“Winventory” is fast approaching!
VMS invites archivists to share their work wins with our community as part of “Winventory’s” series of 5-7 minute lightning talks this coming January.
This year has been a difficult one, marked by uncertainty, change, and ongoing challenges across our communities and institutions. We hope to create a space to share some of our wins, encouraging reflection, creativity, connection, and resilience. We would love to see what made you pause, smile, or say “this is why I do this.”
Don’t know where to start? Here are some ideas:
• A visual materials project that brought people together
• A win (big or small) that came out of working with visual content
• A collaboration engaging between archive and artist
• A surprising visual discovery that brought a moment of joy
• A behind-the-scenes story from the stacks
• A successful digitization or outreach initiative
Submit your idea by November 20th! Please send proposals – a brief paragraph sharing your lighting talk idea – or any questions to Maggie McCready at mgmc@loc.gov!