Whether you\x92re an archivist caring for a library collection, or someone who\x92s looking for the best way to preserve those old family photos and documents, the Monmouth County Library has some tips for you on Thursday, May 13.

The Library and the Monmouth County Archives will sponsor a free, day-long program of educational films and a webinar on preservation techniques designed to help librarians, archivists and family members alike. The program is part of the American Library Association\x92s first annual Preservation Week, \x93Pass It On!\x94 which runs May 9 through 15.

Films will offer tips on book conservation, paper cleaning and caring for microforms. Homeowners can view How to Paint Your 19th Century American House Historically, a film courtesy of the Ocean Grove Historical Association. And a webinar on mold prevention and remediation, by Michele Brown, book conservator at Cornell University, will be offered at 2 p.m. The program will be held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. No pre-registration is required.

\x93We want to reach out to the community to let them know about the preservation expertise offered by the library and the archives,\x92\x92 said Gary Saretzky, Archivist at the Monmouth County Archives.

Memories and treasures should last a lifetime and be passed on to future generations. Preservation Week is sponsored by the ALA\x92s Association of Library Collections and Services and partner organizations and is designed to raise awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions can play in providing ongoing preservation information.

In 2005, the first comprehensive national survey of the condition and preservation needs of the nation\x92s collections was undertaken by Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation. Heritage Preservation reported that U.S. institutions hold more than 4.8 billion items in their collections, with 3 billion items held by libraries (63 percent of the whole). A treasure trove of uncounted additional items is held by individuals, families, and communities.

Some 630 million items in collecting institutions require immediate attention and care, according to the survey. Often institutions have neither the staff nor the funds to help preserve their collections. ALA is using Preservation Week to connect to communities to institutions and individuals can do to preserve both personal and shared collections.

The programs at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters are as follows:

Preservation Film Schedule 9:30 a.m. Elements of Book Conservation. 16 minutes 10 a.m. Paper Cleaning: Wet and Dry Methods. 10 minutes 10:15 a.m. Caring for Your Microform Collection. 12 minutes 10:30 a.m. Library and Archival Disaster: Preparedness and Recovery. 20 minutes 11 a.m. Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record. 1 hour 12:45 p.m. Basic Preservation Techniques. 70 minutes 2 p.m. Webinar: Mold Prevention and Remediation. 1 hour. 3:15 p.m. How to Paint Your 19th Century American House Historically. 2.5 hours. Film courtesy of the Ocean Grove Historical Association.

For more information, on the films, please call 732-308-3772.

At 2 p.m., a one-hour Webinar on \x93Mold Prevention and Remediation" will be presented by Michele Brown, book conservator at Cornell University.

Learn about the basic types of mold, the environmental conditions that promote its growth in home and library collections, and what to do should mold growth occur. The webinar is designed for people with little experience but lots of questions and concerns.

For additional information, please call Librarian Kim Avagliano at (732) 431-7240 or Gary Saretzky (732-308-3772).

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