Keene Valley Library Association

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Aug 13, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$176,666

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

ARCHIVES SERVICES PROGRAM: The Archives are located in the Library building and are staffed by a part-time employee, with help from volunteers. The Archives preserve local history and archival material relating to the Town of Keene, the Library, and other local institutions. For 30 years, an archivist has received and organized files, photographs, books and documents about the families and institutions of the community. Over 6,000 photographs have been organized and stored in archival boxes. Interviews with men and women of the community, many of whom are now deceased, have been taped and preserved, recording life in the early 20th century. We have begun to transcribe and preserve these records in a more permanent and secure manner, and add them to a state historical website. Documents and newspaper articles relating to local families are maintained, and people come to our Archives from all over the United States, either to research their own families or to search for stories about the numerous writers, philosophers and artists who spent time in the Town of Keene. The archivist works both to preserve what is already in the Archives and to add items which will be history in the future. Ninety people visited the Archives in 2012. A special presentation using Archive resources to highlight events in town history was attended by 165 people.

Filer

EIN

14-1409842