Pilot Project Serves Free Summer Lunch to Kids in Libraries
June 17, 2013This blog was originally posted on the HealthyCal blog. Eating summer lunch at the Elmhurst Branch of the Oakland Public Library. Photo: Sharon McKellar
AAHC Forum: Collections Management Initiatives: Big Things Are Happening at the Harvey B. Gantt Center
June 13, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive. Please visit the AAHC forum to… Read more
Food Revolution Day Pittsburgh
June 10, 2013Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh, PA Chef Stephanie Gelberd shares her recipe for baked tortilla chips as part of her cooking demonstration. (Photo by Adam Milliron.)
From Maker Fairs to Meet-Ups, Museums and Libraries Enjoy Hacking Celebration
June 7, 2013By Justin Grimes Statistician, IMLS Last weekend was National Day of Civic Hacking, an event that saw more than 11,000 people join together in more than 95 events across the country to collaboratively create, build, and invent using publicly-released data to address challenges both locally and nationally.
Every Library and Museum in America, Mapped
June 7, 2013By Emily Badger The Atlantic Cities This blog post was originally published on The Atlantic Cities blog. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the ubiquity of McDonald's, this stat may make your day: There are more public libraries (about 17,000) in America than outposts of the burger mega-chain (
Let's Move! Family Activity Day
June 3, 2013The University of Mississippi Museum Oxford, MS On April 13 the University of Mississippi Museum launched the "Let's Move! Family Activity Day." Participants started at the end of the museum lot and made their way down the Bailey's Woods Trail (a 3/5-mile trail linking the museum to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's historic home) for a hike full of fun activities. There was a healthy trail mix… Read more
A Mississippi Gulf Coast Album
May 31, 2013By Charles Sullivan Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Archives Winds in excess of 100 mph pounded on the 64 two-by-three windows in the 130-foot-arc forming the south face of the building on the Perkinston Campus that houses the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) Archives. The glaziers said the new windows would withstand gusts up to 130 miles-per-hour.
AAHC Forum: Field Trips Are for Interns Too!
May 30, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive.
AAHC Forum: The Gathering Place Project-Training and Sustaining in North Carolina
May 23, 2013This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC Virtual Forum. We hope you will add your voice and share your needs and opinions so that AAHC can continue to help African American museums thrive.
Calling All Hackers!
May 22, 2013By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS At IMLS we place a high priority on public engagement. We believe that everything we do can be made better through transparency and collaboration. For example, our grant decisions are made with the advice of hundreds of library, museum, education, and technology professionals working outside of government.