Preservation Resources
Select Preservation Resources
- Shocking Statistics: Reasons for Preservation Week: Facts that illustrate the need for national preservation awareness.
- PW Fact Sheet: More facts that discusses how items become damaged and simple steps to keep them safe.
- Preserving Your Memories: Organized by material type, these web sites, books, and other sources give useful information on caring for any kind of collection.
- Disaster Recovery: Information for before and after a disaster has damaged precious collections.
- Bibliographies & Indexes: A list of links to resources collected by professional preservation organizations
- Videos: Video resources depict ways and reasons to preserve collections
- Preservation for Children: Tools to help children understand the importance of preservation.
- Comprehensive Resources
- Resources in Other Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, and Arabic resources for spreading the preservation message.
- Books of Fiction about Conservation
- Books of Fiction about Books for Book Groups
Additional Preservation Resources
- Preservation Videos: links and descriptions to free videos on preservation topics
- Comprehensive Preservation Resources: additional links to information on various preservation topics
- Preservation Awareness Stories: social networking preservation | coal mining heritage | your stories
Event Toolkit
Tools for planning your event. Find a speaker, handouts, bookmarks, and more.
Steve Berry
2012–2013 National Spokesperson
Keynote speaker at Smithsonian Institution's Preservation Matters! event
April 24, 2013 | more
Preservation Week Partners
Add Your Preservation Week Event
Add your event to the PW Event Map to spread the word and help HIGHLIGHT your event.
about Preservation Awareness
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Pass It On
Pass on great preservation tips a poster and bookmark featuring easy-to-follow guidelines for protecting personal treasures, family heirlooms, and collectibles.
