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The La Crosse Public Library Research & Reference Room is full of archival resources for anyone interested in the history of the La Crosse area, as well as anyone researching their ancestors. Library staff are available to assist with any questions you may have.
The Research & Reference Room is open the same hours as the rest of the library for local history and genealogy researchers. Come explore our archival collections!
As of August 10, 2026, our updated open hours are:
9am-8pm Monday-Thursday
9am-5pm Friday-Saturday*
1pm-5pm Sunday
*Note: the R&R Room closes on Saturdays 12:30-1:00pm for a lunch break.
A Tribute to Dr. Les Crocker
Our community lost Dr. Leslie F. Crocker recently, a valuable and well respected architectural historian.
Coulee Region Festival of Arts: Expanding Music in La Crosse
One of Maestro Francesco "Frank" Italiano's dreams was to establish both a summer symphony program and a youth symphony which would lead to the Symphony School of America.
New Deal Photographer Sets His Eye on La Crosse
In the summer of 1939, photographer Arthur Rothstein traveled through La Crosse, capturing poignant moments of a city in the midst of change.