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