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*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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~