The mission of IMLS is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. We provide leadership through research, policy development, and grant making. IMLS supports key issues of national concern:
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Director's Message:The IMLS Early Learning Challenge
 The need to invest in young children is clear, as are the benefits of that investment. Here at IMLS we are challenging libraries and museums to take a leading role in their communities’ early learning strategies. Read More.
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WebWise 2012: Tradition and Innovation
 The 2012 WebWise
Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World will take place February 29th-March 2nd in Baltimore, MD. Read more.
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January 2012: Boston Children’s Museum Finds Community is Great Teacher
When the Boston Children’s Museum’s KidPower—a new health exhibit—became the anchor exhibit of its new wing, the Museum’s new health focus was literally front and center. They joined the ranks of children’s museums that are becoming a national force in combating childhood obesity and at the same time found they could learn valuable lessons from their local community.
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