Tag: reading discussion

Upcoming Talk on A Practical Guidebook to Trauma-Informed Archival Practice, Feb. 25th

Please join us for the first public online talk of 2026 of the Society of American Archivists’ (SAA) Crisis, Disaster, and Tragedy Response Working Group (CDTRWG). 

CDTRWG maintains and updates SAA’s Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit; develops and provides immediate and ongoing resources and response assistance to archivists, allied cultural heritage professionals, and their communities in times of tragedies, disasters, or other crises; and builds partnerships with organizations focused on relief efforts and cultural stewardship and preservation. As part of that partnership building, we are conducting a series of public talks in 2026 to hear about related work. 

Book launch for A Practical Guidebook to Trauma-Informed Archival Practice

Wednesday, February 25th 2026, 12 noon EST (9am PST; 5pm BST)

Register for the event

Summary

Join editors and authors, Michelle Ganz, Veronica Denison, and Sarah Aisenbrey as they discuss their new book about archival trauma. The authors will discuss their experiences with trauma and how it impacted their approach to archives and how the book can be used to develop your own policies around trauma.

Biographies

Sarah Aisenbrey has served as the Archivist for the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton, Ohio since 2018. She also serves as Vice President/President-Elect of the Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious. Sarah became a Certified Archivist in 2020 and holds a Master’s in Public History from Wright State University.

Veronica Denison is an Assistant Professor, and the Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Rhode Island College. She received her MLIS from Simmons University in 2013 and has published articles and book chapters on disability and accessibility in the archival profession, as well as teaching with primary sources.

Michelle Ganz is the Archives Director for the Dominican Sisters of Peace. She has previously worked in academic, museum, corporate, and private archives. Michelle has served in section leadership roles in the Accessibility & Disability Section, the Independent Archivists Section, and was part of the working group who first developed the Best Practices for Working with Archives Researchers with Physical Disabilities in 2008. Michelle received her MLIS from the University of Arizona in 2006, her Archival Certification in 2008, and her Bachelors in Medieval literature from The Ohio State University in 2003.

The event will be recorded and be made available on the CDTRWG Website after the event. 

G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club – March 18, 7pm (EDT)

Miami Dade College’s Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives’ next G.L.A.M.* Bookworms Book Club will discuss the novel THE WORLD BEFORE US by Aislinn Hunter. 

Everyone is welcome to join the discussion via Zoom on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 7pm (EDT). Please share with anyone else who might be interested.   RSVP for Zoom link: info@wolfsonarchives.org

THE WORLD BEFORE USby AISLINN HUNTER

A museum archivist who is haunted by a past disappearance uncovers a similar mystery from the Victorian era. Through overlapping timelines and ghostly presences, the novel explores memory, identity, and the traces we leave behind.

*Galleries, Libraries, Museums and Archives

Visit our book club website:   https://glambookwormsbookclub.wordpress.com

G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club

Everyone is welcome to join Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Archives’ next G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club discussion: THE MUSEUM OF ORDINARY PEOPLE by Mike Gayle, via Zoom, Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7pm (EST). RSVP for Zoom link: info@wolfsonarchives.org.

THE MUSEUM OF ORDINARY PEOPLE
By Mike Gayle
While dealing with the loss of her mother, Jess discovers a unique museum in a warehouse dedicated to everyday items that hold significant personal meaning. As she becomes the unofficial custodian of the collection, Jess uncovers heartwarming stories and secrets that help her navigate her own grief and find a new purpose.

Thank you!

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Lou Ellen Kramer
Manager
Miami Dade College – Wolfson Archives
lkramer1@mdc.edu
info@wolfsonarchives.org

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies Reading Group

Free Event | Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Join New England Archivists for a discussion and Q&A with the authors of “Beyond the Grant: Cultivating Sustainable Next Steps”. The paper, by Virginia A. Dressler, Kaysie Harrington, Michael C. Hawkins, Michelle Sweetser, and Nicholas Pavlik, highlights ongoing work at three cultural heritage institutions to extend the work begun during grant-funded digital projects beyond the term of their grants. Whether you are in the middle of grant-funded work, have completed a grant or had a grant terminated, or are simply considering grant funding, this discussion will help you explore sustainable approaches to maintaining momentum on grant-funded initiatives once funding ends.

Attendees are invited to join in an open discussion of the article, where they can hear more from the authors, pose questions to the group, and discuss how the article reflects or informs their own work.

The article can be downloaded for free at this link: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol11/iss1/5/

This event will not be recorded so please plan to attend live.

This event will be moderated by Alison Fulmer, NEA Education Committee Co-chair. For questions about the event please contact education@newenglandarchivists.org. Questions about registration? Please contact NEA’s Registrar, Becky White at registrar@newenglandarchivists.org.

