Microfilm Readers

The Library has 2 microfilm readers available for public use located in the reference department.

Prints can be made for $0.25 per each page. You may save articles to .pdf, .jpg, or .png files and send them through email or save them to a USB device.

The library maintains a Morning Call Obituaries Index for obituaries dating from 1895-1983 to help with your search.

Microfilm Collection Includes

• Allentown Morning Call (1895-Present)
• Allentown City Directories (1860-1980)
• New York Times (1854-Present)
• Washington Post (1984-2003)
• The New Republic (1914-1963)
• Friedens Bote (1812-1899)
• Unabridged Republikaner (July 1810-Nov. 2, 1915)
• Allentown Democrat Newspaper (Sept. 28, 1847-1914 incomplete)
• Catasaqua Dispatch (Aug. 31, 1872-Apr. 04, 1914)
• Passenger List: Port of New York (1863-1908)
• Census Records (1800-1930)
• American Fund for Public Service (1922-1941)