2024 March LFSD Impact Update - Flipbook - Page 3
Public Technology Services Librarian Catherine Hoang and Special Collections Librarian
Carl Adkins use library equipment to digitize older, fragile books.
MELLON FOUNDATION SUPPORTS
EXPANSION OF DIGITAL MEMORY LABS
Grant allows more library
patrons to access, digitize and
share videos, audio recordings,
photographs, and slides.
The Mellon Foundation awarded the
Library Foundation SD a $350,000 grant
that allows the San Diego Public Library
to expand Digital Memory Lab services
throughout San Diego.
These labs teach patrons to digitize
and save memories currently stored on
antiquated media, including VHS and
Betamax tapes; 8mm 昀椀lm; 8‑track, reel‑
to‑reel, and other audio tapes; slides
and negatives; and 昀氀oppy disks.
The donation from the Mellon
Foundation, the nation’s largest arts
and humanities supporter, allows
underrepresented communities to
share their stories and preserve their
IMPACT
UPDATE SUMMER
SPRING 2024
IMPACT UPDATE
2023
cultural histories and:
Adds three additional Digital Memory
Labs and upgrades existing labs,
Creates 昀椀ve new pop‑up mobile labs,
Implements an inclusive storytelling
project with the San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture,
Creates workshops to teach
personal archival preservation, and
Helps the library preserve valuable
historical resources in it’s archives.
“Libraries foster conversations about
our shared histories,” said Library
Foundation SD CEO Patrick Stewart. “The
Mellon Foundation grant means these
conversations can be more inclusive.”
Learn more:
bit.ly/mellon-lfsd
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