▁records ▁in ▁several ▁formats , ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁records ▁( on ▁micro film ), ▁records ▁of ▁local ▁and ▁area ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁fun eral ▁homes , ▁D AR ▁book ▁collection , ▁and ▁several ▁online ▁databases ▁and ▁three ▁major ▁search ▁engines : ▁Heritage ▁Qu est , ▁Gene al ogy ▁Bank , ▁and ▁An c est ry ▁Library . ▁The ▁Library ▁hosts ▁an ▁annual ▁" M id night ▁Mad ness " ▁event ▁where ▁the ▁library ▁is ▁open ▁until ▁mid night ▁all ▁week ▁for ▁research ▁purposes . ▁Gene alog ists ▁and ▁others ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁to ▁research ▁family ▁histor ies , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁Tri - State ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁formed ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁library . ▁They ▁publish ▁a ▁packet ▁every ▁September , ▁December , ▁March , ▁and ▁June ▁for ▁their ▁members . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Will ard ▁has ▁a ▁self - per pet u ating ▁seven - member ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁During ▁all ▁periods ▁of ▁its ▁operation , ▁Will ard ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁and ▁free ▁to ▁residents ▁of ▁V ander burgh ▁County ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁count ies . ▁It ▁also ▁receives ▁public ▁financial ▁support ▁through ▁a ▁tax ▁le vy , ▁though ▁this ▁tax ▁le vy ▁must ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Evans ville ▁V ander burgh ▁Public ▁Library . ▁ ▁Ha un ting ▁ ▁The ▁Will ard ▁Library ▁is ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁be ▁ha unted ▁by ▁a ▁spect er ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L ady