• StoryCorps Interview: Octavia Fellin Public Library

    June 23, 2015

    Each year, select museums and libraries with outstanding records of community service receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries. IMLS signed a cooperative agreement with StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of… Read more

  • Highlighting the Power and Potential of Making

    June 22, 2015

    By: Maura Marx Acting Director, IMLS The amazing world of “making” took hold of the nation’s capital this month, and IMLS played an important role organizing key festivities. Makerspaces are immersive spaces hosting hands-on activities in which people can tinker, invent, collaborate, experiment, create, and learn. Making and makerspaces generally feature a diverse assortment of materials,… Read more

  • Make a Difference this Summer!

    June 19, 2015

    June 19, 2015 By Sarah Pitcock CEO, National Summer Learning Association June 19 is National Summer Learning Day!  In celebration, school districts, community-based organizations, mayors, museums, libraries, and others across the country will host more than 700 local events as part of an annual national advocacy day led by the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) to help ensure that… Read more

  • Makerspaces: Beyond Tools and Products

    June 19, 2015

    By Kristin Fontichiaro Faculty Coordinator, Michigan Makers Project

  • Revving up an Engine for Innovation

    June 18, 2015

    By Danny Haeg and Prinda Wanakule

  • Spreading the Word: Library Learning Labs Go Abroad

    June 17, 2015

    By Corey Wittig

  • You Can Make it Here...and Here's How

    June 16, 2015

    By Rebecca Pettyjohn Bubbler Project Assistant, Madison Public Library

  • Exposing Kid Makers to a Little Spark

    June 15, 2015

    By Shruti Varadharajan Maker Challenge Coordinator, Children's Museum of Houston

  • Healthy Aging – Can Libraries and Museums Play a Role?

    June 5, 2015

    June 5, 2015 By Michele Farrell Senior Library Program Officer, IMLS Recently, I had the pleasure of representing IMLS at the Summit on Creative Aging in America. This pre-conference to the 2015 White House Conference on Aging was co-hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA). Participants from many different… Read more

  • Let's Move! Museums Make a Difference in Their Communities

    May 29, 2015

    Ed. Note: This blog was originally posted on the Let's Move! Blog.