Microfilm Reading Area
Microfilm of some of the Library's most frequently used collections is located in the West Reading Room. This includes:
| United States Census records | Local (City & County Court) Records Including Deeds, Wills, and other court records |
| Land and Personal Property Taxes | Virginia Land Office patents and grants |
| Newspapers | Vital statistics records |
| Military service records and pensions |
Please sign up for a reader at the Microfilm Desk in the West Reading
Room.
Readers are assigned for a two-hour period and may be renewed for
additional periods if no one is waiting to be assigned a reader. When
other researchers are waiting or the readers have all been assigned, add
your name to the list and we will call you as soon as a reader is
available.
Microfilm Printers
You do not need to sign up for a printer but please observe a 15 minute
time limit when others are waiting. You will need to purchase
a debit card to make copies from microfilm. Microfilm
Assistants can provide information or assistance concerning copy or
photoduplication procedures.
You may retrieve the microfilm you wish to use. If you need assistance,
staff will help you locate microfilm.
Please do not take more than 2 reels at a time.
If you will not be using a reader for more than 20 minutes, please sign
off the reader. Please turn the machine off when you are not using it.
After using the microfilm, rewind it onto it's original reel and
place the microfilm back into its box. Place the microfilm box on top of
the microfilm cabinet.
Please do not refile microfilm in the drawers.
If you received your film at the Circulation Desk, please return it to
the Circulation Desk.
Return damaged film to the Microfilm Assistant.
Please sign off the reader at the Microfilm Desk before leaving the
Microfilm Reading Area.