Heather Calloway · SIA 2026
Archivists and Wellness in Uncertain Times
You showed up today because this work matters to you — the collections, the communities you serve, and the colleagues beside you.
This toolkit is for the part that doesn't make it into the job description: sustaining yourself through uncertainty, advocating for what you need, and building professional cultures where care is not a weakness but an ethical responsibility.
Start wherever you are. Come back when you need to.
Resources
A one-page tool to help you take stock of where your energy is going, what's going unrecognized, and what you need to feel sustainably supported.
Download →A simple template for communicating your work to administrators — not as a complaint, but as a professional accounting of responsibilities, impact, and risk.
Access→A curated list of readings, organizations, and peer networks focused on archival wellness, labor advocacy, and professional sustainability.
Read More→This toolkit grows out of Heather's keynote at the Society of Indiana Archivists Annual Meeting 2026 and her lived experience navigating institutional change, reduced staffing, and expanding responsibilities while sustaining essential archival work.