Detroit Public Library cardholders can do more than just borrow books

By David Rodriguez Muñoz

On December 1, 2023

Matthew Scheich, a technical training associate, leads a genealogy researching class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry.

Holly Hogans flips a page during a genealogy class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry.

Matthew Scheich, a technical training associate, hands out packets during a genealogy class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023.

Vickie Baker, left, sits next to Lionel Booker as they pay attention during a genealogy class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry.

Matthew Scheich, a technical training associate, teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry inside the Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class is offered every first and third Tuesday of the month.

A genealogy class teaching library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library goes on inside the Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class is offered every first and third Tuesday of the month.

Lionel Booker looks at a monitor as he uses an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research his ancestry at the Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class is offered every first and third Tuesday of the month.

Matthew Scheich, a technical training associate, gives two thumbs up to students during a genealogy class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry.

Matthew Scheich, a technical training associate, leads a genealogy research class inside the Detroit Public Library Redford Branch in Detroit on Nov. 21, 2023. The Finding Your Roots class teaches library members how to use an online database through the Detroit Public Library to research their ancestry.

This piece was republished from the Detroit Free Press.