Preservation Week: Pass It On
Libraries and other institutions can use Preservation Week to connect our communities through events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections.
A resource for the public during Preservation Week and all year long. Find resources specifically designed for library users: families, children, and teens, on the preservation@yourlibrary site: www.atyourlibrary.org/passiton.
It is easy to get involved:
- create a display about preserving and collecting personal, family, or community heritage
- offer a preservation workshop or event or
- highlight Preservation Week on your web site with a link to ALA’s Preservation Week resources.
- Tweet about Preservation Week #preswk.
Let ALA-ALCTS help you find information, resources, templates, graphics, and ideas for celebrating Preservation Week.
- Toolkit: Plan your event: program ideas | find a speaker | event checklist | get feedback
- Toolkit: Promote your event: writing press releases | logos and artwork | handouts | videos
- News & History: press releases | campaign resources | event history
- Event Finder: view webcasts | learn about past events
- Preservation Resources: videos | statistics | links | preservation awareness stories
Learn about Preservation Week 2012 events in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/preservationweek.
Preservation Week was created in 2010 because some 630 million items in collecting institutions require immediate attention and care. Eighty percent of these institutions have no paid staff assigned responsibility for collections care; 22 percent have no collections care personnel at all. Some 2.6 billion items are not protected by an emergency plan. As natural disasters of recent years have taught us, these resources are in jeopardy should a disaster strike. Personal, family, and community collections are equally at risk.
In 2011, more than 65 events took place nationwide. ALA would like to thank the founders, partners, and sponsors of Preservation Week for their generous support.