Oral History in Your Library: Create Shelf Space for Community Voice

Discover the true value and exciting possibilities of oral history in the library: learn new and compelling ways to engage your patrons by sharing personal and community history with them.

• Shows librarians how to realize the potential of oral history collections

• Goes beyond content creation to cover creating access to and promoting oral history as well as using it to enhance library programming

• Provides public librarians a targeted way to engage with their communities