# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate Schomburg's birthday by helping us bring his archive to life!About this EventIN-PERSONTranscribe-a-thon | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Aaron Douglas Reading RoomFisk University and the Schomburg Center have partnered to create a digital edition of the archival papers of Arturo Schomburg, the bibliophile who built two of the world’s most important collections on Black history—one in Harlem and another in Nashville. Join teams in each city to celebrate Schomburg’s birthday by helping transcribe his newly digitized papers. We welcome all participants—no previous transcription experience necessary!Registration required. Must bring your own laptop.Questions? Email us: RemakingSchomburg@gmail.comOPEN TO THE PUBLICACCESSIBLILITYAccessibility requests can be made by e-mail accessibility@nypl.org.______________________Want to test your transcription skills? Use the example below to type up everything that appears in the image. A letter like this one is similar to material you will access during the transcribe-a-thon.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/301cc140-de31-11f0-99be-bf6fafa1f9f0-rimg-w908-h740-dce0d7c7-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/34e9b2a0-de31-11f0-8b06-831d19a1c661-rimg-w1200-h211-dcffffff-gmir.png E-TRANSPORTATION NYPL policy prohibits electric transportation devices (e.g., motorbikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards) from being brought into or stored at library sites for any length of time, as this is the best way to keep our spaces & people safe.AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at leahdrayton@nypl.org.Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
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- **Event Categories**: black-history-month
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- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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- **full address**: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg being held?
  - **A:** Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg takes place on Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg?
  - **A:** Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg is organized by Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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