The Labs at DC Public Library are located at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, which is currently open for limited-services. Learn more here. Reservations can be made below. What is the Memory Lab? | Why should I care about personal archiving? Our partners | Membership process | Age policy | More info What is the Memory Lab? It's a place. The lab provides equipment for digitizing home movies and scanning photographs and slides. It's a do-it-yourself (DIY) model, meaning we provide step-by-step instructions, but you control the process from start to finish.