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5️⃣ 🌐 1 trillion pages saved, a city that celebrates knowledge, & a shared mission to build & preserve a digital library for all, today & tomorrow.

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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
4️⃣ 🏛️ Earlier, supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included Supervisor Connie Chan, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, & 2024 Internet Archive artist-in-residence Swilk.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
3️⃣ 💬 Supervisor Chan’s speech at the Board meeting celebrated the Internet Archive team & stressed why protecting digital history matters now more than ever.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
2️⃣ 📅 On Oct 21, 2025, Supervisor Chan led the SF Board of Supervisors in declaring Oct 22 as Internet Archive Day — a citywide salute to saving the web & preserving knowledge for generations.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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From rare books to microfiche to music & film, every format tells a story.
The Physical Archive is where the past finds a future.

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A Peek Inside the Physical Archive: Where the Past Finds a Future | Internet Archive Blogs
The Physical Archive in Richmond, California, turned into a festive venue October 21, welcoming the public to one of the places where millions of donated items are preserved.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Visitors were amazed by the scale & impact of the facility. From books, newspapers & photos to trusted “anti-deep fake” resources, the collections inspire new ways to learn, research & teach.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
8️⃣ At the new microfiche digitization center, visitors got a close look at how the operation works—the cameras, the process & the science behind it.

The scanning is #livestreamed 24/7 at ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
7️⃣ Upstairs at the Prelinger Archive, Rick Prelinger and his team showed how film—including home movies & industrial advertising—is repaired & preserved for generations.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
6️⃣ Elizabeth MacLeod demonstrated the Scribe scanning station, the process of digitizing over 200 pages an hour & explaining how books are proofed before uploading—even in foreign languages.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
5️⃣ Musician Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys) donated records dating back to 1901. “I didn’t want them to go in the trash bin. I know they are preserved here,” he said, looking forward to online access.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
4️⃣ Liz Rosenberg, Physical Donations Manager, demonstrated an app that scans a book’s barcode to check whether it’s already in the collection or still needed. Every unique item matters.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
3️⃣ Brewster Kahle, #InternetArchive founder, led tours of the facility: “This is just part of our way of trying to find the great things that should be saved for another generation.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Visitors explored shelves filled with yearbooks, vinyl, manuals, microfiche, posters & more—all carefully sorted & prepared for preservation & digitization.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
5️⃣ 🌐 1 trillion pages saved, a city that celebrates knowledge, & a shared mission to build & preserve a digital library for all, today & tomorrow.

Full story on our blog ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/03/s...
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
4️⃣ 🏛️ Earlier, supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included Supervisor Connie Chan, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, & 2024 Internet Archive artist-in-residence Swilk.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
3️⃣ 💬 Supervisor Chan’s speech at the Board meeting celebrated the Internet Archive team & stressed why protecting digital history matters now more than ever.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
2️⃣ 📅 On Oct 21, 2025, Supervisor Chan led the SF Board of Supervisors in declaring Oct 22 as Internet Archive Day — a citywide salute to saving the web & preserving knowledge for generations.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM