The latest editions of city directories in print format are located on Deck 46 which is entered through Alcove 4 in the Main Reading Room. They are arranged alphabetically by state, shelved after the telephone directories and before the reverse telephone directories for that state.
Since many of these directories contain listings for more than one community, you should examine the card catalog, which is located near the directory collection on Deck 46, to determine which city directory contains the listings for a particular community. The labels on the catalog drawers are color coded for easy identification: pink is for the city directory catalog.
Researchers should be aware that there are no current city directories for many major U.S. cities - among them Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Therefore, some editions shelved on Deck 46 may be many years out-of-date.
