Class & Event Types:
America 250, Reading Challenge, Books & More, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Homeschool, Virtual- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on February 24, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
- A library card is not required.
Program Description
Event Details
In commemoration of America's 250th anniversary, the St. Charles City-County Library is offering a wide variety of presentations and programs throughout the year, highlighting local, state, and national events, time periods, and cultural moments.
Susan Peckham, Senior Paper Conservator at the US Library of Congress, will join us virtually to share a brief history of the Library of Congress and its Conservation Laboratory. Susan will highlight the different kinds of collections that are housed at the Library (not just books!) and will share the various types of treatments used in the Conservation Laboratory, as well as how the Conservators interact with the rest of the Library's divisions.
About the Presenter:
Susan Peckham is a senior paper conservator and has worked at the US Library of Congress since 2006. She holds a master’s of art and certification in art conservation from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a bachelor’s of science in biology from Indiana University. Susan has worked in other conservation labs, including the US National Archives, Smithsonian institutions, and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She enjoys teaching and lecturing about conservation and is looking forward to telling you about the Library of Congress.
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Accommodations
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