Library Services

Proctoring Service
Livonia Civic Center Library offers exam proctoring for students taking correspondence or distance learning courses. Contact Nitza Ramirez-Blackstock at nramirez-blackstock@livonia.lib.mi.us or call (734) 466-2409 for details.

Fax Service
Civic Center Library will send faxes for $1 per page and receive incoming faxes for .25 per page. Inquire at the Reference Desk on the second floor.

Obiturary/Death Notice Lookup
Researching genealogy from out of state? Provide us with death date, name and any other pertinent information and we will check our newspaper records for a death notice. Use our obit request form to ask for information.

We have indexed the death notices in the Livonia Observer from 1950 to the current day. Looking for a newer obituary from the Metro Detroit area from 2001 to the current day? Try Michigan Death Notices for free, full-text obituaries that are available online. Currently, our index covers obituaries from the Livonia Observer newspaper from June 1955 - present. Fill out our webform with information from the following files. An electronic scan of the obit will be sent to you via email within 7-10 working days. Please contact us after 2 weeks if you have not received a response. To check for your relative, search below.

Last Name begins with:
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Not finding the individual you seek in our index? If you are looking for someone from Livonia, Michigan, we have some other sources we can check. Email us using our webform indicating the name of the Livonia resident, date of death and any other pertinent details.

Looking for someone from elsewhere in Michigan? Contact the library in that community by clicking the following link for a list of other libraries in Michigan. Public Libraries.com

Interlibrary Loans and Holds
If an item is checked out or not owned by the library you are visiting, you may place a "hold" on the item. You will be placed on the waiting list for checked out items or it will be shipped from another owning library depending on availablility and individual library policies for interlibrary loan. When you are notified that the requested item is available for pick up, you will find it on the "hold shelf" under your last name. Check it out at the circulation desk as usual.
If an item is not available within Livonia or the Library Network catalog, we will request a copy from libraries around the state of Michigan through the MeLCat network of libraries.

Internet/Microsoft Office Stations
The Civic Center Library has 18 internet stations for public use (10 adult, 4 fifteen minute express, 1 teen, and 3 children's). The adult and teen stations also have Microsoft Office software and will accept a floppy disk or usb/memory stick. There are four additional computers with Microsoft Office software only. These stations are for use by patrons of all ages. They are attached to a printer where you can load your own paper or we will supply paper for you. Cost for printing is .15 per page regardless of whether you use your own paper or library supplied paper.
Alfred Noble has 7 (5 adult, 2 children's). Carl Sandburg has 7 (5 adult, 2 children's). All stations at at both Noble and Sandburg are equipped with MS Office and internet access. Adult stations are unfiltered stations for people over 18 years old or children (under 18) accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Children's and young adult stations are filtered stations where people under 18 are given preference. Adults may use these stations, but if a minor asks for an internet station and all other filtered stations are in use, the adult will be asked to leave the station regardless of start time.

Wireless Internet Access
The Civic Center Library offers wireless internet access as well as traditional internet stations. Wireless service is available throughout the building (including the meeting rooms and auditorium). Please note: printing is not available from the wireless network. Click here for instructions on connecting to the wireless network.

One-on-One Computer Instruction
At Civic Center Library, teen volunteers will work with you in one hour time blocks. Call the reference desk at 734-466-2490 to book a session.