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Facilities Available

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Note: Sheffield Local Studies Library and Sheffield Archives are located in separate buildings approximately 10 minutes walk apart.
 
Local Studies Library
 
  • Staff on help to give advice and guidance
  • Study desks
  • Map table
  • Free internet access (booking in advance is strongly advised)
  • Free access to Ancestry.com (via www.ancestrylibrary.com on any Sheffield Libraries computer) booking in advance is strongly advised
  • Photocopier
  • Microform reader printers
  • 40,000 photographs on computer
  • Indexes to the catalogues
  • Computer catalogue (for items received since 1997)
  • Photography and scanning service
 
Archives
 
  • Staff on hand to give advice and guidance
  • Study desks
  • Map table
  • Free internet access (booking in advance is strongly advised)
  • Free access to Ancestry.com (via www.ancestrylibrary.com on any Sheffield Libraries computer) booking in advance is strongly advised
  • Photocopier
  • Microform reader printers
  • CD-ROMs of local and national sources (such as local parish registers and the National Burial Index)
  • Indexes to the catalogues
  • Photography and scanning service
  • Library of useful family history, archive series reference books
  • Sheffield and District Family History Society library

Please note that the inclusion of any website or link on this page does not mean that they have been vetted or recommended by Sheffield City Council.  It is important to make sure that you are happy that they are suitable for your own requirements.