As residents of the
Southern Tier work to rebuild from the devastating flooding of 2011, the
Tompkins County Public Library and Cornell University Library have partnered to
present “Protecting Your Family Collections from Disasters,” a free community
workshop, April 21 at 2 p.m. in TCPL’s BorgWarner Community Room.
Held during National Preservation Week, this program will be facilitated by Cornell University Library conservation experts Michele Brown and Michele Hamill. Brown and Hamill will show participants how to create their own disaster plans and protect collections of books, photographs and documents. Through demonstrations, they will also illustrate good storage practices and how to treat wet books.
Brown has served as the book conservator for Cornell University Library since 1995. She carries out complex treatment on Cornell’s rare and unique materials and guides projects at Cornell’s Conservation Lab. Hamill, the paper and photograph conservator for Cornell University Library, is responsible for conservation treatment, condition assessment and preventive care of paper and photographic materials. She has given numerous workshops, participates actively in the department’s education and training initiatives and reviews and treats paper and photographic materials for exhibits.
This program is free and open to the public. Handouts and free archival storage boxes will be provided, while supplies last.
For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
Held during National Preservation Week, this program will be facilitated by Cornell University Library conservation experts Michele Brown and Michele Hamill. Brown and Hamill will show participants how to create their own disaster plans and protect collections of books, photographs and documents. Through demonstrations, they will also illustrate good storage practices and how to treat wet books.
Brown has served as the book conservator for Cornell University Library since 1995. She carries out complex treatment on Cornell’s rare and unique materials and guides projects at Cornell’s Conservation Lab. Hamill, the paper and photograph conservator for Cornell University Library, is responsible for conservation treatment, condition assessment and preventive care of paper and photographic materials. She has given numerous workshops, participates actively in the department’s education and training initiatives and reviews and treats paper and photographic materials for exhibits.
This program is free and open to the public. Handouts and free archival storage boxes will be provided, while supplies last.
For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
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