Free Webinars
2026 Webinars
The Preservation Week theme for 2026 is Is This Thing On?: Preserving Memory and Building Archives.
The Preservation Outreach Committee organizes and presents webinars annually for Preservation Week. Our goal is to serve the needs of libraries, cultural institutions, and members of the public in two ways:
- by expanding access to preservation information relevant to the work of librarians and others working in collections holding organizations
- by providing content to share with the public during and after Preservation Week
Webinars are free to attend, but a separate registration is required for each.
Helping Patrons Preserve Digital Memories
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT
Kaitlyn Pettengill, Digital Archives Specialist at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, discusses building library staff confidence in assisting patrons with their digital lives. The webinar emphasizes ways to explain digital preservation concepts in plain language, identify common risks to digital memory, and suggest appropriate next steps during reference work, technology help sessions, or public programs.
Seen, Not Saved: Preservation as an Act of Resilience, Resistance and Visibility
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT
A conversation with Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty and Sherry Williams as they discuss their work in activism, community memory, and archiving.
Hand in Hand: Connecting, Supporting, and Sustaining California Memory Labs
Thursday, April 30, 2026
2:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 p.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT
Who gets to preserve their memories? Who gets to contribute to community history? Memory workers involved with the California Revealed initiative (Wilde Davis, Guadalupe M., and Olivia Radbill) will discuss the benefits, challenges, and importance of community-based preservation initiatives in a conversation for anyone interested in memory labs, from folks curious about starting a memory lab, to those already maintaining one.
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