Press Releases
Feb 11, 2013
IMLS is expanding opportunities for libraries and museums to support the 2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge, which is now excepting applications.
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Feb 05, 2013
IMLS joins nine other funders for the international Digging into Data Challenge, a grant program that spurs projects that explore how computationally intensive research methods can be used to gain new insights into our world.
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Jan 29, 2013
Applications are now being accepting for the Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant program. Note that the program’s deadline is now April 1, 2013.
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UpNext Blog Posts
To mark National Poetry Month, IMLS salutes the country’s first National Student Poets. Today’s featured poet is Miles Hewitt from Vancouver, Wash.
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Apr 24, 2013
Piggy Bank Tales uses the trust that participants have in their librarian to start a dialogue between the adult and child concerning money.
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Apr 23, 2013
The Hands-on Experiential Learning Project (HELP) is a professional development training program that addresses the specific needs of small and mid-size museum professionals.
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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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