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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 24, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Virtual Class to Highlight Preserving Home Archives
Pre-registration is required for the two-hour class.
Leesburg, VA (September 24, 2021) – Contract Archivist and former Thomas Balch Library
Reference Associate Gabrielle Sanchez will teach “Preservation for Home Archives” on Thursday
October 7 at 10 a.m. EDT.
Sanchez will introduce participants to the basics of preservation and discuss the best ways to
house and protect personal archives. Topics will include proper ways to handle letters, b ooks,
photographs, and other media; common conservation needs; threats to paper and electronic
media; and the dangers of non-archival storage products.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 703-737-7195,
email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online.
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