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Are you interested in converting your old floppy disk files, home movie recordings, audio cassette recordings, printed photographs, or slides into a digital format you can share online? Preserving your memories, archiving, and sharing them can be a powerful way to connect with friends and family. Housed Level Up, our Memory Preservation Station makes sharing and protecting your priceless memories easy. All patrons, regardless of holding a library card, are free to use the Memory Preservation Studio for its intended purposes.
Saving Your Memories
Digitization takes time. Scanning a document is instant, but for recorded media, you should expect an hour's worth of audio or video content to take an equal amount of time to digitize (an hour).
You can use a cloud storage account like Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or Dropbox to save your content. Another option is to bring a USB flash drive to use.
Media Formats Supported
Audio
- Audio cassettes
- Vinyl
Video
- VHS (VCR videotape cassettes)
Photographs (maximum scan area: 8.5" x 11.7”)
- Printed photographs
- Instant film (Polaroid, Instax, Fujifilm)
- Projector slides
- Film negatives
Documents (maximum scan area: 8.5" x 11.7”)
- Letters
- Cards
- Other keepsakes or art
Floppy Disk
- 3.5 inch
Printable Onsite Equipment Instructions
Copies of the following pdfs are available onsite.
- Using the Epson Scanner to Scan a Slide or Film Negative (PDF)
- Using the Epson Scanner to Scan a Photograph or Flat Image (PDF)
- Preserving VHS Tape Home Movie Recordings (PDF)
- Preserving Audio Cassette Recordings with Audacity (PDF)
- Sharing via Google Drive (PDF)
Digitization Equipment
- Sony TC W551 Audio Cassette Deck
- Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner
- Elgato Video Capture (with VCR)
- Chuanganzhuo Floppy Disk Reader
- ION Audio EZ Vinyl Converter
Upcoming Programs
Memory Preservation Programs Calendar
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