Library of Congress to Hold Public Hearings on Preserving America’s Recorded Sound Heritage

The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) of the Library of Congress are conducting public hearings in November and December to gather information for a study about the current state of recorded sound preservation and restoration in the United States. The results of the study will be used to draft a comprehensive plan for a national audio preservation program, as directed by Congress in the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, P.L. 106-474.

Open to the public, the hearings will be held on November 29 in Los Angeles at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and on December 19 in New York City at the Princeton Club of New York. For additional information on hearing locations and times, please visit www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb.

Source: LC

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