Library Offers Ancestry Subscription For Free During Shutdown

TINLEY PARK, IL — Home quarantines just might be the perfect opportunity for many to study their family history. So the Tinley Park Public Library has offered its Ancestry.com subscription for anyone who has a library card with them to use.

"If people are looking to start new projects [or] hobbies, genealogy is a good one, and this resource is otherwise cost-prohibitive for a lot of people," said Sarah Schroeder, marketing director for the Tinley Park Public Library.

Library card holders can sign in here, and even those without a library card at the moment may be able to access one.

Even if you have to social distance, you can at least get in touch with your roots. While we're closed due to COVID-19, you can use our Ancestry subscription from home, for free. Grab your library card number and start here: https://t.co/nfaHlut8rZ pic.twitter.com/biqGmufBrM
— Tinley Park Public Library (@tinleylibrary) April 4, 2020

Schroeder also said all library cards that expired between January 2017 and now have been extended through July 4, 2020, and anyone who has not had a card can sign up for a digital-only one here.

Checkouts won't be due until May 1, and there will be no late fees while the library is closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The library also offers an online reading challenge that can be found here or through the Beanstack app.

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