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St. Helens library to centralize local history collection, add shelves and begin staff hours in April
Summary
Library staff told the board they are consolidating local history materials onto new shelves, will begin in‑room local history public hours in early April, and will collaborate with the Columbia County Museum Association on shared cataloging.
Library Director Suzanne told the St. Helens Public Library Board on March 10 that staff will centralize the library’s local history collection on newly acquired shelving, begin public office hours for local history in the first week of April and collaborate with the Columbia County Museum Association to make items more searchable.
Why it matters: centralizing local history material and adding catalog records increases public access to historical documents, yearbooks and other archival items that currently are scattered across the library.
Suzanne said the library acquired shelving from a North…
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