The Memory & Digitization Lab at Jones Memorial Library  is a dedicated do-it-yourself space equipped for scanning and digitizing letters and photographs. The lab equipment can be used to convert slides, cassette recordings, and video tapes into digital format. The lab also has equipment to record oral histories.    

The Lab is housed in re-purposed office space within the library and accommodates 1 to 4 people at a time. Users can book an appointment on the library’s website and are encouraged to donate a copy of their digitized materials and/or oral histories to the Library for long-term preservation while retaining original documents, digital copies, and recordings.  Equipment is also available for short-term loan to community groups such as churches, service member organizations, and others. 

The Memory and Digitization Lab is open to the public by appointment only, for 3-hour sessions.  Users may book one session per month.  At their first appointment, users receive a quick orientation to the equipment and sign required waivers and agreements.

The JML Memory and Digitization Lab is funded by a generous $16,000 grant from the George Webster Reynolds Memorial Fund, a donor advised fund managed by the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation.