{"691402":{"#nid":"691402","#data":{"type":"event","title":"The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH: The Library That Lasts by Hugh Howey","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library in the retroTECH Lab on the third floor of Crosland Tower on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. for The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EretroTECH\u0027s Long Now Lecture Series supports our mission to create the future by exploring and preserving our technological past. Each month, we dive into the archive at longnow.org to highlight a talk that connects to retroTECH\u0027s research focus: how our lives shape technology, and how technology shapes our lives over time. Following the video, participants are invited to join an open discussion led by a Georgia Tech librarian, archivist, or faculty member.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis month\u0027s featured talk is \u003Cem\u003EThe Library That Lasts\u003C\/em\u003E by author Hugh Howey. Presented in 2015, the lecture explores questions such as: How will texts survive over deep time? What might the library of the future look like?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe discussion will be facilitated by Justin Ellis, Digital Learning and Instruction Librarian.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis drop-in event does not require registration, but we encourage you to let us know you\u0027re coming by registering ahead of time \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/libcal.library.gatech.edu\/event\/17228252\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library in the retroTECH Lab on the third floor of Crosland Tower on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. for The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join the Georgia Tech Library in the retroTECH Lab on the third floor of Crosland Tower on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m. for The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH. "}],"uid":"36862","created_gmt":"2026-08-03 15:35:17","changed_gmt":"2026-08-05 18:10:20","author":"Gayle Schechter","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-11-03T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-11-03T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-11-03T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-11-03 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-11-03 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-11-03 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":" retroTECH Lab, third floor Crosland Tower","extras":[],"hg_media":{"680759":{"id":"680759","type":"image","title":"long-now-library-that-lasts.png","body":null,"created":"1785776154","gmt_created":"2026-08-03 16:55:54","changed":"1785776154","gmt_changed":"2026-08-03 16:55:54","alt":"Digital signage for Long Now series featuring images of people in libraries with computers. ","file":{"fid":"265070","name":"long-now-library-that-lasts.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/03\/long-now-library-that-lasts.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/03\/long-now-library-that-lasts.png","mime":"image\/png","size":703795,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/03\/long-now-library-that-lasts.png?itok=xLm8muHf"}}},"media_ids":["680759"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/libcal.library.gatech.edu\/event\/17228252","title":"Register now"}],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3471","name":"preservation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194683","name":"Talk"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}