GSS has purchased library access to the online New England Historic Genealogical Society, NEHGS, databases.

You can access these records now at Selby Library!        January 2014

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The Listing of the Books in the Genealogy Section of Selby Library has been updated as of February 13, 2014.

Thank you to GSS Member, John Noyes, for compiling this information and keeping it updated for us!

Listing of Genealogy Books and other Resources at Selby Library

Genealogical Society of Sarasota members led by John Noyes, in conjunction with the Selby Public Library Staff, have produced a shelf listing of the “Non-Circulating” and “Circulating” resources in the Genealogy Area of Selby Public Library.                     Map for Selby Library,   Selby Library Parking Information

Two books with this information and the following internet listing have been updated & republished in February 2014. The books are located at the Genealogy Help Desk. Also, the listings on this page can be accessed online from home or with computers at the library.

The “Non-Circulating” titles are listed by shelf location, which is helpful to the library researcher. For example, the titles of the resources for New York State are listed by their call number, which is how they are positioned on the shelves in the New York Section. There are a total of 6,474 titles in “Non-Circulating.” This listing is useful to check what is available at Selby Public Library to plan your visit to the library to do your research.

The “Circulating” titles are listed in the same groupings, with one additional group, “How-To” research various genealogy locations, has been added. All of these books are shelved in one area and are arranged by ascending “Call Numbers.” There are 1,182 titles in “Circulating.” About two thirds of them are duplicates of items in “Non-Circulating”, but the other one third are items only available in “Circulating.” These “Circulating” items can be checked out and taken home to be studied.

Notice that in this listing, information on items with identical titles has been added in “bold print.” Also, duplicate titles have been deleted from the list.

Additional bibliographical information about the genealogy books in this collection is available online in the card catalog for the Sarasota County Library System. When searching with the card catalog, there is a way to limit results to genealogy resources. Near the top of the card catalog webpage, there are three search boxes. In the third box, change "View Entire Collection" to "Genealogy" before searching.

The Genealogical Society of Sarasota would like to express our sincere gratitude to John Noyes, a long time member, for the multitude of hours he spent compiling this list for our use.

Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014. The files and contents are the sole property of The Genealogical Society of Sarasota, Inc.

Internet Listing of the Genealogy Books at Selby Library

Click here for a listing of all Books in the Selby Genealogical Collection.

Non-Circulating Books - Updated February 2014

Click here for a listing of all Noncirculating books in the Selby Genealogical Collection.

Circulating Books - Updated February 2014

Click here for a listing of all Circulating books in the Selby Genealogical Collection.

Other Items in the Selby Library Genealogical Collection

Selby Library Genealogical Books - Updates to the List from the GSS Newsletters

Venice Library Genealogical Books - Updates to the List from the GSS Newsletters

.Download Adobe Reader. It is free to download and use to view these files.

Tips for searching the files:
There are several ways to search the .pdf files that are available in this book listing.  The methods depend on which version of Adobe reader or other pdf reader or browser that you are using.

1. On the menu bar, click on "Edit." Then, click on "Find." In the little box that appears, type a word to search for. Then, press the "Enter" key on the keyboard. Continue pressing "Enter" to see each instance of the word until the end of the file is reached.

2. Press the following 2 keys on the keyboard: <Ctrl> + F. In the little box that appears, type a word to search for. Then, press the "Enter" key on the keyboard. Continue pressing "Enter" to see each instance of the word until the end of the file is reached.

Here are procedures for two ways to search the above PDF documents using Adobe Reader 7.
3 - Click on the "Binocular" image on the toolbar near the top of the Adobe Reader window displaying the document to search. A "Search PDF" box will open. Type the word or phrase to search for in the appropriate box. Check that "In the current PDF document" is selected. Then, click the "Search" button.

4 - On the menu bar, near the top of the Adobe Reader window, click on "Edit." Then under "Edit," click on "Find." A "Find" box will open. Type the text to search for in the white box. Then, click on "Next" or "Previous" to search the document.

Genealogical Society of Sarasota, Inc.
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Sarasota, FL   34230-1917