by Sara Ring
Quick Summary
The Unlocking Stories: Community Digitization Projects in the Region webinar series is co-sponsored and organized by the Minnesota Library Association Technical Services Section and Minitex. Join us on September 11th, 18th, and 25th to learn more.
The three-part webinar series explores innovative ways to engage your community in digitizing, preserving, and sharing local history. Learn more about how to bring neighbors, families, and history enthusiasts together at your library or archive for local history projects. Each session will cover practical strategies for fostering collaboration and making meaningful connections.
Session 1: Hosting ScanDay Events
Date: September 11th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Trevor Martinson, North Dakota State Library
Discover how to organize community events where participants digitize their family and personal collections, uncovering local history and contributing to shared historical archives.
Session 2: Scan for Keeps in Minnesota
Date: September 18th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presenters: Miranda Stueckrath (Stearns County Historical Society), Mollie Stanford (Arrowhead Library System), and Madeline Jarvis (Two Harbors Public Library)
Learn how 3 different organizations used the free Scan for Keeps digitization kit loan program of the Minnesota Digital Library to offer scanning events where participants digitized their personal photos and documents.
Session 3: Creating Public Digitization Spaces
Date: September 25, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Presenters: LeRoy Harris (New Ulm Public Library), Andrea Herman (Saint Paul Public Library), Jennifer Jackson (Ramsey County Library), Brian Lind (Rochester Public Library), and Michele Pollard (Hennepin History Museum)
Explore how to design and implement digitization spaces in your library, making local history accessible and creating opportunities for lifelong learning.
This series will equip you with ideas to inspire and connect your community to local history. Donโt miss the chance to learn about these options for preserving local stories for generations to come!
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash
