Join us for a two-part webinar series, “Archiving & Preserving Black Local History” on April 12 and April 19.

Collecting and preserving local history requires trust, openness and self-awareness between cultural institutions and communities. “Archiving & Preserving Black Local History” is a 2-day workshop that will focus on building and strengthening partnerships that centers the perspectives and needs of creators and preservers of cultural heritage. In an open forum with community members, librarians, and archivists, this workshop series will cover archiving Black history and culture, capacity limitations, and non-custodial models. Participants are welcome to attend one or both sessions. Steven G. Fullwood, co-founder of the Nomadic Archivists Project (NAP), will lead the interactive webinars. NAP is an international initiative that bridges the gap between content creators, institutions, and archival practice.

April 12, 2021 – What’s Here, What’s Not and Why: Black Local History and Libraries
April 19, 2021 – The Politics of Preserving and Archiving Black Cultural Heritage

This program is open to library staff, archivists, and local history makers across New York state. The series is free to attend.

Attendees may earn up to 10 hours of continuing education credit.

NOTE: Attendees will need to register for each webinar they plan to attend.

If you have any questions, contact Tina Broomfield.

Archiving and Preserving Black Local History Part 1: What’s Here, What’s Not and Why: Black Local History and Libraries
Webinar #1 | Monday, April 12, 2021 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

A workshop for Black local history makers interested in partnering with libraries to assist them in identifying and building Black history resources.

Librarians, archivists, local history makers and interested individuals can attend one or both workshops, as subjects discussed impact cultural institutions and the communities they serve. In both sessions, the facilitator will emphasize that trust and transparency is germane in building and enhancing relationships between memory institutions and their communities.

Webinar Itinerary:
10 am – Introduction to topic
11 am – Discussion about strategies and resources
1 pm – 2 pm – Lunch break
2 pm – 3 pm – Vision planning
3 pm – 4 pm – Critical takeaways, feedback

Archiving and Preserving Black Local History Part 2: The Politics of Preserving and Archiving Black Cultural Heritage
Webinar #2 | Monday, April 19, 2021 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

A workshop for librarians and archivists interested in building their local Black history collections in ethical, equitable ways.

Librarians, archivists, local history makers and interested individuals can attend one or both workshops, as subjects discussed impact cultural institutions and the communities they serve. In both sessions, the facilitator will emphasize that trust and transparency is germane in building and enhancing relationships between memory institutions and their communities.

Webinar Itinerary:
10 am – Introduction to topic
11 am – Discussion about strategies and resources
1 pm – 2 pm – Lunch break
2 pm – 3 pm – Vision planning
3 pm – 4 pm – Critical takeaways, feedback

Register @ RRLC