OR, Public Library
  13. Bend, OR, Public Library
  14. Healdsburg, CA, Public Library
  15. Menlo Park, CA, Public Library
  16. Klamath Falls, OR, Public Library
  17. Orland, CA, Public Library
  18. Rawlins, WY, Public Library
  19. Panguitch Public Library
  20. Riverton, UT, Branch Library
Routes:

T 17 Feb Actual Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Lib - - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Way W/M

W 18 Feb Actual Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Lib - - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Way W/M

Th 19 Feb Actual Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Lib - - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Way W/M

F 20 Feb Actual Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Eldorado - Sonora, TX - Del Rio W/M

Sa 21 Feb Actual Route: Del Rio W/M - Del Rio Ford - Hm Depot - Del Rio W/M

Su 22 Feb Actual Route: Del Rio W/M - Hm Depot - Lib - Hm Depot - Del Rio W/M

M 23 Feb Actual Route: Del Rio W/M - Hm Depot - Lib - Hm Depot - Del Rio W/M

T 24 Feb Actual Route: Del Rio W/M - Hm Depot - Sonora - San Angelo Lib - Sherwood Way W/M

W 25 Feb Actual Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Lib - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Way W/M

Th 26 Feb Route: Sherwood Way W/M - Lib - Visitor Ctr - Wash Pot - Sherwood Way W/M

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