NGS in Salt Lake City--April 2010
Yesterday I posted about the Librarians event on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. One of the fantastic opportunities as part of this event is a guided tour of the new LDS Church History Library. Not to be confused with the Family History Library, the LDS Church History Library houses a huge collection of LDS manuscripts, photographs, maps, books, etc.
According to the LDs church History Library's website at www.lds.org/churchhistory/library the new building provides "archival storage and public access for materials that chronicle the history of the [LDS] Church from 1830 to the present day." The LDS Church History Library has 270,000 books/newspapers, 240,000 collections of original and unpublished records (journals, correspondence, etc.), 3.5 million patriarchal blessings for Church members, 13,000 collections of photographs, and 23,000 audiovisual items.
The LDS Church History Library is located at 15 East North Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. Photo identification is needed to enter the facility, and parking is available in the form of a public pay lot one block west of the facility. Normal operating hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Thursday from 9 am to 9 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm. It is not currently known if these hours will be modified for the NGS conference.
See you soon!
Christy Fillerup
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