*Patron: “Do you have any books on vampires?”*


* Me: “This is the Southern History Department. I can see what they have in
other departments.” Patron [after a pause] “Do you have any history books
on Southern Vampires?” **

Funny things can happen when working in an archives... or weird, wonderful,
wise or unforgettable. Tell us about it during NEA’s first StorySLAM: *Moths
in the Archives: Stories from the Stacks*. Based on the StorySLAM
competitions developed by NYC non-profit literary society The Moth, there
are only four ground rules to the NEA competition at the Spring 2016 Meeting
<http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/Spring-2016>:

-- First rule is all stories must be true
-- Second rule is all stories must be told, not read.
-- Third rule is there is a 5-minute time limit.
-- And fourth rule is to keep it anonymous -- don’t betray confidentiality
restrictions


Bring your wit and wisdom to the masses of New England archivists who are
just waiting to hear a good story. And at the end of the evening scores
will be tallied, a winner announced, and a PRIZE will be given. Submit an
outline of your story to be considered eligible for the NEA competition
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XgdEg3CLpO0xg7auP_ACbBF1iFI_DVJEjjec3uCplIg/viewform>
.

*Questions? Contact Matt Spry ([log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>) for
more information*.


* Story from “I work at a public library” blog [
http://iworkatapubliclibrary.com/]


New England Archivists
Communications Committee