Posted by Candice on Saturday, Mar 7, 2015
It's said that a photograph is worth a thousand words. Photographs can document and show an event, they can convey an idea, they can explain a thought. They can preserve a moment and tell the story that goes with it.
ICPL wants your photographs and your words. We want your stories.
Join us on Saturday, May 9 from 2-5 pm in Meeting Room A for ScanIt@ICPL--Local History, part of the Library's Weber Days events.
Bring in your photos, letters, documents, and other items related to the history of Iowa City and Johnson county. Share your items and tell the stories that go with them -- stories about the people, places, events, and things that are part of our past, but also part of who we are now. Help the Library build a resource about and for our community -- help us tell our story.
We will help you scan your items, and then send you home with your originals plus digital copies of them (you can supply your own USB, or we can send you the copies in an email). If you have questions about what you can bring in, or if you'd like to schedule a specific time (not necessary -- drop-ins are welcome!), contact Candice Smith at csmith@icpl.org or 319-887-6031.
Check out our Digital History Project, then become part of it.
About the Author
I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs.
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A thorough and illuminating look at the consummate Renaissance genius. There are many biographies about Leonardo, and books that are about the things he did, but this one goes deep and gives an amazing amount of insight into how and what he thought, and the events that shaped him -Candice