About the Building
“About the Building”
- Church History Library
Watch a short clip from the time capsule ceremony to learn more about the interesting design of the carpet in the new Church History Library. (1 min, 12 seconds.wmv, 15MB).
Purpose
This new building will provide archival storage and public access for materials that chronicle the history of the Church from 1830 to the present day.
Location
The new library will be located on the corner of North Temple and Main Street in Salt Lake City (it will replace the facility currently located in the east wing of the Church Office Building).
Size
230,000 square feet on five floors.
Collections
270,000 books, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, etc.
240,000 collections of original, unpublished records (journals, diaries, correspondence, minutes, etc.)
3.5 million patriarchal blessings for Church members
13,000 collections of photographs
23,000 audiovisual items
Access
The public will be able to access some historical materials in a large, open library area, while other materials will be located in archival storage rooms and can be brought to a reading room upon request by a patron.
Operations
The building will provide work space for Church History Department staff responsible for research, publications, historic sites, conservation, collections development, and Web content.
Storage
Storage facilities include the following:
Ten main storage rooms that will be kept at 55 degrees Fahrenheit, with 35 percent relative humidity.
Two special rooms that will be kept at -4 degrees Fahrenheit for color motion picture films, photographs, and records of special significance.
Architect
MHTN
Contractor
Jacobsen/Swinerton joint project
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