BDC Staffer Wins Scholarship

Charmaine Seabrook Concepcion is going to an archives boot camp — on SC SHRAB’s dime! 

She was awarded a full SHRAB scholarship to attend the “Archives Institute” being held in Columbia Oct. 7th – 9th.  Using lecture and hands-on activities, she will learn why and how archives are different from libraries and museums and how these differences must be taken into account when establishing policies and procedures,  and determining the best way to preserve and protect valuable historical documents, artifacts, and collections. 

I am so proud that she has this opportunity to upgrade her stewardship skills at no cost to the library system — other than her time spent helping me in the BDC!  — grace

 

Compact Shelving Fund-raiser

Please forgive the late notice.  It’s been kind of a quiet campaign until today. 

The Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County, Historic Beaufort Foundation, and the Friends of the Beaufort County Library are throwing the BDC a party to start the fund-raising at the Performing Arts Center, USCB, 801 Carteret Street in uptown Beaufort on Wednesday night, Sept. 30th, 6 pm until 8 pm. 

Our HBF colleague, Evan Thompson, and the beloved Dr. Larry Rowland will be headlining the program. 

Admission is free.  Donations will be applied towards the $85,000 needed to purchase and install movable shelving able to store ~ 2000 archival boxes. 

The Public Library Foundation is the fiscal agent for this fund-raiser.  If you believe that a local  research collection concentrating on the history, culture, and environment for North of Broad, South of Broad, pre-history to 1959, white and black, native born and foreign born, our noblest ideas and our darkest secrets, is a good idea, please donate to this campaign.  

Donations can be made through: 

 Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County                                     311 Scott Street, Suite 201                                                                                  Beaufort, SC  29902 http://www.beaufortlibraryfoundation.org/donations.html

Please help us be good stewards of irreplaceable historical materials by donating whatever you can afford to give towards providing archivally safe and appropriate shelving for the treasures housed in the Beaufort District Collection.  

Indicate that your contribution is for the •“Beaufort District Collection” shelving fund-raiser project. 

If you can’t afford to give us any money, please give us your moral support and tell others about why this campaign is important for the community.

IMLS Grant Opportunity: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections.

Deadline for applications:  December 8, 2009

For details, go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SCHC.html.