BRISTOL — Minot-Sleeper Library has been awarded $25,635 in funding through the Institute for Museum and Library Services’ “Grants to States” program. The grant program is part of the American Rescue Act Plan of 2021 and is being facilitated by the NH State Library.
Minot-Sleeper Library will use this grant award to partner with StoryCorps, New Hampshire Public Radio, and the Bristol, New Hampshire Historical Society to record, archive, and share stories told by the people of the Newfound Region of New Hampshire. The project will invite Newfound Region community members of all ages and from diverse backgrounds to share their life experiences and stories. The project will culminate with a collection of recorded conversations, accessible to the public. NHPR will broadcast a special segment that features a selection of the recordings.
The project will begin with pre-training and support for program planning, provided by StoryCorps. This will be followed by the library’s recruitment of facilitators who will take part in a 3-day intensive training with StoryCorps. The second phase of the project will be the recording sessions. StoryCorps will provide the library with professional, portable audio equipment to record conversations. StoryCorps will process all interviews, provide each pair of participants with a copy of the conversation, and share the conversations in the StoryCorps Archive, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and with the Minot-Sleeper Library.
“The past two years have proven that the loss of connection can affect everyone in a community,” stated Jennifer Davis, Director of Minot-Sleeper Library. “The hope is that this project will bring a large group of our community members together to share their stories and reconnect in a powerful way.”
Minot-Sleeper Library goal is to have the program up and running by March 2022 by conducting a virtual community orientation, with a complete date estimated for July 2022.
For more information, visit nh.gov/nhsl.
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