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Using the Library

Information for readers and fellows.

Virtual Reading Room

The Virtual Reading Room (VRR) is a free, one-hour online session that allows remote researchers to view materials from the Huntington Library's rare collections.

Researchers meet one-on-one with a Reader Services staff member, who shares the materials through a high-resolution document camera. Appointments take place online in a Microsoft Teams video meeting.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please visit our Virtual Reading Room Calendar.

Image: Researcher point of view in a Virtual Reading Room session.

Imaging Services

The Huntington Library provides reproductions of material to both readers and the public. Orders for reproductions are filled by The Huntington's Imaging Services department and should be placed through Aeon, our library's request system.

We currently offer the following services to all researchers:

  • PDF and photocopies
  • Web-resolution reproductions, publishing-resolution and high-resolution reproductions
  • Microfilm to PDF conversions
  • Delivery in about ten business days after payment is received. All orders are subject to extended delivery time.

For more information about placing requests, please visit our Imaging Services Guide.

Image: Huntington Library photographer Lodewyk Bendikson, ca. 1930s. photCL 507 (7), Photographs of Huntington Library Staff and Grounds collected by Erwin Morkisch.