Books and published materials
The collection includes approximately 22,000 volumes of local history and genealogy books. A complete set of Davenport City directories from 1856 to the present as well as some Rock Island/Moline City directories are available. The center also holds a nearly complete set of publications from the Iowa Genealogical Society and at least one county history for each of Iowa’s ninety-nine counties. All books are cataloged in the Library’s online catalog.