National Association of Librarians and Information Professionals Saint Lucia

  I am so saddened by the recent burgle of the National Television Network (NTN). I have gone through so many emotions within that time but one of the key emotions is sadness…sadness that our intangible cultural heritage is destroyed whether through circumstances beyond our control like fires (The Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre - FRC), malicious acts such as the recently burgled NTN or through closure, neglect and inevitable molding and destruction of archival material (an inevitable demise of Radio St. Lucia’s material if it is not tackled soon). The repost below from John R Lee in reaction to NTN and new queries about Radio St. Lucia (RSL) archives etc. echoes some of my thoughts on the importance of a national library system initiative...definitely an urgent cause worth fighting for to safeguard our intangible cultural heritage - the performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, our rituals and festivals, knowledge and practices concerning our traditional craftmanship an