Archives Week To Be Celebrated In October

New York State’s Documentary Heritage Program, administered locally by the Northern New York Library Network, urges historical records repositories to participate in Archives Week 2005, being held October 9-15. Activities during this state-wide observance showcase local collections, promoting greater visibility and recognition for historical records programs.

The New York State Archives wishes to include Archives Week activities on its website. It has set a deadline of early September for submissions to be provided to them. In order for the Network to prepare the information to be submitted to the State, area archives are required to provide the following information and send it to the Network by August 22, 2005:

• Date of event
• Time
• Location/street address
• Sponsoring organization
• Type of program (exhibit, tour, open house, lecture, etc.)
• Contact name/phone number
• County
• Title of program
• Brief description of the program

Send events to: NNY Library Network, Archives Week, 6721 US HWY 11, Potsdam, NY 13676; or fax to: 315-265-1881.