Our staff performs limited research using available indexed sources. Please send your name and mailing address, (e-mail if available) with your specific request including as many details as possible.

Several letters are received each week and the staff answers them in a timely manner. Some are more difficult to research and, therefore, take longer to answer. Patrons should be specific in the information they are requesting, providing as many details as possible with a limit of one surname per request. Please visit the Contact the Heritage Center webpage for contact information and allow 4-6 weeks for a reply.

The same fees apply to a faxed request as to a request by letter.

Requests via e-mail must include your name and your home address. Please visit the Contact the Heritage Center webpage for contact information. The same fees apply to an e-mailed request as by letter or fax unless it is a Quick-Search. If a reply is sent by fax there is an additional $1.00 charge plus any other fees that apply.

Requests by phone should be limited to the operation of the Heritage Room and its collection. Staff will direct callers to submit a written request for specific information.

This is a free service provided to patrons with e-mail. This is used if the request is a simple search requiring no copying. The request is sent via e-mail and staff will reply with an answer. Please visit the Contact the Heritage Center webpage for contact information and allow at least one business day for a reply.

The Heritage Room houses a research collection. Therefore, most items do not circulate. Duplicate copies of some items may circulate through the normal loan policy to patrons with a Lebanon Public Library card.

There is a $1.00 search fee (plus copy and postage) for obituary requests if the exact date is given, a $2.00 fee (plus copy and postage) if date is incorrect or unknown. Staff will search a limit of five obituaries per inquiry. (Microfilm copies are .50 each and are from newspapers of the Lebanon area only.)

For requests that require extensive searching in multiple sources there is a $10.00 research fee (plus copy and postage). Photocopies are .20 each and microfilm copies are .50 each. You will be billed once the total number of copies has been established. In the case of very extensive research projects, patrons may be contacted to confirm total project cost prior to printing and billing.

Public Computers and Microfilm Readers are freely available to use. There is a charge of $.20 per page for photocopies and $.50 per page for microfilm copies.