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Pass It On: Personal Archiving Day at ORGANIAZATION NAME on DATE

Personal treasures should be safeguarded so that future generations can share in the collective memories of loved ones. Advice on how to preserve and protect precious digital and traditional photos, documents, recordings and more will be presented at Personal Archiving Day.

Personal Archiving DAY, DATE, TIME, LOCATION

The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed.

Library staff will be on hand to talk directly with individuals about how to manage and preserve their collections. There will also be videos and printed information available.

For security reasons, attendees are asked not to bring collection materials to the event. For information about visiting the ORGANIZATION NAME go to URL.

Personal Archiving Day celebrates Preservation

Week>www.ala.org/preservationweek/. This joint initiative of the Library of Congress, the American Library Association, the Institute for Museum and Library Services and other partner organizations highlights libraries and other collecting institutions as excellent sources of preservation information.

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