Training Development Programs
Preservation Internships/Fellowships & Volunteer Opportunities
The Preservation Directorate offers internships/fellowships and volunteer opportunities in conservation, collections care, preservation reformatting, and preservation science.
More about Fellowships, Internships & Volunteer Opportunities, including descriptions, information on available funding, application procedures, and current and past residents.
Preservation Visiting Scholars & Scientists
The Preservation Directorate hosts visiting scholars and scientists to expand research and education about increasingly complex preservation issues facing traditional, audiovisual, and digital collections.
Visiting Scholars & Scientists, from 2003
Events
Topics in Preservation Lecture Series
Ongoing lecture series presenting current research of the Preservation Directorate and of colleagues invited to share their work at the Library. The lectures occur during business hours, are open to the public, and most are available live via webcast and later as on-demand streaming.
More about Topics in Preservation Lecture Series
Preservation Week
Preservation Week occurs during the last week of April every year. The annual nationwide observance promotes the role of libraries in preserving valuable collections — manuscripts, photographs, maps, film, audiorecordings and more. The Preservation Directorate participates every year with a variety of on-site and online activities.
Preservation Symposia
The Library gathers experts from the field to discuss specific library preservation issues.
