http://gaybloggers.tribe.net/thread/adb0c692-99ee-4a39-9aa0-21d085db07f3?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://gaybloggers.tribe.net/thread/adb0c692-99ee-4a39-9aa0-21d085db07f3#cb051b36-8677-4fbd-bb60-b3ba1eb104ec Hi all: The San Francisco Public Library needs your help with an important LGBTQI history project. Whether you used to hold court at the Black Cat Café in the 1950s or marched with Queer Nation in the 1990s, the library wants you to get your photos out of the closets and into the archives! The diverse faces and places of LGBTQI communities throughout San Francisco's history should be added to the Library's photograph archives. Researchers, writers, filmmakers and students are depending on people like you to help the Library create a comprehensive visual history of these communities. It's easy. Here's how it works ... Bring your photo albums and loose photos to PHOTO DAY on October 14, 2007 from 10 AM to 4 PM to the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Branch Library, 1 Jose Sarria Court (16th Street just below Market). There, you'll meet with archivists who will select images and jot down your memories of them. Your pictures will be copied on the spot while you enjoy free refreshments and chat with other contributors. There's no need to still be living in SF or to self select from your collection. We urge you to bring it all. Your photographs are then available to library users at both the San Francisco History Center at the Main Library and the Eureka Valley Branch. An exhibition of the images is planned at the branch when it reopens in 2009 after remodeling. Photo Day appointments are strongly encouraged as this greatly reduces any wait time. Drop ins are accepted if time permits. To make an appointment or for more information, contact the project coordinator Nina Sazevich at nina911@pacbell.net or 415-752-2483. We are also looking for volunteers to help select photos and work with the public that day. Volunteers attend a training on Saturday, October 13 from 9 AM to 4 PM to learn about the history of the community and the archival process. We end the training with a hands-on session in photo selection and recording. Lunch is provided. Interested volunteers should contact the Coordinator at the number and email above or download the volunteer application at http://www.sfpl.org/news/lgbtqishades. If you have ideas for other organizations and people we should contact, please let us know. Thanks -- we look forward to seeing you on PHOTO DAY and thanks for helping us spread the word! ... Nina Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:50:10 GMT http://gaybloggers.tribe.net/thread/adb0c692-99ee-4a39-9aa0-21d085db07f3#cb051b36-8677-4fbd-bb60-b3ba1eb104ec Nina 2007-09-11T19:50:10Z