I don’t conference post any more but delighted to be here this week celebrating sustainability and web archiving! This community is the best. If you have lots of money or even not all that much to spare, please invest in the tools we need to preserve the ever-complex web. 💰🤑💶💷

Festoon of shells, 1656. Proving for all time that still-life painting can be hilarious. By Jan van Kessel of Antwerp, born OTD 1626.

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A new Postcrossing stamp… from the USA!!! HURRAAAAAAAAAY!!! USPS is issuing shiny new Postcrossing stamps — and they’re rare triangles you can place right on a postcard corner for an extra-cool look. They launch on May 26 at the Boston 2026 W...

We’ve waited a looooong time for this: USPS Postcrossing stamps are coming! 🎉
They’re triangular, super colourful, and they launch May 26, 2026 at the Boston Stamp Show! Hurray!

#Postcrossing #USPS #PostcrossingStamps #Stamps #Philately #Postcards #Boston2026

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Headless Horseman YouTube video by LWVMOCOMD

Don't let this happen to you! Get your voter guide online. Voter's Guide lwvmocomd.org/content.aspx...
Or on the Vote411 website www.vote411.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIjA...

The @librarycongress.bsky.social Web Archiving Section is hosting a paid remote intern next Fall. See remote project 2 “On the Digital Campaign Trail: Archiving U.S. Election Websites” www.loc.gov/item/interns... and share with anyone interested who matches qualifications!

Could be a musician with a fancy gig too!

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Historians for the win 🏆

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I hope this email finds you interesting enough for now.

Legislative Day 2026 Civic Education and Voter Engagement

The pace in Annapolis is picking up, and key bills are beginning to move. LWVMD is actively engaging with legislators, submitting testimony, and coordinating advocacy across the state.
Ready to get involved? Join us for Legislative Day. www.lwvmd.org/legislatived...

Democracy Dialogues: Anti-Science and Public Health Civic Education and Voter Engagement

Join LWVMD for our next Democracy Dialogues event, exploring the movement to discredit science and undermine our public health system.
When: Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 PM
Where: Virtual - Register for Zoom Information
More information and Registration can be found at: www.lwvmd.org/publichealth...

Women in History Month
If you are unable to attend in person, you can view the County Cable Montgomery montgomerycountymd.gov/ccm/
Council's website
Youtube www.youtube.com/c/MoCoCounci...
Facebook www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCo...

Statement from the League of Women Voters on Reported Elections Executive Order.
Read the report online HERE: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

In September, a box of old film reels was donated to the Library's National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. One of them was a nearly 130-year-old, long-lost film by iconic French filmmaker George Méliès. It had not been seen by anyone in likely more than a century. 🧵
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/...

Thanks for coming!

YouTube’s earliest video has been deemed museum-worthy | CNN London’s V&A museum has added YouTube’s first video to its collection, displaying 2005’s “Me at the zoo” in one of its galleries.

Archives in the news

V&A Museum acquires YouTube’s earliest video from 2005 | CNN share.google/anY7B1TTvlMD...

#archives #digitalpreservation

Had a great time yesterday talking about #webarchiving at the DPC clinic - you can catch the recording here: www.dpconline.org/events/event...

Happy gotcha day!

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Thousands of people joined the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Washington Convention Center. Photo by Shawn Miller, Library of Congress.

SAVE THE DATE! The Library of Congress will host the 2026 National Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Washington Convention Center. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Eligible voters of the United States!

The @npr.org voter registration guide has been updated to help get you ready for the 2026 primary elections.

You can find deadlines and the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote

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A white background with an orange ring and the green IIPC log sitting on the right side of the ring. In the the centre of the ring in green text reads - IIPC Collaborative Collections #IIPC-CDG

IIPC CDG won the Celebrating Digital Innovation in Sporting Heritage Award 2025 for their preservation of Olympic & Paralympic Games. @sportingheritage.bsky.social @netpreserve.bsky.social

Find out more here: link.bl.uk/vyu

#WebArchiving #SportingHeritage #IIPC-CDG #Olympics #Paralympics

More than 4,900 seats are on the ballot in February.