Press Releases
Apr 17, 2013
IMLS will host a free webinar to provide ideas and advice for museums and gardens that wish to participate in the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Lets Move! initiative.
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Apr 16, 2013
IMLS, in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, will present two free webinars in June that explore how two cultural institutions are using digital images to increase and improve access to their collections.
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Apr 15, 2013
IMLS Director Susan Hildreth participated in a naturalization ceremony at Library of Congress during a National Library Week celebration. At the event IMLS and USCIS announced a partnership to encourage and recognize collaboration between citizen and immigration services and public libraries.
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UpNext Blog Posts
May 23, 2013
An IMLS Grant helped create the Gathering Place Project in North Carolina, a program that will provide statewide assistance to grow best practices in African American museum spaces.
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May 22, 2013
IMLS will be a part of the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking, June 1 and 2. Find out how you can get involved.
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May 16, 2013
An IMLS grant helps the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center provide education resources to local schools and implement a permanent cataloguing system.
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| STEM+M: Boosting Education and Library Participation through Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Music |
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A modest grant let the Gleason Public Library, in Carlisle Massachusetts, put major emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) and Music programs. The Library sponsored 35 science, technology and music programs for all ages, and worked with local schools to incorporate its new seismograph into the curriculum. From stargazing events, to a new science fiction book club, live music on the lawn, and a technology “petting zoo,” the program helped draw in new library user.
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