Pass It On: Preservation Week, April 24-30, 2011

The Society of American Archivists has partnered with the American Library Association, the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and many other cultural heritage organizations to launch Preservation Week – a national campaign to help raise awareness about collecting and preservation, to connect the general public to preservation information and expertise, and to emphasize the close relationships among personal, family, community, and public collections and their preservation.

Visit the Preservation Week website for more information about the week’s activities. In addition, the Library of Congress Preservation Department website provides  “simple instructions, as well as links to more comprehensive information for “Preparing, Protecting, Preserving” many types of family treasures.”