Preservation Week Publicity Tools

During Preservation Week libraries all over the country present events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections.

Preservation Week was created in 2010 because some 630 million items in collecting institutions require immediate attention and care. Eighty percent of these institutions have no paid staff assigned responsibility for collections care; 22 percent have no collections care personnel at all. Some 2.6 billion items are not protected by an emergency plan. As natural disasters of recent years have taught us, these resources are in jeopardy should a disaster strike. Personal, family, and community collections are equally at risk.

Planning Your Event

Easy, Low-Cost Ideas to Celebrate Preservation Week | .pdf

Preservation Week and Beyond: Ideas for Programs throughout the Year| .pdf

Planning Your Preservation Week Event | .pdf

Your Preservation Event Checklist Worksheet (.pdf)

Sharing your Success: Evaluate to Tell Your Preservation Week Story |.pdf

Resources in other languages [Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Arabic]

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