COLUMBUS, Miss.- The Local History Department at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library now has a new ST ViewScan II microfilm machine. The machine includes the latest technology and uses a 24” flat screen computer monitor to view the microfilm. Features of the ST ViewScan II include a cropping tool that allows users to select multiple, independent areas from an image that can then be saved, shared, or printed. Users also have the ability to save images

Thanks to a new state-of-the-art digital microfilm reader system, Hutchinson Public Lbrary patrons can once again access the library’s microfilm collection of Hutchinson Leader newspapers. The new networkable system replaced the library’s 1970-era microfilm reader. This purchase was made possible through a $7,385 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Funds plus a $2,000 donation from the city of Hutchinson. The ST III Digital Reader/Printer/Viewer/Scanner is equipped with