Annual Meeting October 30, 2008
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PALMCOP will be holding the annual meeting on November 13th at the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History Building. The theme this year is Artifactually Speaking: Collections in the Digital, Print, Structural and Hazard-Prone Worlds where we’ll be talking about museum loans, the impact of fire to collections, being a good steward for your building, and building digital collections. We hope you can join us for this informative meeting. Here’s the link for all the details and registration information fall-2008-brochure-final
Book Repair Workshop - Greenville, Oct. 20th September 23, 2008
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Book Repair for Beginners
October 20, 2008 - Greenville
10 am - 3 pm
This workshop will teach attendees to perform simple, economical, and preservation-quality repairs .* The sessions will focus on techniques that (1) are most often needed (2) do not require expensive equipment and supplies, and (3) can be performed successfully after a short training period.
Audience: The workshop is designed for individuals who want to learn beginning book repair. No prior training is needed.
Cost: The fee is $10, to cover the cost of lunch. Please make checks payable to PALMCOP and send your checks and lunch selections to DebbieLee Landi. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, October 15 and the form is below. The city of Greenville charges for parking and the maximum charge is $4.00. Please note that they only accept cash. Tip: If you stay until 4:45 (visit the library or the three museums very nearby), parking is free!
Location: Meeting Rooms A and B (Ground floor, turn right, pass the cafe and turn left past the enormous globe)
Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place Greenville, SC 29601
http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/Branches/Main-Library.html
Time: 10 am until 3 pm including a lunch break
Supplies: Please bring two or three 20th or 21st century books with one of the following problems: pages or sections falling out, loose hinges when textblocks are pulling away from the cover, torn endsheets, and torn and damaged spines. We will repair those books during the workshop. Please also bring a standard desk size pair of scissors. You may want to bring a bib or apron to cover your clothes.
*The workshop will not teach techniques for repairing materials that are special or rare and children’s books are not suitable. If you have questions regarding book selection, please see http://palmcop.org/ for more information or contact Marie Ferrara at FerraraE@cofc.edu.
Registration Form
Name
Address
Institution
Telephone
Please select one of the following lunch options:
1. Apple & Feta Salad
Sliced Granny Smith apples atop a bed of field greens with sunflower seeds, cherry tomatoes, sprinkled with feta cheese and our house balsamic vinaigrette.
2. Cinnamon Curry Tuna Salad Sandwich
Classic comfort with a twist, spiced with a balance of cinnamon and curry seasonings…served on a croissant with sliced roma tomatoes and field greens.
3. Classic Club Sandwich
Sliced turkey, ham, American cheese on multi grain wheat with bacon, lettuce, and tomato and our homemade honey mustard dressing.
Both sandwiches are served with a choice of either a small house salad or tri colored pasta salad. Please let me know your choice. Every lunch includes a selection from the Dessert Tray and a drink of your choice.
I am___am not____ a member of PALMCOP.
My institution is_____is not______ a member of PALMCOP.
Please return this form to DebbieLee Landi either in the mail or via email.
Please note that to confirm your registration, I must receive payment on or before October 15.
Thank you very much!
DebbieLee Landi
206B James B. Duke Library
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613-4100
debbielee.landi@furman.edu
864-294-2714
Institutes for Conservation August 23, 2008
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The National Institute for Conservation has published a Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions. It is designed to help museums, libraries, archives, historic properties and sites, and arts organizations obtain the funding they need to recover from major disasters. It includes contact information and forms to apply for funding. It is available online at www.heritagepreservation.org. A limited number of print copies are available by calling 888-979-2233.
The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Contact AIC-CERT when a disaster - hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire - has damaged collections. Call AIC’s 24-hour assistance number at 202-661-8068 for advice by phone or to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization. While on site and as funds last, AIC-CERT members will develop a list of re-housing supplies needed at the site, as well as have them ordered and delivered—at no cost to the institution.
