Workshop: Preserving Your Personal Collections

Learn the basics of caring for your books, photos, scrapbooks, family papers, and more
Friday, 11/1/2024
1:00 - 3:00
Virtual Library

United States

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Do you have precious family photos and documents stored in your closet, basement, or even on your phone? What about family scrapbooks, albums, or bibles in the attic? Learn from SFPL conservators and librarians how to keep your collections safe so they can be enjoyed by you and your loved ones in the years to come.

We’ll share tips for avoiding and addressing mold outbreaks, handling and storing damaged books, maintaining born-digital collections, and more. We’ll have lots of links and resources to share, and there will be plenty of time for questions.

This virtual workshop is presented by conservators from the SFPL Preservation Unit and librarians from the SFPL Digi Center in conjunction with Ask a Conservator Day 2024.

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All programs are drop-in (no registration necessary) unless otherwise noted. All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.

This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

Notice: This event may be filmed or photographed. By participating in this event, you consent to have your likeness used for the Library’s archival purposes and promotional materials. If you do not want to be photographed, please inform a staff person or the photographer. A sticker will be provided to help identify you so that we can avoid capturing your image.

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This program uses a third-party website link. By clicking on the third-party website link, you will leave SFPL's website and enter a website not operated by SFPL. This service may collect personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each third-party website or service that you visit or use, including those third parties with whom you interact through our Library services. For more information about these third-party links, please see the section of SFPL’s Privacy Policy describing Links to Other Sites.

The views and opinions expressed in programs presented by groups unaffiliated with SFPL do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SFPL or the City.