Nashville library sets out to preserve decades of old family movies

How it works: Families can apply to participate through Oct. 23. The library says its citywide "casting call" is focused on movies that capture slices of life "from Nashville's many communities," including backyard ballgames and walks through Radnor Lake State Park.

• Preservationists will digitize the selected movies originally recorded on VHS, Betacam, Hi8, miniDv, film and other formats.
• The files would be shared online free of charge. They would be available to their owners and the public, as a sort of virtual time capsule that commemorates ordinary life in Nashville over the decades.

What they're saying: "When we share our stories as a community, we learn about ourselves and about one another," library director Terri Luke said in a statement.

• "The Home Movie project is another opportunity to come together by preserving stories that, without digitization, could be lost to future generations."