Representative Rush Holt (NJ) Teleconference Addresses Health Resources Demand at Libraries
March 7, 2014By Gladstone Payton Congressional Affairs Officer, IMLS Libraries play an important role in connecting people to information about their health; in fact more than 28 million people used a library computer for health information in one year.
How to Boost Your Creativity
March 5, 2014By Michele Farrell and Timothy Owens Senior Library Program Officers, IMLS We recently had the good fortune to participate in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) workshop for librarians at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond.
Connected Communities in an Age of Digital Learning
March 4, 2014By Susan H. Hildreth Director, IMLS Last week I had the pleasure of participating in a panel at the New America Foundation that focused on reports from libraries and schools across the country that they do not have necessary broadband speeds and equipment to support the digital learning environment that the public needs today.
Anchoring Communities at WebWise 2014
February 25, 2014By Robert Horton Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, IMLS IMLS’s annual WebWise conference returned to Baltimore in 2014, hosting plenary speakers, workshops, and an unconference from February 10-12. The theme was “Anchoring Communities,” and the goal was to provide as many opportunities as possible for the 270 participants to learn about the most exciting and pressing issues… Read more
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A Year of Action
February 20, 2014By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS In his fifth State of the Union Address on January 28, President Obama called on the nation to make 2014 a year of action. He said, “I believe this can be a breakthrough year for America.
Tackling the Climate Change Conversation: Community of Practice Starts with IMLS Grant
February 20, 2014By John C. Anderson Director of Education, New England Aquarium Museums and libraries work to shape the world to be better – better informed, healthier, more vibrant, more just or more sustainable. In 2008, IMLS funded the “Ocean Change Education Aquarium Network” (OCEAN), which set out to build capacity and a community of practice centered on a commitment to fostering productive, solutions-… Read more
Amplifying Kids Voices at Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh
February 19, 2014Ed. Note: This blog was originally posted on www.letsmove.gov. To view the original post, click here. Posted by Hannah E.
At the Washington Celebration of National Digital Learning Day
February 6, 2014By Mary Alice Ball Senior Library Program Officer, IMLS I was excited to attend the third annual Digital Learning Day organized by the Alliance for Excellent Education and held at the Library of Congress on the 18th anniversary of the E-rate program. Although the audience was primarily teachers, libraries were mentioned frequently.
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Thank you Chairman Wheeler!
February 5, 2014By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS Today the nation marks Digital Learning Day.