The North Vancouver City Library has launched a project to help families digitize and preserve their old home videos ahead of an intergenerational video showcase.
The program will pair participants with volunteers to help translate old home tapes into digital files. Formats supported include VHS and eight-millimetre film. The program is designed to get people to dig out old tapes from past decades and preserve the memories. Participants can also submit their movies to a showcase screening, which will take place this October. The screening aims to include footage from a diverse range of cultures and periods, with the goal of the “intergenerational” project being:
“To help our community preserve memories and share these documents of our collective cultural heritage.”
The screening will also be celebrating the 20th annual Home Movie Day. The celebration is sponsored by the Center for Home Movies and aims to encourage the preservation and accessibility of amateur video recordings. Similar Home Movie Day events will be hosted in October in cities ranging from Chicago to Bern, Switzerland. Libraries, universities and other institutions often use events like these as a way to better serve the community, typically using tools like brochure printing and websites to raise awareness of their programs and what they have to offer.
North Vancouver’s Home Movie Day Celebration will take place on October 15 at the City Library building, with film digitization available by appointment until then.
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