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07 September 2017

September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Do you have one or maybe more library cards in your wallet?

September is Library Card Sign-up Month! Do you have one or maybe more library cards in your wallet?

For the first time in ages, I got a new library card recently. I have long-held cards to several libraries and starting on 1 September, the State Library of North Carolina started offering library cards to NC residents. The picture above is a selfie with my new card (please excuse the awkward angle and after all, it is a selfie!). Here’s part of the email I received about the new library card opportunity …

September 1^st all NC residents can get a Government and Heritage Library card. Even though our genealogy/family history collection will not circulate there are still a lot of great items that will be available in addition to some of our databases such as JStor and Newspaper Archive. Here is a list of our research databases and online tools, https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ghl/resources/online. Anything with an NCLive logo or NC icon means you can access it remotely with a State Library of NC library card. With a GHL card you can request materials through ILL [Interlibrary Loan] and pick up here as long as the materials you are requesting fall in line with the State Library’s mission of NC history, culture, etc.

I was told though that I couldn’t order any dystopian teen fiction through ILL . Looking at the referenced list above, besides what’s mentioned, there is access to Fold3 and several of my favorite newspaper archives, including some that I don’t personally have access to now (ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers, 19^th Century U.S. Newspapers Digital Archive, etc.).

Have you recently checked out your local library and its services? They may have new offerings that will support your family history research!

Or, you might find, like I did, that an entity where I could not previously get a library card, has now expanded who it serves.

To learn more about Library Card Sign-up Month, check out this link from the American Library Association.

This September, crimefighting DC Super Heroes, the Teen Titans, will team up with the American Library Association (ALA) to promote the value of a library card. As honorary chairs, DC’s Teen Titans will remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning…

… Everyone loves superheroes, not just because they do great things, but also because they inspire us to be our best selves. And there's no better place to discover and develop your superpowers than at the library.”

Share a selfie with your most treasured library card?

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25 April 2017

One of my Favorite weeks – Preservation Week (23-29 April 2017) – and days -- May 1 (May Day)!

One of my Favorite weeks – Preservation Week (23-29 April 2017) – and days -- May 1 (May Day)!

#preswk @PreservationWk

This is a week that I like to make sure and recognize every week. Records preservation is so important to family historians!

Learn more about Preservation Week as an initiative of The American Library Association (ALA). There are links to informative pieces, including Advice from Donia.

The Library of Congress celebrates preservation every week of the year via it’s dedicated Preservation webpage.

And, just a few days later, don’t forget that May 1 is May Day – Saving Our Archives which focuses on emergencies and emergency preparedness for archivists and other cultural heritage professionals.

Let us know if preservation week or May Day activities are taking place near you.

Editor’s Note: Past posts about Preservation Week can be found here.

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25 April 2016

Let's Celebrate Preservation Week! #preswk

It’s Preservation Week #preswk -- Are you celebrating?

In 2005 the first comprehensive national survey of the condition and preservation needs of the nation’s collections reported that U.S. institutions hold more than 4.8 billion items. Libraries alone hold 3 billion items (63 percent of the whole). A treasure trove of uncounted additional items is held by individuals, families, and communities. These collections include books, manuscripts, photographs, prints and drawings, and objects such as maps, textiles, paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and furniture, to give just a sample. They include moving images and sound recordings that capture performing arts, oral history, and other records of our creativity and history. Digital collections are growing fast, and their formats quickly become obsolescent, if not obsolete.

The real question is whether you are preserving? Almost 40% of collections are held by individuals, families, and communities. That’s you!

If you are responsible for maintaining your families archive, check out Saving Your Stuff – a real quick look at a few easy things you can do to help protect your personal or family archive.

There is also a webinar archive on various preservation topics.

Is your local library, archive, or repository sponsoring events to celebrate preservation?

What are you doing to preserve invaluable family documents, heirlooms and more!

Just search the internet on preservation and you will find a plethora of resources to assist you in preserving your family heritage for future generations!

Editor’s Note: Past posts on this topic include Let's celebrate Preservation Week -- We all benefit! (2015),

Are you celebrating PRESERVATION WEEK? (2014), Preservation Week Poster (2011)

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