Do you have an old shoebox filled with photos, slides or negatives that are in desperate need of preservation? Do you need to save your family movies on VHS or 8 mm reels? The Library has the equipment to help you preserve these materials: Photos, negatives, slides (35 mm), VHS tapes, videocassettes, reel to reel films, audio cassettes and vinyl records.

This program is held on Tuesdays, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Please make only one appointment a week. Duplicates appointments will be deleted. During your appointment, one of our volunteers will be assisting you with digitizing your materials.

Appointment dates only populate 14 days in advance of the event. On the registration form, RetroTech 1 and RetroTech 2 have different lists of available devices.

Registration: Santa Clara City Library (office365.com)

Please see our Guide for Retrotech Users for some useful tips for the day of your appointment.

On the day of your appointment, please check in at the 2nd Floor Reference Desk in Central Park Library.

If you have any questions about this program, please email: librarians@santaclaraca.gov

Your attendance to this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes.