Otero County Colorado Libraries
The libraries of Otero County maintain several resources that may be helpful with your research. The collections vary at each library but most have copies of old newspapers, some donated family histories, cemetery information and city directories. Micro fiche readers are available but time must be reserved to use the machines and nominal fees are charged for copies of documents.
Fowler: Public Library
114 E. Cranston Avenue
Fowler, CO 81039
Voice: (719) 263-4472
Call for hours
Available resources include copies of the Fowler Tribune 1900 - present.
La Junta: Woodruff Memorial Library
522 Colorado Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050
Voice: (719) 384-4612
Fax: (719) 383-2514
Hours
Mon - Thu 10am - 8pm
Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat - Sun 1pm-5pm
Available resources include City Directories, Telephone Directories, Cemetery Records, Newspapers.
La Junta: LDS Family History Center
2305 Raton Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050
Voice:(719) 384-0427
Hours
Tuesday - Wednesday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 6 - 9 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Rocky Ford: City Library
400 S. 10th
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Voice: (719) 254-6641
Hours
Mon - Thu 12pm - 8pm
Fri 9am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 3pm
Sun - Closed