Though the YWCA of the USA has been doing work with teens and girls for over 130 years, November 1956 marked the first national conference of Y-Teens. The conference was an important event in helping teens find their voice and … Continue reading
This week on Instagram (@smithlibraries) I’m highlighting the YWCA TechGyrls programs. These programs encourage girls to engage in programming and technical computer skills. When I came upon these photographs they highlighted the breadth of the YWCA of the USA records to … Continue reading
Working with microfilm, the originals and the digitized version, has presented many surprises. Often the surprises have presented challenges in workflow, description, or quality control. Sometimes the surprises are small quirks of the microfilming process such as the example here. … Continue reading