What to Do With All Those Photos and Documents?

Recently a patron asked how to take care of photographs, documents, and an old ledger that she had acquired after a death in the family. Looking into it, I realized this question has two elements. First, a fragile or historically significant item should be digitized so it won’t need to be handled any more. Second, the…

Bring Your Cassettes Back to Life

For me, there’s a lot of nostalgia tied up in cassette tapes and I know I’m not alone. I came of age just as cassettes were on their way out to make room for CDs, but everyone still used them here and there for different reasons. Let me tell you about a few of my…