The Society has an extensive lending library with books available on loan free to members. Members may borrow two Books or Journals for a period of two weeks. The range includes:
Books on how to "trace your family tree"
Church histories
Electoral Rolls
Family histories
Local history
Journals of other Societies
School histories
and much more
Reference Library
The Society also has a reference library; these books are available only for perusal within the Society rooms. This section contains:
The 1828 Census
Shipping records
Cemetery records
Research Directories
The Queensland Government Gazettes
Cemetery Headstones and Inscriptions
Obituaries - Ipswich and District
and much more
Microfiche and microfilm
The International Genealogical Index
Indices to Birth, Deaths and Marriages for all Australian States
Cemetery Records
Members’ Interest Lists
The North Australian and Ipswich Advertiser 1858 – 1865
The Queensland Times 1864 - 1874 and 1900 - 1910
The Fassifern Guardian 1901 - 1930
and much more
Computer records
The Society has an increasing number of records on computer including:
Indices to Births, Deaths and Marriages for all Australian states
Burial Registers for the Ipswich and other Cemeteries
Ipswich General Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions
Indices to Birth, Death and Marriage notices from The Queensland Times
Indices to Birth, Death and Marriage notices from the Courier Mail