ANLA recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary! Several special events were held throughout the province and November 2009 was officially declared Archives Month. A special edition of the ANLA bulletin commemorates the Anniversary.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Office, Heritage Foundation of NL and Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives Partnered Workshop

April 8, 2011 9:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m.

The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, St. John’s

Well, maybe they’re in your storage room, or in your bottom desk drawer – those shoeboxes of cassettes or videos that were collected by a summer project, seniors’ group or JCP worker. These were the recordings that were going to preserve the voices of the past – but here they sit with no voice at all! You don’t know what’s on the recordings, you don’t know much about who made them – maybe you don’t even have the equipment to play them!
Topics to be covered include:

· Recording formats

· Documentation and consent

· Describing, indexing and transcription of contents

· Access issues

· Digitization

· Preservation of originals

Registration deadline: Participants must register for this course by April 1.  Fees:  $35    Some financial assistance for transportation costs is available for members: please contact the ANLA office for more information.

To register, please contact the ANLA office: (709) 726-2867.

How can you get access to those voices from the past? How can you preserve and use them? Dale Jarvis and Mary Ellen Wright will guide you through the process of identifying, arranging, describing, preserving and providing access to older collections that have been donated or made available to you or that already exist in your holdings.

Dates: September 15-16, 2011
Location: The Rooms, Bonaventure Ave, St. John’s NL
This workshop is
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:
identify types of paper and different drawing media and printing media
understand and identify agents of deterioration and their effects on paper artifacts
carry out proper handling, examination, and documentation procedures
implement preventive conservation procedures
surface clean, repair, and mount paper artifacts

Target Audience: Museum and gallery staff, volunteers, curators responsible for works of art on paper, and artists.
Facilitator: Sherry Guild, Art Conservator, CCI
Enrolment Limits: maximum 18
Registration fees: $70 for ANLA members
                                $95 for non-members
Registration Deadline: September 1, 2011
Some financial assistance for transportation costs is available for ANLA members: please contact the ANLA office for more information.

November 3 & 4, 2011

Location: Newfoundland Museum Conservation Laboratory
East White Hills Road, Pleasantville, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Two full days, presented by various conservation & preservation experts.

Day 1: Introduction  - What is a Disaster?
- Risk Assessment, Mitigation, & Recovery
- Disaster Preparedness Planning

Day 2: Mock Disaster - Hands-on session: Implementing your Disaster Preparedness Plan.

As space is extremely limited (15 max) please register with the ANLA office ASAP. 
Cost:  $100 for ANLA and MANL members, $125 for non-members  (includes lunch)

As part of Archives Week, ANLA will be holding a symposium: Archives and Science: Connections. This all day event will take place at The Rooms on Friday November 18, 2011. An exciting line up speakers is planned, each of whom have used archives in their scientific research. You will hear about topics as varied as rabies, mining, the weather and more!

The cost for the day is $20 including lunch provided by the Rooms. Please pre-register by calling the ANLA office (709) 726-2867.