Newspaper Research @ the Library

The library maintains the local Poplar Bluff newspaper on microfilm dating back to as early as 1877. This collection is not conclusive, particularly in the earliest editions.

By visiting the library and using the microfilm machine, copies may be printed for 25 cents per page or even emailed to yourself.  A library card or visitor pass is needed to use the microfilm machine for up to 2 hours.  (A visitor pass is available for $1.00 with an ID.)

If you live too far away to visit the library, the library does provide a research and copy service of articles/obituaries from the local newspaper for a fee of $5.00 per incident. However, an index for this material does not currently exist. For this reason, library staff are limited to searching only those requests, which contain the exact name of the individual involved and the exact date of the incident. To request a copy of a local newspaper article/obituary, please send a written request containing the above information, the $5.00 fee, and a SASE to:

POPLAR BLUFF PUBLIC LIBRARY

ATTN:  GENEALOGY/REFERENCE
318 NORTH MAIN STREET
POPLAR BLUFF MO 63901

The results of the search will then be returned in the envelope provided, or emailed, if requested. If you have any additional questions on newspaper services, please contact the library at 573-686-8639 or by email.