Lincoln Park Zoological Society

Cultivating Curiosity at Lincoln Park Zoo Using Interpretive Programming

Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo exhibit on Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, brings science and research to the forefront with interpretive programming.

Everyone is Welcome: How a Minnesota Library is Reaching Its Somali Residents

More Somalis live in Minnesota than in any other state. Here’s how the Hennepin County Library is connecting with its diverse community.
A photo of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Ella Fitzgerald from the Harlem's 'Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Collection,' one of two that were recently digitized. (National Jazz Museum)

How the National Jazz Museum in Harlem is Bringing Music to the Masses

Limited by small museum space, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem embarked on a one-year project to digitize two of their cornerstone collections and create two exhibition kiosks.
A local branch staff member waters the library’s Tower Garden, a self-sustaining, vertical, aeroponic system that has become an unlikely cornerstone of Gwinnett County Public Library’s STEM programming.

How Library Gardens are Growing Communities in Georgia

Gwinnett County Public Library launched a gardening program with STEAM programming that changed the way its 15 branches engaged with their communities.

Aging Creatively at the Columbia Museum of Art

When faced with an increasing senior population, the Columbia Museum of Art used a grant from IMLS to modify its culture and programming to make arts participation more inclusive for seniors.
Tlingit, Lukaax̲ádi Clan Leader Nathan Jackson performs a traditional dance with fellow tribal members during Celebration 2016

Digitizing 30 Years of Alaskan Tribal Heritage

For 30 years, the Celebration event of Southeast Alaska encapsulated the pride of three tribal communities. Sealaska Heritage Institute digitized over 250 videotapes, ensuring that a record of these events would be accessible for future generations.
Activities that replicate water damage and salvaging teach institutions how to anticipate and plan for water events, such as hurricanes, that may be damaging to collections.

Best Practices in Preparing for the Worst: Florida's Connecting to Collections

The Florida Association of Museums answered a call for help in improving collections policies and emergency plans of collecting institutions of many disciplines across Florida.

Sharing the Love of Literature: Book Clubs and Author Tours Unite Marylanders

For 10 years, the Maryland State Library, Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities, along with other nonprofit and corporate partners, have explored what happens in communities when everyone reads one book at the same time.

Outstanding Libraries and Museums Honored with Nation's Highest Award for Dedication, Commitment to their Communities

IMLS awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to ten museums and libraries at a July 17 ceremony at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C.
Participants in a Tomorrow’s Leaders Today workshop study plant species and use journaling to reflect on their experiences. Hands-on workshops are the foundation of the Detroit Zoological Society’s program that reinforces the importance of STEM-related career pathways in fifth to eighth grade students.

Detroit Zoo Offers STEM-based Career Exploration Program to City's Underserved Youth

The Detroit Zoological Society knows the importance of training students for STEM-based careers. Their Tomorrow’s Leaders Today program engages Detroit’s underrepresented youth with hands-on workshops that encourage exploration of STEM-related career pathways.