NOTICE: Construction Coming Summer 2025

The Archives & Local History Reading Room will close May 15, 2025 for self-guided research. Archives staff will continue to be available via phone and email for local history reference and genealogy resource assistance M-F 9-4. Appointments to access physical collections will be available at Archives staff discretion. We appreciate your patience during this time and look forward to welcoming you back to the improved spaces once the work is completed. Read more about the library-wide construction project here.

Hours

Monday-Friday 9-4
Saturday 9-1
Sunday 1-5  

Mission

The mission of the Archives and Local History Department of the La Crosse Public Library is to develop and promote a vital connection within the community between the past, present, and future by collecting, maintaining, and providing and promoting access to local historical and genealogical records.