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The Essentials
1. Contact us in advance of your visit
- Appointments are not required, but please use our Ask a Schlesinger Librarian form to contact us about your visit.
- We can recommend additional sources and provide in-depth research help.
- Many of our collections are stored off-site and some have access restrictions.
- Access to some formats, such as A/V materials and oversized items, require advance notice.
- See this research guide for more detailed information about placing requests.
2. Document Cameras available in Reading Room
- Each table is equipped with document cameras. Learn more and download the software.
- Prefer to use your own camera or phone? No problem, just turn off your flash and leave your camera case and tripod behind.
3. What to bring
- A form of photo identification. You will present your identification at the reception desk and complete a brief registration form.
- Pencils, digital cameras, laptops, and flash drives are welcome in the Reading Room. We have extras of all of these items to lend.
- Leave notebooks, folders, jackets, wallets, computer and camera cases, and bags in our lockers. We provide lined loose-leaf paper.
