History and Preservation

Chronicle deadline June 26

Submissions for the next issue of The Chronicle are due on Monday, June 26, 2017
 
Please send me news and articles about your collections and exhibits, updates about your history & preservation programs and projects, and announcements about upcoming events.  Photos are encouraged.
 
Special thanks to Sarah Hull for her excellent work as editor of The Chronicle for many years and for her assistance as I transition into this new role.
 
Best regards,
 
~Colleen

New Chronicle issue drops!

The latest issue of The Chronicle is now available online through the NJLA Members site.

 
Thanks to everyone who contributed!
 
Enjoy!
 
-Sarah
(Editor)

 

H&P @ NJLA 2017!!!

Here are the programs the History & Preservation section will have at NJLA this year! 

Historic Maps in Public Libraries -- Tuesday, April 25, 3:10-4 p.m.
Moderator: Danny Klein, Jersey City Free Public Library
Panelists: John Beekman, Jersey City Free Public Library; Deb Schiff, Chester Public Library

Archival Basics for Librarians

The NJLA History & Preservation Section will be presenting a 
workshop for new archivists and special collections librarians: Archival Basics for Librarians, scheduled on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Pane Room of Alexander Library at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
 
Presented by:
Erika Gorder, Associate University Archivist at Rutgers
 
Tim Corlis 
Head of Preservation, Special Collections/University Archives Staff, Special Collections and University Archives

Save your Books! An Intro to Repairing and Preserving Books, Paper, and Pamphlets

Participants will become familiar with several types of basic repairs for collections materials in public, school and academic libraries. Tip-ins and basic page repairs, hinge tightening, and a variety of spine repairs will be demonstrated. Examples of protective treatments for special collections materials will be covered.

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