Hand in Hand: Connecting, Supporting, and Sustaining California Memory Labs

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Who gets to preserve their memories? Who gets to contribute to community history? Photographs, videotapes, old concert tickets… memories come in all forms, and when shared, build community and become a part of our living history. Memory labs provide the opportunity to digitize people’s materials and preserve individual, familial, and collective memory in service of the historical record. 

The California Memory Lab Network includes over 25 public libraries, in addition to a growing network of community-based organizations leading preservation initiatives. This webinar will introduce the Memory Lab model, highlight California Revealed’s pilot program to build new community-based archives through their public library partnerships, and offer resources to reinforce the national network, including a new California Memory Lab Handbook, as well as digitization kits. We will highlight the work of the South Pasadena Public Library, who are exploring options to make their Memory Lab more ADA-friendly.

While we will not sugarcoat challenges (such as sustainability and network building), we believe participants bring so much love, appreciation, and understanding of the revolutionary applicability and flexibility of the model that the webinar will be positive, uplifting, and in many ways liberating. We hope this discussion will inspire folks interested in starting up a memory lab or seeking advice for maintaining one.

Who Should Attend:

Librarians, archivists, memory workers, and anyone interested in memory labs, community-based preservation, memory work, community archives, and time-based media.

Presenters:

• Wilde Davis
• Guadalupe M.
• Olivia Radbill 

Accessibility: 

Please email core@ala.org to request accommodations.

CALL Training Provider for this Event: CORE ALA

Track: Programming