2 of the Harold B. Lee Library. It is staffed with librarians, student employees, and family history missionaries. These volunteer missionaries help visitors to the BYU FHL conduct research using the FHL's online and print resources. They also assist members of the LDS Church in preparing the names of ancestors for vicarious ordinances. Faculty, students, and community patrons can access genealogical databases (such as FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Fold3, and FindMyPast), digital scanners, and computers with genealogical software. The BYU FHL's array of scanners digitize materials such as microfilm, photographs, negatives, loose documents, and bound books. Patrons can also print large fan charts at the library. The FHL houses almost 500,000 microfilms, obtained from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Digitized historical newspapers from the US and UK are also available. The BYU Family History Library website links to resources for patrons' research and offers virtual assistance. In order to reach people remotely, the FHL offers webinars on a variety of topics related to genealogy. Upcoming webinars are announced on the BYU FHL's website. The FHL also operates a YouTube channel with genealogy tutorials. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the library began operating a virtual reference desk. The FHL currently offers indexing classes and classes on Sunday in addition to its webinars. See also BYU Research Institutes - BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy Immigrant Ancestors Project Genealogy References External links BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy Family History Library Genealogy and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Libraries in Utah University and college academic libraries in the United States Genealogical libraries in the United States Harold B. Lee Library-related articles