Check out Consumer Reports for the latest reviews and product information. Find additional business information, addresses and phone numbers, investing information and more!

The library has state and federal censuses on microfilm for 1836-1930 that pertain to most of West Central Wisconsin. We have complete census records for the counties of Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk and St. Croix.

Genealogy-related databases and internet resources including access to HeritageQuest, Ancestry Library Edition, Sanborn Maps, Family Search and much more to assist you with your genealogy research.

Search for biographical and historical information using the Eau Claire Historical Search or the Barron County Historical Search.

The library has many local genealogical resources in print format:

Information and links helpful in searching for land and probate records, how and where to obtain birth, death, and marriage records and more to help you with your research.

Federal government information including the Social Security Administration, U. S. Congress and additional links of interest.

Find links to city and county ordinances, WI legal forms, state statutes and codes, the U. S. Federal code and more.

Provides access to City, County and State government sites, the Eau Claire School District, the Wisconsin Blue Book and other local and state  government resources.

Links to Federal and State tax forms, tax guides and sources for help in preparing your tax return.

As the Foundation Center's top-tier grantseeking research tool, the Foundation includes a wealth of information and features in addition, a comprehensive database of over 100,000 grantmakers and 3 million grants.

The Foundation Center offers free one-hour webinars led by their staff experts and covering essential topics for nonprofit grantseekers.

According to GuideStar,  there are over 540 nonprofit organizations in the city of Eau Claire.  Some of those local partners that the Library hopes to work with in providing information and training to grantseekers include:

A searchable database of the literature of philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries and contains more than 30,000 full bibliographic citations of which nearly 20,000 have descriptive abstracts. It is updated daily. 

Looking for materials on fundraising and nonprofit organizations?

PubHub is a searchable repository of annotated links to reports and issue briefs covering the full scope of philanthropic activity in the United States, was created to showcase and make more accessible the knowledge generated or supported by foundations.  

Websites for more indepth research and analysis.

Cooperating Collections are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications useful to grantseekers.

A variety of medical-related websites providing information and sources for consumer health searches.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) resources featuring auto and small engine repair, hobbies, crafts and home improvement. Make your own improvements or repairs, save money and learn in the process!

Eau Claire City Directories:  In collaboration with the ResCarta Foundation, the 1880-1923 city directories for Eau Claire are now on the Library's website.

The library has partnered with the  Chippewa Valley Museum to provide access to its significant collection of photographs depicting life in Eau Claire and in the surrounding area. 

In collaboration with the ResCarta Foundation, these Eau Claire area histories from the Library's Special Collections area are now on the Library's website. All the histories can be searched at one time by choosing just "Local Area History" or choose which one you want to look at.

Searchable newspaper databases, some dating back to the 1700s, as well as access to the Eau Claire papers, and historical magazines, "The Rosenkrans" and "The Eau Clairion Weekly Pictorial News."

Take a trip and discover the bygone days of the great logging era in Wisconsin and the Chippewa Valley, the early history of Eau Claire and more through these historical videos.

High school life in the early years of of Eau Claire Senior High.

The following titles are links to full-text web pages. These materials are also available from the library in book format.  

Access to a variety of websites pertaining to local and Wisconsin history, museums, historical research, historic places and more.

In collaboration with the ResCarta Foundation, these Wisconsin histories from the Library's Special Collections area are now on the Library's website. All the histories can be searched at one time by choosing just "Wisconsin History" or by choosing which one you would like to look at.

Resources for career and job research including resume and interviewing skills, job boards and company websites, both local and national, occupational descriptions and more to aid you in your job search and career choice.

A collection of resources related to the education field including conference papers, education administration and other specialized areas in the education profession.

A variety of research tools including magazine and newspaper articles, and databases on a variety of topics such as history, science, languages, animals, current events, and much more to aid the student or general researcher in their information-seeking needs.

 Each month staff will highlight some of their favorite, informative, relevant, or just plain fun websites.  Check them out and look for new sites next month.

Looking for information for a school assignment or articles on a particular topic?