• IMLS and Open Government Initiatives

    February 19, 2015

    By Maura Marx Acting Director, IMLS Transparency, participation, and collaboration form the cornerstone of an open government. We consider these principles critical to the mission of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

  • Maker Movement Takes Over Pittsburgh

    February 13, 2015

    By Peter Wardrip, Learning Scientist and Lisa Brahms, Director of Learning and Research Children's Museum of Pittsburgh On January 27th and 28th, the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and IMLS co-hosted a convening of library and museum professionals from across the country. Despite the fact that a snowstorm kept seven of our participants out of the Pittsburgh area, 74 participants representing… Read more

  • StoryCorps Interview: Chicago Public Library

    February 12, 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

  • StoryCorps Interview: Children's Museum of Indianapolis

    February 6, 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

  • Museums as Social Agents: Storytelling Aids Emotional Healing

    February 5, 2015

    By Heidi McKinnon Director of Exhibits and Community Programming, Sandy Spring Museum How does a museum respond to contemporary issues within its community? While there are many answers to this question, one unexpected response might be bookbinding. With the current crisis of unaccompanied Central American minors coming into the U.S., Sandy Spring Museum’s Education Department decided to take a… Read more

  • Adult New Computer Users: A Glimpse into the Learner Path

    February 4, 2015

    By Gloria Jacobs, Jill Castek, Andrew Pizzolato, Elizabeth Withers, and Kimberly Pendell Literacy, Language & Technology Research Group Portland State University Over the past three years, with a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research group at Portland State has been investigating the experiences of new-to-computer adult users… Read more

  • The STEM Challenge Is on the Road!

    January 30, 2015

    By Barrie Adleberg Manager, STEAM Learning Programs E-Line Media In the culmination of Computer Science Education Week, the Free Library of Philadelphia Maker Jawn program hosted this year’s National STEM Video Game Challenge kick-off game design workshop as the Hour of Code flagship event. In the afternoon of December 13, 16 youth in grades 5-11 from across the city gathered at the Lillian… Read more

  • StoryCorps Interview: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

    January 27, 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

  • StoryCorps Interview: Yiddish Book Center

    January 22, 2015

    Each year, select museums and libraries with outstanding records of community service receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.

  • A Message of Farewell

    January 15, 2015

    Susan H. Hildreth Director, IMLS When I was tapped to lead IMLS and arrived in Washington, D.C. from the west coast, I didn’t know what to expect. I had experience running large public library systems from Seattle to San Francisco and had led the California State Library system. But, I knew advancing the work of libraries and museums in the charged Washington political landscape could be a… Read more