National Council on Public History

Hannah Schmidl, Humanities Development Coordinator, Princeton Public Library

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking

• Seeking Additional Presenters
• General Feedback and Interest

Related Topics

• Civic Engagement
• Other: Libraries

Abstract

Public libraries are increasingly providing their communities with public programs and engaging in community projects and partnerships. This panel would be a discussion among public historians working in libraries (public or not) who work on public programming, projects with community partners (like oral history projects), assist in collections development, and/or bring their public historian training to bear in diverse ways in a library setting.

Seeking

My goal in submitting this proposal is to find other public historians working in library settings (public, university, or otherwise) who would like to discuss the work they do. Public historians in libraries seem like a natural fit to enhance library programs, outreach, and community involvement. I am curious about other public historians who work in libraries since MLIS degrees are more common for library work. I am specifically looking for more panelists to participate in a discussion about humanities programs and projects going on in libraries. I would also welcome a discussion of how to refine or improve the topic. I am also open to a session format other than the traditional panel discussion.

If you have a direct offer of assistance, sensitive criticism, or wish to share contact information for other people the proposer should reach out to, please get in contact directly: Hannah Schmidl 

If you have general ideas or feedback to share please feel free to use the comments feature below.

All feedback, and offers of assistance, should be submitted by July 3, 2016.

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