Community Needs and Assets Assessment
Read about our latest initiative to survey Black Chicagoans and how you can enter an Archival Toolkits Raffle!
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Event for BMRC members: Collection Diversification and Community Engagement Series
For member institutions: Learn more about our event series discussing how to build trust between archives and local communities!
DPLA Community + Open Board Meeting - Jan. 15th
BMRC Executive Director to speak on a panel, "Reckoning With Our Pasts + Building Our Futures"
Event: Collection Diversification and Community Engagement Panel
November 19th, 2020 @ 2:00-3:00pm via Zoom, featuring member institutions who have successfully engaged their communities, built long-lasting relationships with them, and seen the benefits of doing so. Click here to learn more and register!
BMRC 2020 Annual Meeting
Recording of the 2020 Annual Meeting now available!
New Directions for Chicago Collections - July 9, 2020
A Virtual Conversation with Gregory Eow, Marcia Walker-McWilliams, Daniel Greene, and Ellen Keith
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Collections Emergency Relief Fund
A regional collections emergency relief fund in response to Covid-19
Event: Sasha Phyars-Burgess UNTITLED: A Photographic Exploration of Race, Class & Space in Austin
February 24, 2020 @ 7:00-9:00 pm at Oak Park Public Library Main Branch join us as we experience Sasha Phyars-Burgess' "UNTITLED AND YET TO BE DETERMINED, 41.8949° N, 87.7654° W (AUSTIN): A Photographic Exploration of Race, Class & Space in Austin".
Event: Recovering the Lost South Side: Authors Lee Bey and Don Hayner in Conversation
February 18, 2020 @ 6:00-8:00 pm at Harold Washington Library Center: Chicago authors Lee Bey and Don Hayner present their recent books highlighting the overlooked architecture and history of Chicago’s South Side.