The Margaret Chase Smith Library, along with the Skowhegan Public Library and the Skowhegan History House, is hosting a Community Scan Day - an opportunity for community members to have their family photos and documents digitized, at no cost, in an effort to preserve local history.

The Community Scan Day will be held at the Margaret Chase Smith Library on Friday, August 26th, 2022, from 10 - 11:30am. This event will be in-conjunction with Margaret Chase Smith Day, a larger celebration of the life of Senator Smith and the Library's 40th anniversary.

Community members are encouraged to bring material related to the history of Skowhegan and/or the state of Maine. They are asked to bring no more than three items for digitization and the items cannot be larger than 12" x 17". Digitization is limited to photographic materials and paper documents.

Participants will receive their scans via email after the event. With participants' permission, the scanned materials from this event may be hosted on the Maine Memory Network and potentially included in a future temporary exhibition at the Margaret Chase Smith Library.

Keep an eye out for additional Community Scan Day events later this fall and email Nicole Potter, Curator of Collections, if you have any questions - npotter@mcslibrary.org