âThe Vietnam Warâ Free Programming Guide
âThe Vietnam War,â a 10-part documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, will air on PBS stations beginning Sunday, Sept. 17.
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Preserving Family Memories: Digitization Events and Library Partnerships
ALAâs 2017 Preservation Week was April 23 to 29, and although the next one is nearly a year away, I wanted to share a program model that could work at any time and at a variety of institutions.Â
Everything Jersey 2016
We created the yearlong Everything Jersey 2016 series to inform our community about New Jersey history, food, entertainment, wildlife and tourism. We presented a total of 11 programs, tying them to celebration months or other popular program themes while highlighting aspects of our stateâs history and culture. This series could be easily adapted in other states.
Three Workshops, Many Histories: History Programs on Campus
The University of Dayton Librariesâ exploration of program models continued during the fall 2016 semester with a trio of new history-focused workshops. In support of University of Daytonâs Housing and Residence Life curriculum (see The Swipe is Right for more details), these workshops identified and addressed connecting students to personal and local histories as an important learning outcome.
Preservation Week: April 23â29, 2017
This year, Sunday, April 23, marks the beginning of Preservation Week, a national awareness campaign developed by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS).
Family History Day
Our library created a mini-genealogy conference called Family History Day. The event, which took place on a single Saturday in October, combined our genealogy classes from previous years with new activities. This format allowed us to concentrate our staffing needs into one day and three spaces, rather than spreading the need for staffing throughout the month.
Southington Renaissance Faire
The Southington Renaissance Faire was a free half-day encounter with the history, mystery and magic of the Middle Ages enjoyed by more than 500 attendees.
History Comes Alive
History Comes Alive is a series of programs featuring dramatic portrayals of African American men and women who impacted not just Minnesota, but the entire nation. In these programs, historical figures come to life through performances by museum-trained actors, scripted storytelling and the use of props, artifacts, letters, publications, illustrations and maps. The series is offered in collaboration with the Minnesota African American Museum.
Local History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Our goal with this edit-a-thon series was to increase the number of new editors working within Wikipedia, as well as improve entries to the four neighborhoods in Lowell. This meant increasing citations, correcting information, expanding content and editing the readability of identified entries.
Coming of Age in Alexandria in the '60s
As part of All Alexandria Reads â an initiative that encourages residents to read the same library-selected book â the Alexandria Library hosted events and discussions that revolved around âThe Astronaut Wives Clubâ by Lily Koppel. The Duncan Branch Library presented a panel consist
Tactile Tactics for Learning History
When we hear the words "kinesthetic" or "physical" linked with literacy, we often think of sports, gym class, dance, yoga and other gross-motor-type programs. What we often overlook is how we are already incorporating much physical literacy in our library programs by adding tactile, hands-on activities to storytimes or events. And this is awesome â not only are we appealing to tactile learners (those than learn best by doing, not just seeing or hearing) but we are enhacing everyone's literacy skills, even the parents!
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