The Library provides the following services:
Temple Ordinance Card Printing
Temple Ordinance cards can be printed at the gift desk
in the lobby of the Family History Library.
Orientation
A short orientation is available anytime the library is open.
We do not give library tours but we do provide orientation classes
for groups. For more information, see Group
Visits.
Research Consultation
Our staff members do not research for you. They can help you use our facilities, suggest sources and next steps for you to search, and answer
basic questions such as how to get started, where a town is
located, and what records are available for a locality and how to
use them. Please check Frequently
Asked Questions before contacting library staff.
- Consultation at the Library. Please visit a Research Counter at the library for assistance.
- Research Assistance by Wiki, Forum or Telephone. Library staff also assist by telephone and the Internet.
Ordering Copies by Mail
To obtain photocopies of a few pages from a book or a few frames
of microfilm or microfiche, please use
the appropriate Request
for Photocopies form available on this site.
Copies cost U.S.$2.00 each, with a U.S.$4.00 minimum charge.
Please follow
the instructions found on the form.
Self-Help Copy Services
Self-help copy equipment is available at document centers on each floor of the Family History Library. The cost for a copy from a book or computer is U.S.$.05. The cost for a copy from a microfilm or microfiche is U.S.$.23. A color copier is available at the Access Services window on the main floor of the Library. The cost per color copy is U.S.$1.00. Copy cards can be purchased for U.S.$1.00 from copy card dispensers at document centers and near the computers on each floor. A one-time cost for the card is U.S.$.60, which includes U.S.$.40 credit. Additional money can be credited to the card by inserting the card into the copy card dispenser. Digital copies can be made from microfilm and saved to writeable compact discs. The cost for a writeable disc is U.S.$.75 at the Access Services windows on the 2nd, main, and B1 floors.
Making photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material
is governed by copyright law. The person using self-help equipment
is solely responsible for abiding by copyright law and may be
liable for any infringement.
Library Classes
The library regularly holds classes on the use of the library,
its computer systems, family history records, and resources. For a
list of classes, see Family
History Library Classes.
Special Needs Services
Library visitors with special needs are welcome and will have
access to all facilities. The library offers wheelchair access,
microfilm readers for physically and visually handicapped users,
and some assistance for hearing-impaired or foreign-language
researchers. For TDD telephone questions, call 801-240-2616.
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