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Digital Exhibits
- Attempted Nazi March in Skokie, 1977-1978 exhibit
- Dr. Louise Klehm Archive, 1870-1941 exhibit
- Niles Township High School Yearbooks
- NileHiLite - Niles East Newspaper 1939-1980
- Fair Housing in Skokie, 1961-1971 exhibit
- Skokie Fire Department History, 1890s-1970s digital collection
- Skokie History Project, 1898-1987 complete digital collection
- SkokieStories digital collection
- Skokie Public Library Permanent Art Collection
- Skokie Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
- Stories in the Time of COVID
- Telephone Directories, 1924-1953
- The Villager newspaper, 1958-1959
- Skokie Obituary Index, 1960-present
- Skokie Newspaper Index, 1960-present
- Skokie Public Library Local History
- Skokie: A Centennial History
- Skokie Public Library Digital Collections and Archives Collection Plan
Directories, 1924-1953
Search or browse this collection of telephone books from Skokie and surrounding communities, from 1924 to 1953.
Browse individual decades or learn about the history of telephone service in Skokie, using the menu to the left.
Communities covered include:
Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, Niles, Glenview, and Northbrook
Specific years available:
1924 1930 1932 1934 1935 1938 1941 1942 1944
1945 1946 1948 1950 1951 1952 1953
To find a specific name in these phone books, include telephone directory in your search. For example, use: telephone directory smith to find people or businesses with the name Smith, then search the resulting PDF file(s).
The original phone books in the Skokie Public Library collection were originally preserved on microfilm. This digital collection was created from digitized microfilm images.