Let’s start a thread of archival photos that highlight Diwali! Coming up October 24!
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Public Library Archives & Special Collections SAA
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Public Library Archives & Special Collections (PLASC) Section of @archivists_org | Tweets our own | Advocating & aggregating for public library archives workers
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I'm just an archivist, standing in front of a box, asking why.
WHY?!?!
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You didn't think @lizzo played that antique flute on stage without practicing first, did you? She visited the Library Monday & played several of the flutes in our collection, which is the largest in the world. #LizzoAtLOC
See & hear more from her visit: blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/09/it…
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IM COMING CARLA! AND IM PLAYIN THAT CRYSTAL FLUTE!!!!!
Carla Hayden@LibnOfCongress
The @librarycongress has the largest flute collection in the world with more than 1,800. It incl Pres James Madison’s 1813 crystal flute. @lizzo we would love for you to come see it and even play a couple when you are in DC next week. Like your song they are “Good as hell.”😉
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Join our archival team! ARC is currently hiring for two openings.
Reference Archivist - Full-time
amistadresearchcenter.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…
Digital Projects Assistant - Part-time (20 hrs/week)
amistadresearchcenter.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…
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Which archival format do you hate working with the most and why?!
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We welcome our latest submission:
Anonymous. Commentary on research request fatigue. 14 September 2022
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DUE WEDNESDAY: 📚 FY 2023 proposals for National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) & the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) are due Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
Don't delay! Submit your two-page preliminary proposals today ⤵️ imls.gov/news/national-…
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I’m a UBC doctoral candidate seeking study participants for my dissertation research on human-feline relationships in the home. If you are interested in participating or learning more about the study, please visit TellMeAboutYourCat.wordpress.com.
🐱Please share widely!🐱
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[1948] The careless jaywalker--is L.A.'s no. 1 accident-causer. (Bill Walker - Herald Examiner Collection) tessa.lapl.org/cdm/singleitem…
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What is the most quirky archival item you have in your collection?
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We calculated: it would take us 311 years to digitize everything in our 200,000+ cubic foot collection.😅
Erin Grimes@ErinLawbrarian
Researchers: Have you ever thought about digitizing the whole archive collection? Archivists:
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Any Public Library Archives and Special Collections interested in highlighting a collection for Hispanic Heritage Month- DM us with a link to the collection!
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This story builds on the work of many who have studied Birmingham before: Ethel Armes, W. David Lewis, Douglas Blackmon, Diane McWhorter, and untold local reporters. It couldn’t have happened without the help of archivists at @BPL, @UABNews, @Sloss_Furnaces, and @AlabamaArchives.
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LAST DAY OF SAA 2022
BELOVED COLLEAGUES, WE NEED TO MOVE TO A LESS CROWDED ACRONYM
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT
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We welcome our latest submission.
Anonymous. Meme discussing archivist conversation subject range. 29 September 2022.
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Kalousd Kizerian was born in 1892 in the small village of Zara in Armenia. After immigrating to America, he joined the Army during #WWI. Upon his return to Utah, he worked as a postman for 32 years in Salt Lake City. Read more: bit.ly/3wwYag2
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