The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania was host to the three-day sixth annual Masonic Library and Museum Association meeting on Oct. 15 to 18. John H. Platt, Jr., the host Executive Director, is President of the Association, which is an international group of Masonic librarians, archivists, curators, and directors.

The visitors were welcomed by Marvin A. Cunningham, Sr., R.W.S.G.W., Chairman of the Board of the Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania, and Anthony J. Garvey, Chief of Staff of the Grand Lodge. Thomas W. Jackson, R.W. Grand Secretary, spoke about the Masonic Information Center and its programs to respond to attacks on the Fraternity and the information it disseminates to the public about Freemasonry.

The first day's program included the introduction of a directory of Masonic libraries in the U. S., Canada, and Great Britain that was compiled by the Association and published by the Masonic Service Association, and a presentation by an appraiser, detailing his work and what librarians and curators should know about appraisals. After a talk about Masonic Research Lodges, G. Kent Hackney, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, spoke on "Managing Change," especially recommending Spencer Johnson's little book, Who Moved My Cheese? (The book, No. 102D, is available from our Circulation Library.)

Presentations the second day addressed the usefulness of the Internet and web pages; obtaining grants from philanthropic foundations; preservation of paper items, preserving and making available collections, record-keeping; and the image-building and public relations impact of children's story hours as held in the Library of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. John H. C. Minott, Curator of the Pennsylvania Library and Museum, discussed new museum software.

In the evening, R.W. Grand Master James L. Ernette and Mrs. Ernette hosted the participants and guests in the reconstructed historic City Tavern, a place where the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania once met.

A business session concluded the meeting on Saturday.

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