{"id":604,"date":"2019-04-22T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T18:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2020-03-12T10:19:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:19:43","slug":"sturgis-library-preserving-and-sharing-barnstables-rich-histories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/2019\/04\/22\/sturgis-library-preserving-and-sharing-barnstables-rich-histories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sturgis Library: Preserving and Sharing Barnstable\u2019s Rich Histories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Evan Knight, Preservation Specialist at the MBLC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-605\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-605 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lucy-Loomis-e1555957066214-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lucy-Loomis-e1555957066214-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lucy-Loomis-e1555957066214-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lucy-Loomis-e1555957066214-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lucy-Loomis-e1555957066214.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1. Lucy Loomis, Director of Sturgis Library, in front of Lothrop Bible (1605).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alcts\/preservationweek\">ALA\u2019s Preservation Week 2019<\/a>, we are rolling-out a series called \u201cPeople of Preservation,\u201d highlighting the people taking care of interesting library collections across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest driver of successful preservation and curation is having dedicated and knowledgeable staffs. This series is going to show why, while celebrating their successes!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to start off by highlighting some recent work by Lucy Loomis, Director of the Sturgis Library in Barnstable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Barnstable Patriot<\/em><\/strong> and<strong> <em>Register<\/em> <\/strong>newspaper digital archives updated for 2019<strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yarmouth.wickedlocal.com\/news\/20190219\/back-issues-of-patriot-register-go-online\">Read about some of the collaborative work necessary to pull off digitization of nearly 200 years of Cape Cod history<\/a>. The two papers cover Cape Cod and the Islands, with 20th century emphasis on the towns of Barnstable, Dennis, and Yarmouth.\u00a0\u00a0The <em>Patriot<\/em> archive covers the years 1830 to 2017, and the <em>Register<\/em> covers the years 1836 to 2017. See more at Sturgis Library\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sturgislibrary.org\/collections\/newspaper-indexes\/\">Newspaper Indexes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding history is a process, not an equation. A key part, in my opinion, in the process of better understanding history is being able to interact with the physical objects of the past. On a recent visit with Lucy, I learned the Sturgis Library held a strong collection of historic whaling volumes. With grant support from <a href=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/news\/news-releases\/2018\/nr180712-3.php\">MBLC through IMLS\/LSTA funds<\/a>, selections from these primary source materials are going to be reproduced and shared with high school students in support of history curricula at Sturgis Charter Public School. (The grant category is called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/programs-and-support\/lsta-grants\/opportunities.php\">First Contact<\/a>.\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s obvious there\u2019s a great commitment by Lucy, staff, and the community to collect, preserve, and of course better understand the history of Barnstable. It\u2019s a pleasure to have visited and learned more about their work. Here\u2019s just three more examples (among many others, too!) that I\u2019d like to share and celebrate:\n<ul>\n<li>Note how many archival\/manuscript collections are available for study through Sturgis\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sturgislibrary.org\/collections\/archives-research\/\">Archives &amp; Research<\/a> Processing and rehousing collections is a difficult task, especially for many public libraries, but they\u2019ve done a great job.<\/li>\n<li>One of the treasures of the Sturgis Library is a Bible that has been in Barnstable for almost 400 years. Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sturgislibrary.org\/history\/reverend-john-lothrop\/\">about its well-known owner<\/a>, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/article\/20091011\/NEWS\/910110325\">preservation and conservation<\/a>, and some facts about this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sturgislibrary.org\/pdf\/The_Lothrop_Bible.pdf\">unique copy of the Bible<\/a>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sturgis-Library-e1555957133715-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sturgis-Library-e1555957133715-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sturgis-Library-e1555957133715-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sturgis-Library-e1555957133715-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mblc.state.ma.us\/mblc_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sturgis-Library-e1555957133715.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facade of Sturgis Library, originally built 1644.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>The library building is also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sturgislibrary.org\/history\/oldest-library\/\">almost 400 years old<\/a> too!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for all your excellent work, Lucy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Evan Knight, Preservation Specialist at the MBLC For ALA\u2019s Preservation Week 2019, we are rolling-out a series called \u201cPeople of Preservation,\u201d highlighting the people taking care of interesting library collections across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 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