Catalysts for Change: Museums and Library Partnerships in the 21st Century
July 17, 2013Ed Note: This is a cross post from the blog of whitehouse.gov.
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Joyful Experiences of Discovery
July 16, 2013By Melissa Heintz Public Affairs Specialist, IMLS For 100 years, the Boston Children’s Museum (BCM) has been a place of innovative education. Founded in 1913, BCM is one of the oldest and largest children’s museums in the world and one of the pioneers in child- and family-focused exhibits. Carole Charnow, president and CEO of the Boston Children’s museum, explains how the museum’s purpose is to… Read more
Kicking Off the 2013 Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Summer Series
July 15, 2013By Kelsey Donohue Office of Communication and Outreach, U.S. Department of Education. Ed Note: This is a cross post from the blog of letsmove.gov. You can find the full original post here. “To make your dreams come true, it takes hard work,” Michelle Kwan said to a room of young learners at the kick-off of this year’s Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer enrichment series at the U.S. Department of… Read more
AAHC Forum: Convening 101 - Fostering a Community of Practice
July 11, 2013By Mark Isaksen Senior Program Officer, IMLS One of the most exciting and meaningful things that I do as a program officer is meeting with grantees and learning about the amazing work they are doing at their museums. While working on the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program, I've had the opportunity to meet with grantees at IMLS convenings. This is a requirement… Read more
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AAHC Forum: So I’ve Got this Thing...Resources for Collections Care
July 11, 2013By Tracey J. Berg-Fulton Registrar, August Wilson Center for African American Culture
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A Day of Sharing and Learning
July 9, 2013By Sandra Narva Senior Program Officer, IMLS On June 10, 2013, forty representatives of projects funded through the IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program gathered at Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, to learn about each other’s projects, share their experiences, and meet one another in person. I had the honor to join them for this special event, which I look… Read more
Running with Animals and Athletes
July 8, 2013Perot Museum of Nature and Science Dallas, TX The new Perot Museum of Nature and Science's Sports Run Exhibit teaches kids and adults alike the science of running, and allows audiences to race local sports figures and iconic animals both prehistoric and currently living.
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Transforming Communities through Child-Centered Learning
July 5, 2013Ed Note: This is a cross post from the blog of whitehouse.gov.
Libraries, USCIS Join Forces to Serve the Immigrant Community
July 3, 2013By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS The demographics of the United States are changing. Approximately 650,000 people become U.S. citizens each year. The United States has experienced large waves of immigration over the last fifty years. In 1960, only around one out of every twenty residents in the United States was foreign-born. Today, around one in eight residents of the U.S. was born in another… Read more