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March 2011: Multicultural Internship Program Mentors and Inspires Teens to Seek Library Careers
The Multicultural Internship Program (MIP) coordinator and a MIP intern.


This month's project profile examines the positive impact of mentoring and empowering teens for library careers and community leadership. One of the goals of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program is to attract a new generation of diverse and creative people to librarianship. Read More

 
February 2011: Museum Artifacts Enhance Teaching about Bias and Tolerance
Oil painting depicting a scene of slaves being sold at a public outdoor auction


This month’s project profile highlights how the Missouri Historical Society used museum artifacts and other objects as a catalyst for engaging middle school and high school students in learning about tolerance, bias, and inclusive communities. Read More

 
January 2011: Tribal Community Works together to Inspire Young Readers at the Library
photo of Adam Becker reading to children


“Raising Readers through Programs and Outreach,” an initiative of the Pueblo of Pojoaque Public Library in New Mexico, is designed to meet a critical community need for basic literacy, a foundational 21st Century skill that libraries across the country support and promote in innovative ways. The library’s efforts are proving to be an on-the-ground experimental endeavor in flexibility and problem-solving that will benefit many communities that wish to implement similar programs. Read More