Huntington Library Seeks

To Build ‘Pandemic Archive’

ONEONTA – The Huntington Memorial Library is seeking personal stories to build a “Pandemic Archive” chronicling the personal stories of the COVID-19 outbreak for future generations,

“We’re living through an experience that will probably happen only once in our lifetimes,” the library posted on their Facebook page this afternoon. “We want to hear about your daily life with its challenges and rewards. Someday, your great grandchildren will come to the library and be able to read your first-hand account.”

Authors are asked to either donate a journal or a copy of, including your name and age on the cover page. Entries should answering the following questions:

• How are you coping?
• What are you doing to pass the time?
• What do you miss the most about normal life?
• Has staying home brought any good things to your life?
• Do you have to work? What is that like? Did you get paid?
• If you’re a student, how are you taking classes? Do you like it?

Journals may be sent to huntingtonmemoriallibrary@gmail.com (subject line: Pandemic Archive).