Press Releases
May 16, 2012
Report from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Salzburg Global Seminar convening of 58 library, museum and cultural heritage leaders from 31 countries to explore the changing nature of "community," "access," "public value" and "participation writ large" in a digital world.
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May 15, 2012
Back by popular demand! Join IMLS, Heritage Preservation and panelists from WebWise to discuss “Sharing Public History Work: Crowdsourcing Data” and “Oral History in the Digital Age.”
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May 09, 2012
IMLS is working to make its grant applications more clear, concise and well-organized. We encourage interested parties to review our draft and let us know how we’re doing.
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UpNext Blog Posts
May 22, 2012
The director of the Madison Children's Museum, Ruth Shelly, sits down with Benjamin Perreth, a Visitor Services Associate at the museum, to discuss the impact the museum has had on his life, as well as how the museum has learned from him.
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May 18, 2012
Families use engaging multimedia to learn about personal health and the sustainability of our food system.
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May 16, 2012
IMLS Director Susan Hildreth describes how lack of access to summer learning opportunities can put young people at risk. Education policy makers are looking for strategies to combat “summer slide” and libraries and museums are part of the solution.
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| May 2012: Making Learning to Read Child’s Play |
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The Minnesota Children’s Museum and area libraries are teaming up to create interactive exhibits that reflect each neighborhood’s unique character and spur pre-reading skills.
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