Boone Library

William A. (Bill) Boone Memorial Library

The Boone Library is housed in a 100 year old L & N freight station that was moved from the Woodlawn area of Birmingham, Alabama to the museum. It is named after long time member and benefactor, the late William (Bill) Boone.

The main building contains office space and houses print and other media as well as an extensive collection of old maps, track diagrams, timetables etc. A railroad car attached to the library contains a huge collection of technical manuals spanning well over a century.

Boone Library is open by appointment and on Thursdays & Saturdays, from 10:00am until 4:00pm

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Materials Check Out Policy
--Members: Members of the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum are welcome to check out books, videos and DVDs. Members working on museum projects may check-out technical manuals, periodicals, photos/slides, and reference materials may be reviewed in the library but are not available for check out.
 
--Non-Members: Visitors are always welcome to browse and read any materials in our collection but cannot check out library holdings. Copies of book and periodical pages and reference materials may be made in the library. Individuals conducting research with special requests should contact the librarians using the contact information to the right.
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Contact Info

Address:
P.O. Box 727
Calera, AL
35040

Phone: 205.668.3435 M-T & F

205.668.6600 Thursday & Saturday

Fax: 205.668.6605

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