Rochester
Public Library
News Release
Black
History & Culture Advisory Board Announces Community Engagement
Opportunities
(Thursday,
Feb. 23, 2023) ROCHESTER, NY –
The Rochester Public Library’s Archives of Black History & Culture Advisory
Board is conducting focus groups to help establish a community-curated
archive of local Black history and culture. The project involves identifying,
compiling and guiding the library’s management of its existing Black history
collections.
The RPL is
seeking the community’s input to help identify which archival collections
should be preserved and made available for public reference with the goal of
ensuring the accuracy of the historical record and making the appropriate
resources available and reflect the contributions and experiences of Black
Americans.
The
following in-person and virtual focus groups are scheduled:
6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at the
Rundel Memorial Library Building 3rd floor Kusler-Cox
Auditorium, 115 South Ave.
5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2, 2023, via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81728088180?pwd=UGVHOER3eFJML0NIWHEvY0JHNkdNZz09)
10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2023,
at the Sully Branch Library, 530 Webster Ave.
For more
information about the Black History & Culture Advisory Board, visit https://roccitylibrary.org/archive-of-black-history-culture/.
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