Preserving the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights
I gotta say, PBS is so cool.
I turned on the TV today after I got home from my volunteer hours at the library, and flipped around until I stopped on a NOVA progam about preserving the founding documents of the United States, codenamed “Elvis” (I’m watching it right now). The program is talking about how the entire process to create the new cases for these documents cost around $5 billion dollars, how the cases were made, and snippets of the committee of preservationists during the process, as well as tidbits about parchment paper as a material.
I’m *such* a library geek.
PBS has a really groovy site for the program with all sorts of interactive bits about the documents and the preservation process and issues, and the program itself is really engaging. You can check the local listings to see when the program is being shown in your area.
OK, I just heard someone say, “Luckily, the law of physics still apply,” during the testing of the super glass for the cases. Freaky.
Tags: librarianship
