April 2010: Speaking Our Language: Preserving the Saginaw Chippewa Dialect

Recipient: Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways Museum Grant: 2007 Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Pictured: Members of the Ziibiwing Center's Lil' Language Warriors Club Contact: Shannon Martin, Director 6650 E. Broadway Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Office: (989) 775-4761 SMartin@sagchip.org Websites: Ziibiwing Center Ziibiwing Center’s Language & Culture page Saginaw...

March 2010: In East Texas, the TIDES Bring Digital Resources to Students

Recipient: Ralph W. Steen Library at Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Grant: 2005 National Leadership Grant for Libraries Pictured: Curriculum Development Team teacher Alisa Ripley poses with her 4th grade art class. Contact: Rachel Galan Associate Director for Library Information Services Ralph W. Steen Library 936-468-1590 rgalan@sfasu.edu Website: http://tides.sfasu.edu At...

February 2010: Newly Reorganized Archives Benefits Museum, Community

Recipient: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Grant: 2007 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Pictured: Michelle McKinney, assistant archivist, working on her first processed collection to the storage area. Contacts: Robert Smith Director of Curatorial and Archives rsmith@maah-detroit.org Alexis Braun Marks Archivist (313) 494-5840 amarks@maah-detroit.org...

January 2010: Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Celebrates 20 Years of Preserving History

The L.C. Bates Museum is one of 2700 institutions that have received Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) awards during the past 20 years. This article describes the history and accomplishments of the program. Recipient: L.C. Bates Museum, Good Will Home Association Grant: 1993 CAP and 2008 ReCAP Contact: Deborah Staber lcbates@gwh.org Web Site: www.gwh.org/lcbates Project Resources CAP website...

December 2009: Creating an Arts Education Program for Immigrants

Recipient: Queens Museum of Art Grant: 2005 National Leadership Grants for Museums Pictured: A group of immigrant adults attending a tour at the Queens Museum of Art. Contacts: Lauren Brandt Schloss Queens Museum of Art 718-592 9700 x131 Maureen O’Connor Queens Library 718-990-8596 Visit Web site When the Queens Museum of Art wanted to create an arts education program for immigrant adults, its...

November 2009: Volunteer Voices: Tennessee’s Rich History Is Collected Online

Recipient:University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN Grant: 2005 National Leadership Grants / Building Digital Resources Pictured: Tennessee State Librarian & Archivist Jeanne Sugg at "Tennessee's Big Digital Debut," a reception that showcased Volunteer Voices. Photograph by James Staub. Contacts: Tiffani Conner Tiffani.Conner@lmunet.edu Ken Middleton kmiddlet@mtsu.edu Web Site: http:/...

October 2009: Cataloging Histories of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Tribes

Recipient: Tamástslikt Cultural Institute Grant: 2007 Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grant Pictured: Conservation technician Ryan Ashley (right) and Randall Melton (far left) work on collection objects and explain their methods to a group of visitors. Contact: Randall J. Melton Project Director Collection Curator Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (541) 966-1985 Email address Web Site...

21st Century Skills Profile: Good to Grow Initiative

21st Century Skills: • Health Literacy • Environmental Literacy Self-Assessment Categories: • Institutional Assets (Programs) • Leadership & Management • Partnering • Accountability Recipient: Association of Children’s Museums Grant: 2007 21st Century Museum Professionals Grant Web Site: www.childrensmuseums.org/ programs/health.htm Begun in 2006, Good to Grow! is the Association of Children’s...

September 2009: Bringing Books and Literacy to the People

Recipient: Henderson District Public Libraries Grant: 2006 Library Services and Technology Act "Innovation Grant" administered by the Nevada State Library Web Site: mypubliclibrary.com/ brightbeginnings Contacts: Tom Fay Executive Director tffay@hdpl.org Work: (702) 492-6595 Evelyn Walkowicz Library Outreach Manager Bright Beginnings Program Manager ewalkowicz@hdpl.org Work: (702) 207-4275 When...

21st Century Skills Profile: Miami-Dade Public Library

21st Century Skills: • Information Literacy • ICT Literacy • Basic Literacy • Communication & Collaboration • Civic Literacy Self-Assessment Categories: • Institutional Assets (Programs) • Leadership & Management • Partnering • Accountability Recipient: Miami-Dade County Public Library System Award: 2008 National Medal for Library Service Web Site: www.mdpls.org The Miami-Dade County Public...