Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

I popped into Liverpool Central Library this afternoon in order to visit the 'Help Desk' and met Mary and other members of the Help Desk team.

The questions I asked were answered in detail and Mary even introduced me to the intricacies of the spooled microfiche reader!

So thank you Mary and the other members of the team for all the help you provided on what appeared to be a busy afternoon, after finishing on the microfiche reader I did intend to say goodbye but everyone seemed to be fully engaged with customers.

Just one question regarding the microfiche readers, the one I tried used 'spooled film' and I was wondering if they had readers which took 'microfiche film' (sheet film), I hope that makes sense.

My reason for asking is that I can purchase Anglesey church records on microfiche from Gwynedd Family History Society which would be ideal and cheap compared to printed A4 books.

Hi, it was good to meet you yesterday, yes we certainly were busy and helped 20 enquiries during the afternoon.

The microfilm reader that you were using also can be used for microfiches, additionally there are a few dedicated machines in the row near the back wall.

If you come on a different day, the library staff are also very helpful and will show you how to use them, otherwise we look forward to seeing you back again.