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[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]is the online web site which hosts: • Historical Records (images and indexes). • Digitized Books. • FamilySearch Research Wiki. • Online training classes. • The Ancestral File. • The International Genealogical Index. • The Pedigree Resource File database. • US Social Security Death Index.  
[https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]is the online web site which hosts: • Historical Records (images and indexes). • Digitized Books. • FamilySearch Research Wiki. • Online training classes. • The Ancestral File. • The International Genealogical Index. • The Pedigree Resource File database. • US Social Security Death Index.  


[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog The FamilySearch Library Catalog] online describes the library's holdings.
[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog The FamilySearch Library Catalog] online describes the library's holdings.  


==== Collection Description  ====
==== Collection Description  ====


*The collection includes over 2.4 million rolls of [[Family History Library Microfilm Restrictions|microfilmed genealogical records]]; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals;&nbsp;3,725 [[Family History Library CDs|electronic databases]].<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library</ref>
*The collection includes over 2.4 million rolls of [[Family History Library Microfilm Restrictions|microfilmed genealogical records]]; 727,000 microfiche; 356,000 books, serials, and other formats; 4,500 periodicals;&nbsp;3,725 [[Family History Library CDs|electronic databases]].<ref>https://www.familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library</ref>  
*[http://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records] contains over a billion names of deceased individuals from census, vital records, and other records from over 100 countries on each of the seven continents. It includes indexes and images of many original records.  
*[http://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records] contains over a billion names of deceased individuals from census, vital records, and other records from over 100 countries on each of the seven continents. It includes indexes and images of many original records.  
*[http://familysearch.org/#form=books Digitized Books] contain searchable copies of over 40,000 family history and genealogy printed works.  
*[http://familysearch.org/#form=books Digitized Books] contain searchable copies of over 40,000 family history and genealogy printed works.  
*[http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page FamilySearch Research Wiki ]contains research advice and direction in over 70,000 articles. Individuals are able to add or modify content to share their knowledge.  
*[http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page FamilySearch Research Wiki ]contains research advice and direction in over 70,000 articles. Individuals are able to add or modify content to share their knowledge.  
*[http://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] contains hundreds of online classes on a variety of subjects for many different countries and most genealogical principles and processes.
*[http://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] contains hundreds of online classes on a variety of subjects for many different countries and most genealogical principles and processes.  
*The [http://familysearch.org/family-trees Ancestral File] database contains more than 36 million names that are linked into families.  
*The [http://familysearch.org/family-trees Ancestral File] database contains more than 36 million names that are linked into families.  
*The [http://familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] database contains approximately 600 million names of deceased individuals. An addendum to the International Genealogical Index contains an additional 125 million names. These names have been patron submitted or extracted from thousands of original birth, christening and marriage records.  
*The [http://familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] database contains approximately 600 million names of deceased individuals. An addendum to the International Genealogical Index contains an additional 125 million names. These names have been patron submitted or extracted from thousands of original birth, christening and marriage records.  
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==== What's New at the FamilySearch Library  ====
==== What's New at the FamilySearch Library  ====


'''Check out the new books that have been added to the collection! Please note that some browsers have problems with PDF files and to open these you may need to 'Right Click' and open in a new window.'''
'''Check out the new books that have been added to the collection! Please note that some browsers have problems with PDF files and to open these you may need to 'Right Click' and open in a new window.'''  


<u>US/Canada Collections</u>&nbsp;(current)  
<u>US/Canada Collections</u>&nbsp;(current)  
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*Currently 60 [[Family History Library Consultation Service|full-time and part-time professional staff]]  
*Currently 60 [[Family History Library Consultation Service|full-time and part-time professional staff]]  
*Approximately 600 trained volunteer
*Approximately 600 trained volunteer  
*[[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Research Consultants Directory]]  
*[[Family History Library: British Research Consultants|British Research Consultants Directory]]  
*[[Family History Library: International Research Consultants|International Research Consultants Directory]][[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants|United States and Canada Research Consultants]]  
*[[Family History Library: International Research Consultants|International Research Consultants Directory]][[Family History Library: United States and Canada Research Consultants|United States and Canada Research Consultants]]  
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*[[How to Prepare to Visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City|How to Prepare to Visit the Family History Library]]  
*[[How to Prepare to Visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City|How to Prepare to Visit the Family History Library]]  
*[[Request a Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library|Request A Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library]]  
*[[Request a Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library|Request A Vault Film before Visiting the Family History Library]]  
*[http://familycherished.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-gives-with-familysearch-rest-of.html What Gives With FamilySearch? The Rest of the Story] (Sep 2011) - Valerie provides an in-depth blog post about the volunteers in the FHL.&nbsp;
*[http://familycherished.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-gives-with-familysearch-rest-of.html What Gives With FamilySearch? The Rest of the Story] (Sep 2011) - Valerie provides an in-depth blog post about the volunteers in the FHL.&nbsp;  
*[http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/articles/slc.shtml Salt Lake City Library:&nbsp;Ready, Set Go!] - by Lorine McGinnis Schulze


=== FamilySearch Centers  ===
=== FamilySearch Centers  ===
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