ACCESSIBILITY & CODE OF CONDUCT
New England Archivists is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all of our events. For questions or concerns about accessibility, interpretive services, religious observance, or any other accommodations that would make the meeting more accessible for you, please contact NEA’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee at diversity@newenglandarchivists.org. 

All participants including presenters, instructors, vendors, or others involved in the event are required to abide by the NEA Code of Conduct, which can be found here: https://www.newenglandarchivists.org/Code-of-Conduct

G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club

Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Archives’ next G.L.A.M.* Bookworms Book Club meets on Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm (EDT) via Zoom to discuss Claire North’s NOTES FROM THE BURNING AGE:

As keeper of ancient archives at the Temple, Ven’s duty was to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age–a time of excess and climate disaster–and to guard against a return of the ills that led to that apocalyptic era. Now the Brotherhood wants him to use his knowledge of the archives to help them with their own ideological warfare.

All are welcome to join the discussion! RSVP: info@wolfsonarchives.org

Regards,

Lou Kramer

MDC’s Wolfson Archives

*Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

Article Discussion – TPS Fest Edition

The Teaching with Primary Sources subcommittee of RAO would like to invite you to attend our next article discussion, held in conjunction with TPS Fest 2025. Join us for a discussion of the article “Teaching with Archival Materials Using a Trauma-Informed Framework” by Jennifer Follen, 2025 (click here for a free copy https://doi.org/10.29173/cais1924). We ask that you read the freely accessible article before this session and come ready to discuss this article. We will provide questions and prompts for you to think about, but we welcome any insights and discussions this may lead to. All practitioners of TPS are welcome! Register for Session R3c HERE

For more information on TPS Fest 2025, please visit tpscollective.org/events-and-opportunities/tpsfest2025

G.L.A.M. Bookworms Book Club for June

You are invited to Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Archives’ next G.L.A.M.* Bookworms Book Club discussion is on Wednesday, June 18, 7pm (EDT) via Zoom. RSVP/information: info@wolfsonarchives.org.

We’re reading NATURAL HISTORY by Carlos Fonseca:

A curator at a natural history museum investigates the mysterious life of a fashion designer. As he unravels her story, he uncovers deep connections between art, politics, and nature, blurring the line between truth and fiction.

*Gallery, Library, Archives and Museum professionals, but anyone is welcome to join!

Book Launch Event: Ways of Knowing: Oral Histories on the Worlds Words Create

Join us May 6, 2025 at 7pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the new title Ways of Knowing: Oral Histories on the Worlds Words Create edited by Amanda Belantara and Emily Drabinski.

Register Here

Ways of Knowing: Oral Histories on the Worlds Words Create sits at the heart of the library project, shaping how materials are described and organized and how they can be retrieved. The field has long understood that normative systems like Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress do this inadequately and worse, deploying language and categories that are rooted in white supremacy, patriarchy, and U.S. imperialism. Ways of Knowing presents unique and timely oral histories of alternative thesauri created in response to the inadequacies and biases embedded within widely adopted standards in libraries. The oral histories tell the stories behind the thesauri through the narratives of the people who created them, revealing aspects of thesauri work that ordinarily are overlooked or uncovered.

The set of oral histories included in the volume document the Chicano Thesaurus, A Women’s Thesaurus, and Homosaurus. The authors recorded hour-long oral histories with two representatives from each project, documenting the origins of each thesaurus, the political and social context from which they emerged, and the processes involved in their development and implementation. Introductory essays provide a context for each thesaurus in the history of information and activism in libraries. The book and accompanying digital files constitute the first primary source of its kind and a unique contribution to the history of metadata work in libraries. Capturing these stories through sound recording offers new ways of understanding the field of critical cataloging and classification as we hear the joy, frustration, urgency, and seriousness of critical metadata work.

Learn more and purchase the book here.

Article Discussion: Teaching with Primary Sources Subcommittee

The Teaching with Primary Sources Subcommittee of the Reference, Access and Outreach Section would like to invite you to an article discussion on Friday, March 21 at 1:00 PM (EDT)/12:00 PM (CDT)/11:00 AM (MDT)/10:00 AM (PDT). We will be discussing the new article “It’s So Liberating To Do The Work: Education In Archives Creates Space For People With Disabilities” by Jen Hoyer and Julia Pelaez. To register for this event, please sign up here: TPS Article Discussion March 2025. 

SAA Book Club

Hi All! I have scheduled a virtual meeting for the SAA Book Club on January 16th at 2 PM EST. This is a meeting to discuss ideas for updating the book club’s setup and our first three books.

Below is an invite for the virtual meeting. The meeting can only last 40minutes, so it will be a short one but hopefully an informative one as well. If you would be interested in being a moderator for the club please let me (Melanie) know during the meeting. Thank you!

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 
Time: Jan 16, 2025 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83706400923

Melissa Gydesen