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MayDay 2015

By Donna DiMichele | May 1, 2015

Today is May 1 – there are worldwide celebrations around many themes. The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian times. In the late 19th Century, May Day was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day. May 1 is also one of two feast days of the Catholic patron saint of workers St. Joseph the Worker. (Wikipedia) But, did you know that MayDay is also is a time when librarians, archivists and other cultural heritage professionals take responsibility for doing something simple – something that can be accomplished in a day but that can have a significant impact on an individual’s or a repository’s ability to respond? (SAA)

ALA, Society of American Archivists, Heritage Preservation and others are partnering to promote preservation actions to keep our cultural heritage safe. What are you and your library planning to do?

For more information about MayDay and preservation, visit these sites

ALA Preservation Week

ALA Preservation Resources

SAA MayDay: Saving Our Archives

Heritage Preservation

 

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