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New Report Explores Roles of Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture
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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. Read More

 
WebWise Reprise: Live Online Webinars

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.” Read More

 
Draft Museum Grant Guidelines Available for Public Comment

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. Read More

 
 



UpNext Blog Posts


Blog Post: National Medal Video: Madison Children’s Museum

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. Read More

 
Blog Post: Let’s Move Museums & Gardens Success Story: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
A display of some common beverages with the amount of sugar in each bottle illustrated in teaspoons.

May 18, 2012

Families use engaging multimedia to learn about personal health and the sustainability of our food system.​ Read More

 
Blog Post: Summer Learning is Important to Student Success
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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. Read More

 
 



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May 2012: Making Learning to Read Child’s Play

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. Read more..

Children build vocabulary while planting and harvesting vegetables at Hopkins Library.
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