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Interview: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
April 25, 2014Joan Clark, State Librarian, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
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Community Members in 30 Cities and Towns Share Their Stories on IMLS Facebook Page
April 22, 2014By Susan H. Hildreth Director, IMLS This year marks the 20th anniversary of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. As we celebrate two decades of recognizing outstanding institutions across the nation, I look back in awe at the outpouring of gratitude by community members telling us how museums and libraries have made a difference in their lives.
Children Who Visit Museums Have Higher Achievement in Reading, Math, and Science
April 21, 2014By Deanne W. Swan, Senior Statistician, IMLS Earlier this month I had the honor of representing IMLS in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners gathered to share cutting-edge research that will shape the future of education. The theme of the meeting was The Power of Education Research for Innovation in… Read more
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NTIA Releases 3 Case Studies Examining Impact of Broadband Grants Program on Connecting Libraries
April 21, 2014Cross-posted with permission from the NTIA Blog “Without broadband, they can't get jobs, and it's as simple as that.” – Georgetown Job Center Coordinator (Delaware Department of Libraries BTOP PCC Project) In 2010, as part of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), NTIA awarded more than $200 million in matching grants to establish or upgrade public computer centers (PCCs)… Read more
New Data: More than 90% of U.S. Public Libraries Have Used E-rate
April 16, 2014By Carlos Manjarrez, Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, and Justin Grimes, Statistician, IMLS With more than $36 billion dollars of discounts provided to date, the Universal Service Schools and Libraries Program, commonly known as “E-rate,” helps schools and libraries acquire Internet access and telecommunication products and services at affordable rates.
A National Partnership Supporting Financial Literacy at the Library
April 16, 2014By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS I was delighted to be part of a Money Smart Week (April 5-12) event last week at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a partnership with public libraries to help make financial information and educational resources available to library-going public. As you can read in… Read more
Libraries and Museums Can Help Feed Children This Summer
April 11, 2014By Kristin Caulley, Food and Nutrition Service Program Analyst, USDA Every summer when school ends, millions of kids and teens are at risk of going hungry because they no longer have access to the free or reduced-price meals they received when they were in school. The USDA has created the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to cover this summer meal gap.
What Good is a Gig?
April 8, 2014Ed note: This is a cross post of the ALA Washington Office District Dispatch Blog. Click here to see the original post. This guest blog post is by Angela Siefer, Senior Research Associate, Center for Digital Inclusion. Through a grant from the U.S.
Digital Sensory Storytime Helps Autistic Children
April 8, 2014By Amy Price Librarian, Oakstone Academy Autism affects 1 in 88 children. As the librarian at Oakstone Academy, that is not just a statistic to me because autism affects over half of the 600 students that I serve in my school libraries.