Society of California Archivists upcoming events

First Fridays: Collections Show & Tell (April 03, 2026)

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT

First Fridays: Collections Show & Tell

Friday, April 03, 2026

12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)

Webinar Description:

Join the Education Committee for a relaxed Show and Tell session where participants can take a moment to pause, connect, and learn from one another. Attendees are invited to share and explore a wide range of collections, including those from libraries, archives, museums, business archives, personal archives, and more. Whether physical or digital, this informal gathering is an opportunity to showcase materials, exchange ideas, and discover the many ways people preserve and interpret their collections.

Why Attend?

This First Friday is to give the opportunity to learn about our California history from fellow institutions before gearing up for the SCA Annual General Meeting!

We look forward to a collaborative and uplifting conversation. See you there!

Please forward any questions or comments to Allura Hays and Shelby Sorensen at educationcommittee@calarchivists.org.

The cost is $0 for SCA members; $0 for student members. This is an SCA Member event only. This event will not be recorded.

Registration is open until April 02, 2026.

Questions about your membership? Contact Jessica Gambling
Questions about Registration? Contact Allura Hays or Shelby Sorensen

Check Yourself: Auditing Your Workflows With the Accessioning Best Practices (April 14, 2026)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Check Yourself: Auditing Your Workflow With the Accessioning Best Practices

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)

NOTE: Registration to AGM is not required to attend the pre-conference workshops.

Workshop Description:

The recently published Archival Accessioning Best Practices is the first official set of professional best practices on archival accessioning published in the United States. It provides recognition, support, and validation for individuals and organizations performing accessioning labor, and encourages more efficient and effective accessioning work throughout the archival profession. This workshop will provide a brief overview of the best practices and introduce attendees to a helpful auditing tool to assess their organization’s accessioning workflows. Questions are encouraged and attendees will leave with resources to keep them connected to the tools and colleagues they have been introduced to in this workshop.

Additionally, this interactive workshop will include an activity involving breakout groups. Each group will focus on a different section within the Methods and Practices chapter of the Accessioning Best Practices. Please complete the following before the workshop:

By April 1: Sign up for a breakout group (registration required)

By April 14: Read the sections that correspond to your breakout group

By April 14: Read Using Sphere of Control to Build Resilience (optional)

By April 14: Make a copy of and review the Accessioning Audit Template (optional)

Please forward any questions or comments to Rob Strauss and Gillian Goldberg at educationcommittee@calarchivists.org.

The cost is $50 for SCA members, $60 for non-members; and $40 for student members or unemployed/precariously employed individuals. Registration is limited to 50 participants.

Presenters:

Jaime Henderson is an Accessioning Archivist with the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she has worked as an archivist with the California Historical Society and the San Diego History Center. She holds an MA in Women’s Studies from San Diego State University and an MLIS from San Jose State University.

Kate Dundon is the Supervisory Archivist for Special Collections & Archives at the University of California Santa Cruz, where she oversees archival collection management including accessioning, processing, and born-digital stewardship. She earned an MA in Archives and Public History from New York University, and an MLIS from Long Island University

Alexa Goff is the Intake Coordinator and Accessioning Archivist for Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Oregon. She holds an MLIS from San Jose State University and an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from University of Oregon.

Registration is open until April 13. Online payment is required.

Questions about your membership? Contact Marie Silva
Questions about Registration? Contact the Education Committee
Problems with your credit card payment? Need to request a refund involving credit card or PayPal? Contact treasurer@calarchivists.org

Discovering Your Leadership Story: An Interactive Leadership Workshop (April 14, 2026)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Discovering Your Leadership Story: An Interactive Leadership Workshop

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

01:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)

NOTE: Registration to AGM is not required to attend the pre-conference workshops.

Workshop Description:

Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all as each of us leads in different ways, shaped by our strengths, struggles, experiences, and personal growth. This workshop will take a unique, interactive approach in which participants will dive into four leadership approaches as personified by the characters in "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse" by Charles Mackesy. By examining the characters' strengths and challenges, participants will create their own leadership stories.

Through personal storytelling, reflection, and hands-on activities, the workshop will explore curiosity, encouragement, patience, and humility—and how these traits shape the way we lead in our roles and in our institutions. The workshop will also tackle impostor syndrome, confidence, setting boundaries, and the power of generous assumptions.

By the end, participants will leave with a clearer understanding of their leadership style, practical strategies for growth, and a renewed sense of purpose in their work and community.

This workshop is designed for anyone who is new to leadership or looking to reignite their leadership journey. Even if you are unsure if the word “leader” applies to you, this workshop will give you practical tools and insights to show how you may grow as a leader in your own role.

Please forward any questions or comments to Rob Strauss and Gillian Goldberg at educationcommittee@calarchivists.org.

The cost is $50 for SCA members, $60 for non-members, and $40 for student members or unemployed/precariously employed individuals. Registration is limited to 50 participants.

Presenter:

Brittany M. Garcia (she/her) is a Senior Librarian at the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, with over eleven years of experience in public librarianship. She specializes in emotionally intelligent leadership, inclusive service design, and mentoring emerging professionals. She has received multiple awards for innovation and leadership, managed high-impact grant projects, and built programs focused on safety, belonging, and lifelong learning. A passionate advocate for equity and care-centered work cultures, she serves on national ALA Rainbow Round Table committees and statewide leadership cohorts. Brittany loves to chat about audiobooks, board games, Star Wars, and Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Registration is open until April 13. Online payment is required.

Questions about your membership? Contact Marie Silva
Questions about Registration? Contact the Education Committee
Problems with your credit card payment? Need to request a refund involving credit card or PayPal? Contact treasurer@calarchivists.org

2026 Virtual AGM - Shifting Ground: Preserving Memory Amid Upheaval (April 15, 2026)

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

2026 Annual General Meeting

Shifting Ground: Preserving Memory Amid Upheaval

Join us for the 2026 Virtual AGM April 15-17. Conference sessions will take place Tuesday, April 15 through Friday, April 17, with the annual SCA Leadership meeting (open to all members), on Wednesday, April 15, and SCA Board Meetings Friday, April 17.

Full conference program available here.

Two pre-conference workshops will be offered Tuesday, April 14. Registration for each workshop can be completed on their respective event pages:

Workshop 1: Check Yourself: Auditing Your Workflow With the Accessioning Best Practices

Workshop 2: Discovering Your Leadership Story: An Interactive Leadership Workshop

Registration is open until Sunday, April 12. Registration may be paid online or by check.

Checks should be made out to Society of California Archivists and mailed to Treasurer Alex Post at 982 60^th Street, Oakland, CA 94608

Questions about your membership? Contact Jessica Gambling
Questions about Registration? Contact Courtney Hopkins or Shelby Sorensen
Problems with your credit card payment? Need to request a refund involving credit card or PayPal? Contact treasurer@calarchivists.org

2026 Western Archives Institute Sponsorship (July 20, 2026)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT

The Western Archives Institute (WAI) is an intensive, two-week online program that offers integrated instruction in basic archival practices. It is designed for individuals with diverse professional goals, including those whose roles require a foundational understanding of archival skills but who have little or no prior archival training; those assuming increased responsibility for archival materials; practicing archivists without formal archival education; and individuals committed to pursuing a career in archives.

Your sponsorship of WAI will include:

Pre-Event Promotion

Company logo and profile on our WAI website
Company logo on our promotional emails

WAI Branding, and Networking

Oral acknowledgement during WAI program
Company logo and profile on our learning management system