Lesbian Herstory Archives

Book your visiting or volunteer hours here (dates, times, and further instructions below): www.picktime.com/LesbianHerstoryArchives

ABOUT VISITING HOURS

Generally, we add hours for the next month in the last week of the prior month – i.e. we will post November hours the last week of October.

Book your time here (dates, times, and further instructions below): www.picktime.com/LesbianHerstoryArchives

To help reduce risks to Archives volunteers and visitors, we limit the number of people in the building at any given time and have set up the following guidelines:

• Each registration is good for only one person. If you want to bring a guest, they must register separately. This is how we make sure we aren’t exceeding our capacity during open hours. There are no drop-ins.
• Only book one appointment at a time – i.e. do not book for multiple days, as we have limited availability and many people who want to come.
• We are not able to extend time slots if you arrive late.
• We no longer require masks during open hours, but welcome their use while you are in the building and have masks available for visitors.
• If you are an immunocompromised person and would like to request that everyone be masked while you are visiting, please make a note in your booking and/or let us know when you arrive and we’ll ask everyone attending during that time to mask.

ABOUT VOLUNTEER HOURS

These hours are for anyone interested in helping out for a bit at LHA! We are all volunteer-run and rely on people like YOU to keep the LHA going. Just like the visiting hours, these appointments are limited capacity to help reduce risks to Archives volunteers and visitors, so please make sure to sign up early, and cancel if you know you can’t make it! As with open hours, each registration is good for only one person. If you want to bring guests, they must sign up separately. Masks are not mandatory during volunteer hours, but if you are immunocompromised and would like to request that everyone be masked while you are visiting, please let us know ahead of time or when you arrive and we’ll ask everyone attending during that time to mask.

Things to help out with will vary from session to session but may include: helping to alphabetize materials, putting materials into boxes, organizing materials by category, etc – tasks that are easy enough to pick up on the spot, and to collectively jam out to some great hits while working. Our table is large, and there is a possibility to spread out into the next room so that everyone can fit comfortably. Please email info@lesbianherstoryarchives.org with any questions.

NEED TO DO RESEARCH?

If you would like to do research, please email us at info@lesbianherstoryarchives.org with your area of research interest and your contact information. Please be as specific as you can: subject matter, what have you already looked at, what collections you think we have that might be of importance to your question, etc. We will do our best to help.

How to Use Our Online Booking Form

1. Go to https://www.picktime.com/LesbianHerstoryArchives
2. A welcome message will appear in a small window laying out our guidelines. You can click the “X” in the upper right corner to close that window.
3. Click “LHA Open Hours” and then a list of available dates and times will appear.
4. Click the date and time you wish to come for a visit.
5. Enter your name, email address, phone number, and address, the click “Book Appointment”
6. You will receive an email confirmation.
7. If you cannot attend, please cancel your appointment to free up the slot for someone else.