2/21/2023 0 Comments Maya 2022 documentation![]() ![]() ![]() Scholar-in-Residence, Maya Cade, provides background information on her project, “Black Film Archive: Tenderness in Black Film.” Library of Congress video. Judith Conklin, the Library’s chief information officer, followed, saying “Amazing things can be done when we invite people to push the boundaries of technology to unlock new ways of seeing and experiencing the Library’s collections.”ĭuring the event, the CCDI grantees presented on their projects and shared more about their upcoming work. The event opened with remarks from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who expressed that being at the event was “seeing the manifestation of an idea of making the Library of Congress relevant, useful, and inspiring for everyone in this country.” She said that this work was not just about opening up the Library’s “treasure chest,” but also about adding to it. While you will find some highlights from the event here, you can also view a video recording of the event online. The event brought together members from the initiative’s advisory board, grantees, a cohort of Junior Fellows, Library staff, and audience members who participated in-person and virtually. CCDI is part of the Mellon grant-funded, Library-wide Of the People: Widening the Path program. ![]() CCDI is a four-year program encouraging creative uses of the Library’s digital collections to center the histories, lives and experiences of Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander and other communities of color in the United States. On July 6 th, the Library of Congress hosted the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI)’s Summer Fuse, a hybrid event which celebrated the initiative’s inaugural grantees. ![]()
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