There are three ways to start your research at the Phoenix Public Library. There are books you can check out that include basic tips about how to do genealogy research. In addition there are some basic genealogy reference materials in the General Reference section of the Burton Barr Central Library.

The two major genealogy libraries in the Phoenix area are:

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records - Research Library/Genealogy
1700 W. Washington, 3rd Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-3701 Fax: (602) 542-4400
(800) 228-4710 (Arizona only)
www.dlapr.lib.az.us/archives/famhistory.cfm

Mesa Family History Center
41 South Hobson
Mesa, Arizona 85204
Phone: (480) 964-1200 Fax: (480) 964-7137
www.mesarfhc.org