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Bring your own supplies or pay for the supplies we have on hand. Machines are free to use. Printing costs of the items to laminate not included. Each person is limited to 25 items a month.

Fiction by local authors and cookbooks by local organizations. 

Yearbooks from area high schools and colleges.

These unique collections contain a wealth of Mobile History.

Get started preserving your precious memories - contact Local History & Genealogy to make an appointment.

Microfilm/Microfiche readers with printers and a scanner that can save a file to a flash drive or be emailed.

Print to the Mobile Public Library printers by going to your library location's PrinterOn website, emailing the location's printer or using the PrinterOn app.

Head up to the second floor to get help from knowledgeable Reference Librarians and use the extensive Reference Collection.

The meeting room has a capacity of 75 and is available to be reserved for public use.

Collection Includes: Mobile Register and other Mobile papers from 1819, Mobile Beacon from 1959, and Times Picayune from 1837 to 1865

Many Mobile Public Library locations have staff members available (by appointment) to notarize your important documents. Contact your chosen location to see if or when they will be available.

Books on Local History, Church Records, Government Agency Records, Immigration record indexes, Lineage Books, Memoirs, Military Unit Histories, Private Papers of Prominent Individuals & Organiz

The meeting room has a capacity of 20 and is available to be reserved for public use.

Printers & copiers are available for public use at every location. Black and white printing/copying is $.10 per page. Color printing/copying is $.50 per page.

We offer free proctoring by librarians and reference staff at some of our library locations. Please contact the reference staff in advance to schedule a time convenient for you.

Computers available for public use at every location. Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Access, Publisher and PowerPoint. Educational games for kids. Adobe Reader.

Two small study rooms are availble first come, first served. Capacity is 2 people each.

A quiet study room with multiple tables to study and do work. The door closes to the rest of the library to help keep distractions to a minimum. 

Head up to the second floor to get help from knowledgeable Reference staff. 

The meeting room has a capacity of 45 and is available to be reserved for public use.

High resolution flatbad scanners that can save a file to a flash drive or be emailed.