Hudson Area Association Library

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE-SPECIAL PROJECT NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

THE HUDSON AREA ASSOCIATION LIBRARY WILL COLLABORATE WITH ORAL HISTORY SUMMER SCHOOL AND ALLIED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ORAL HISTORY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED ONLINE ACCESS TO AUDIO, IMAGES, VIDEO CLIPS, AND TRANSCRIPTS FROM FOUR ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOGUE AROUND CENTRAL THEMES IN THESE ORAL HISTORIES THROUGH WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN TAGGING, WRITING SUMMARIES, AND ANNOTATING ORAL HISTORIES, WHILE BRINGING THE ORAL HISTORIES INTO PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH LISTENING EVENTS, PUBLIC, ART, AN AUDIO WALKING CLUB, AND A RADIO SHOW.