Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Presenter: Kerri Young
Would you like to learn more about engaging your community with local history? This webinar will introduce Historypin, a non-profit organization that develops offline programming and maintains a digital platform to help people engage their communities with local history. Engagement Manager Kerri Young will demonstrate simple ways libraries and their staff can start using Historypin’s free digital tools. Additionally she will illustrate Historypin’s methodology and aims in the coming years as it pertains specifically toward community engagement and social impact through cultural heritage. Libraries have been one of Historypin’s most dedicated users. Join us to see real life examples of how some of these libraries are using Historypin to share their local history collections and engage their communities.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
This webinar will be of interest to: Any library, small to large, rural to urban, with a local history collection to share and staff keen on engaging their communities using Historypin’s simple digital tools.
Webinars are free of charge, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder email the day before the event.
- Handouts
- Agenda Resources: pdf [140kb]
- Chat
- Chat: pdf [46kb]
Keywords: community engagement, local history