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Photographs of CDLC are pretty boring - a bunch of desks, computers and file cabinets. Lucky for me, I took a trip to Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls the week that we got this assignment. I was there for a workshop on security for archival facilities, which I will blog about later if time allows. For now, I will focus on the library's
Folklife Center. The Center is a wonderful place that many people in the Capital Region have never heard of. Its mission is to "research and present the cultural traditions of the upper Hudson valley and southern Adirondacks of upstate New York." Besides a research collection of both archival and 3-dimensional objects, the Center has changing exhibits and many performances throughout the year.
Check out more photos on
my Flickr stream (taken with approval of Center staff) and then go see them in person! Besides the Folklife Center, Glens Falls is also home to the
Hyde Collection (which has photo streams and YouTube videos on their web site), a couple of good book stores -
Red Fox Books and
The Dog Ate My Homework being my favorites, and some excellent restaurants. I finally got to try
The Chocolate Mill on my most recent visit. Definitely more than enough to make a trip up the Northway worthwhile!
Chocolate Mill!!! YES! Yum.
ReplyDeletePeople should be following this blog for all the great information you provide!
ReplyDeleteOoooh...*I* want to check out your library's folklife center! How cool. Where do you get your archival materials from?
ReplyDelete@Rosemary - I keep waiting for more finding aids or other catalog information from the archives to come online. The library recently completely revamped their web site, and I think the staff is still working on getting the basic stuff right.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I know, most of the material in the archives comes from the Adirondacks area. The library actually has a folklorist on staff, and he meets potential donors through scheduling of events for their program series. They also have a number of collections from local civic organizations, such as the Zonta Club.
Once more information becomes available online, I'll let you know.