Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating Mary McLeod Bethune, who was born Mary Jane McLeod on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina. Bethune grew up in poverty, as one of 17 children born to former slaves. She became a leading educator and civil rights activist and founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute in 1904, which later became Bethune-Cookman College. Bethune also founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935. FREE LIVE ON-LINE WEBINAR Class Title: Leading the Way: Bethune-Cookman University's Photographic Preservation Project Date: Monday, October 28, 2:00 - 3:00 ET Instructors: Dr. Tasha Lucas-Youmans, Dean of Libraries, Bethune-Cookman University (FL) Dr. Ashley Robertson, Curator/Director of the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation Joseph Campbell, Reference Librarian, Bethune-Cookman University (FL) Description: This webinar will present information on Bethune-Cookman University's participation in the Preservation of Photographic Collections in HBCUs project. Bethune-Cookman was awarded $51,000 which enabled the University to hire student interns and purchase necessary supplies and equipment to begin the process of preserving the photographs in the University Archives and in the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation. Dr. Tasha Lucas-Youmans is the Dean of Libraries at Bethune-Cookman University and has managed the library for over eight years. In her role, she oversees two extension campuses, the University Archives, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, and the Arts and Humanities' Art Gallery. Dr. Ashley Robertson is the Curator/Director of the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation. Dr. Robertson has studied the life of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune extensively, with a focus on her international activism. During the fall 2013 semester, Dr. Robertson, in collaboration with the History Department, has worked to continue the internship program that began as a result of the Photographic Preservation Project. Mr. Joseph Campbell has been a Reference Librarian at Bethune-Cookman University for over 30 years. In addition to his role in the Reference Department, he has collaborated with the Archives Department on many projects and worked extensively on the Photographic Preservation Project. Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to identify strategies to help them begin a photographic preservation project. Suggested Attendees: This webinar is open to anyone interested in beginning a photographic preservation project or in learning about Bethune-Cookman's successful experience with the project. REGISTRATION Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BZJQL5F into your address bar and input the requested information no later than Thursday, October 24th. On Friday, October 25th, registrants will receive an email confirmation with detailed log-in and set-up instructions for the Adobe Connect software. Stay tuned! Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.