{"id":525,"date":"2019-01-28T15:40:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T20:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/?p=525"},"modified":"2020-03-12T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:19:25","slug":"inspiration-at-provincetown-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/2019\/01\/28\/inspiration-at-provincetown-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration at Provincetown Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Evan Knight, Preservation Specialist at the MBLC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-528\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nan-and-Amy-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nan-and-Amy-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Nan-and-Amy.jpg 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nan and Amy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had an inspiring visit to the Provincetown Public Library with Amy Raff, Director, and Nan Cinnater, Lead Librarian. If you visit the Library\u2019s website, you\u2019ll see they consider themselves \u201ca cultural storytelling center,\u201d and I couldn\u2019t agree more. Some of the unique collections that help tell Provincetown\u2019s story include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful art on the walls: the art is actually part of the town\u2019s collection but the Library beautifully showcases the area\u2019s rich artistic heritage.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/provincetownlibrary.org\/about-the-provincetown-public-library\/\">Historic and beautiful building<\/a>, right in the center of town.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-526\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-526 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boat-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boat-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boat.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rose Dorothea replica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s a half-scale replica of a schooner upstairs! <a href=\"http:\/\/provincetownlibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PPL_RoseD-Brochure_interactive.pdf\">The Rose Dorothea replica<\/a>, dedicated in 1988, was built by Francis A. \u201cFlyer\u201d Santos and a team of volunteers as a \u201cgrand tribute to the fishermen of Provincetown and to New England\u2019s shipbuilding tradition.\u201d (N.B. Did you know that the New Bedford Whaling Museum also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whalingmuseum.org\/explore\/exhibitions\/current\/lagoda\">half-size whaling boat, the <em>Lagoda<\/em><\/a>?)<\/li>\n<li>The Josephine C. Del Deo Heritage Archives, containing the records and photographs of Provincetown\u2019s Heritage Museum.<\/li>\n<li>Digital collections of <a href=\"http:\/\/advocate.provincetown-ma.gov\/Default\/welcome.asp?skin=Provincetown\">Provincetown Newspapers<\/a> and the ambitious and successful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.provincetownhistoryproject.com\/about_us\">Provincetown History Project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While in their climate-controlled storage area, I leafed through historic manuscript volumes from the early 1700s that seemed to be good potential candidates for <a href=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/programs-and-support\/lsta-grants\/opportunities.php\">LSTA-supported conservation treatment<\/a> due to their acute condition issues, research value, and high artefactual value. When the name Peregrine White caught my eye, I was happy to learn from Amy and Nan something new, and thrilling: Peregrine White was born on the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor in the winter of 1620 \u2013 the first English child born in the New World. What a story; what a piece of history.<\/p>\n<p>We talked about other potential next steps to enhance the preservation of their unique collections, particularly the Heritage Museum\u2019s Archives, including the potential for taking a more thorough inventory, rehousing fragile objects, and reformatting A\/V materials. LSTA grants can potentially help.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll finish with an inspiring quote I found outside their archives storage room engraved on a bronze sculpture:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bronze-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bronze-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bronze.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bronze by Romolo Del Deo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u2026the process of preservation is never finished; it continues for the patient and the brave to address and resolve in each succeeding generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/encore.clamsnet.org\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb1977949\">The Watch at Peaked Hill<\/a> \u2013 Josephine C. Del Deo<\/p>\n<p>Here here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Evan Knight, Preservation Specialist at the MBLC I had an inspiring visit to the Provincetown Public Library with Amy Raff, Director, and Nan Cinnater, Lead Librarian. If you visit the Library\u2019s website, you\u2019ll see they consider themselves \u201ca cultural storytelling center,\u201d and I couldn\u2019t agree more. 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