Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future – last chance to book

Date: Friday 21 October, 10.25-15.40

Location: The National Archives, Kew

Cost: £25 plus VAT (£30 inc VAT) including lunch & drinks

New bookings link: book here.

Local Studies projects, collections and staff have the power to engage people from widely different backgrounds and across the generation. They can also meet the priorities of library, archive and heritage services in innovative ways.

To help guide and inspire those who work in our field, CILIP Local Studies Group are launching the Local Studies Toolkit, a free online guide containing nearly fifty sections written and peer reviewed by some of the best local studies professionals in the country. View it now at https://lslibrarians.wordpress.com/toolkit/.

The programme for the day is:

10am               Reception open & tea and coffee available                          

10.25am          Welcome, Terry Bracher, Chair LSG & Tina Morton, Head of Archives Sector Development, The National Archives.

10.30am          Why local studies matters, Norma Crowe, formerly Local Studies Librarian, Medway

10.50am          Launch of the Local Studies Toolkit, Tony Pilmer, Librarian & Archivist, Royal Aeronautical Society & formerly Local Studies Librarian, Slough (Editor-in-Chief of the toolkit)

11am               Community Archives, Terry Bracher, Heritage Services Manager, Wiltshire

11.20am          Oral history projects, Martin Hayes, County Local Studies Librarian, West Sussex

11.40am          Delegates can choose from three of the following options:

• 1921 Census
• Maps & plans
• Directories
• Ephemera
• Discussion on doing Local Studies after COVID
• Who uses a local studies library?
• Copyright Discussion
• Collection Development

12.50pm          LSG AGM

1.00pm            Lunch

2pm                 Not ticking the box: local studies and meaningful impact, Tracey Williams, Library Specialist: Heritage & Local Studies, Solihull

2.20pm            Creating Online Events and Website Resources, Tudor Allen, Senior Archivist, Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

2.40pm            Opportunities for funding, Eloise Kane, Engagement Manager, London and South, National Lottery Heritage Fund

3pm                 Panel discussion

3.30pm            Closing comments

3.40pm            Tour of the National Archives (optional)

To book please visit out revised bookings page.

Full details of travelling to the National Archives, including public transport links and car parking charges, please visit: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/how-to-find-us/.

For further information please contact chair.lsg@cilip.org.uk.