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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Class to Highlight Preserving Home Archives
Leesburg, VA (September 28, 2022) – Contract Archivist and former Thomas Balch Library
Reference Associate Gabrielle Sanchez will teach “Preservation for Home Archives” on Thursday
October 6 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, books,
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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