Thanks for sharing about the Jones Memorial Library. It sounds like a great place for patrons to learn local or family history. I wonder if they offer 1:1 appointment times to help those patrons who are just beginning their search of their family’s genealogy. I feel like I wouldn’t have any idea where to start or what to ask for if I were doing that, and I’d need a lot of guidance. Learning how to use the microfiche machines would definitely be important if you were to work at a library like the Jones Memorial Library.
We have something similar in Hampton Roads, the Sargeant Memorial Collection, which also focuses on genealogy and local history. So I am very interested to hear about one for Central Virginia! Their policies are certainly interesting – I wonder under what circumstances kids under the age of 12 may enter, and why they would ban digital cameras instead of photography in general. Microfilm seems to be very common in specialized libraries. I would be almost frightened to touch some of those resources – sounds like they are old! It’s nice that they have stained glass windows and good artwork. Overall, this looks like a very interesting place to visit.
This looks like a fantastic resource—I really like that it’s located on the second floor of the public library. I imagine that drives a lot more foot traffic there that it might not otherwise get! I also like that the permanent sign about policies includes a mention of sticky notes. I’ve been learning just how damaging those can be, recently. I wonder if the lack of diversity in patrons at this library indicates a lack of diversity in their materials…
This seems like a great place to do genealogy research. The special collections library I visited was used for that purpose as well. I like Kelly wonder about the diversity in their collections. It also seems like one would need a lot of assistance from the librarians to conduct research there.
Local History and family genealogy fascinates me. What an awesome find within the Lynchburg Public Library. I’m glad their website offers digital access as some things were off limits within the library itself.
The Jones Memorial library serves a community of diverse people. The Lynchburg Downtown library has a lot of diverse people using the library. I know this because I visited there when interviewing for the job. They have a Law Library which was widely used by a lot of black males.
The Jones Memorial library serves a community of diverse people. The Lynchburg Downtown library has a lot of diverse people using the library. I know this because I visited there when interviewing for the job. They have a Law Library which was widely used by a lot of black males.
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Thanks for sharing about the Jones Memorial Library. It sounds like a great place for patrons to learn local or family history. I wonder if they offer 1:1 appointment times to help those patrons who are just beginning their search of their family’s genealogy. I feel like I wouldn’t have any idea where to start or what to ask for if I were doing that, and I’d need a lot of guidance. Learning how to use the microfiche machines would definitely be important if you were to work at a library like the Jones Memorial Library.
We have something similar in Hampton Roads, the Sargeant Memorial Collection, which also focuses on genealogy and local history. So I am very interested to hear about one for Central Virginia! Their policies are certainly interesting – I wonder under what circumstances kids under the age of 12 may enter, and why they would ban digital cameras instead of photography in general. Microfilm seems to be very common in specialized libraries. I would be almost frightened to touch some of those resources – sounds like they are old! It’s nice that they have stained glass windows and good artwork. Overall, this looks like a very interesting place to visit.
This looks like a fantastic resource—I really like that it’s located on the second floor of the public library. I imagine that drives a lot more foot traffic there that it might not otherwise get! I also like that the permanent sign about policies includes a mention of sticky notes. I’ve been learning just how damaging those can be, recently. I wonder if the lack of diversity in patrons at this library indicates a lack of diversity in their materials…
This seems like a great place to do genealogy research. The special collections library I visited was used for that purpose as well. I like Kelly wonder about the diversity in their collections. It also seems like one would need a lot of assistance from the librarians to conduct research there.
Local History and family genealogy fascinates me. What an awesome find within the Lynchburg Public Library. I’m glad their website offers digital access as some things were off limits within the library itself.
The Jones Memorial library serves a community of diverse people. The Lynchburg Downtown library has a lot of diverse people using the library. I know this because I visited there when interviewing for the job. They have a Law Library which was widely used by a lot of black males.
The Jones Memorial library serves a community of diverse people. The Lynchburg Downtown library has a lot of diverse people using the library. I know this because I visited there when interviewing for the job. They have a Law Library which was widely used by a lot of black males.