Event Toolkit

The American Library Association has created this Event Toolkit to help libraries and other institutions celebrate Preservation Week. The press kit, event planning ideas, and event promotion tips will help lay the groundwork for a successful event. Additional information can be located in the Preservation Resources section.

Press Kit

• A press kit to help spread the word about Preservation Week.
• Publicity tools web site

Planning Your Event

• Easy, Low-Cost Ideas to Celebrate Preservation Week | .pdf
• Preservation Week and Beyond: Ideas for Programs throughout the Year | .pdf
• Finding a Speaker: Speakers' Bureau
• Planning Your Preservation Week Event | .pdf
• Your Preservation Event Checklist Worksheet (.pdf)
• Sharing your Success: Evaluate to Tell Your Preservation Week Story | .pdf

Promoting Your Event

• Preservation Week Publicity Tools (site)
• 10 Essential Tips for Writing Press Releases | .pdf
• Web-ready .jpg logos: black/white | color
• High-resolution .eps logos (300 dpi): black/white | color
• Bug for your web page: color .jpg
• Preservation@yourlibrary logo: .png
• Videos on Preservation
• Flyer: Top 10 Reasons to Preserve Collections (.pdf)
• Bookmarks
• Official Preservation Week posters and bookmarks from ALA Graphics
• What is Preservation Week? | .pdf
• Short Messages: Elevator Speech | .pdf; 250-word Description | .pdf
• Fact Sheet | .pdf
• Partner to Celebrate Preservation Week | .pdf