Children’s Services at Public Libraries: A Port in the Storm
November 10, 2011By The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, IMLS The public library is the one place that offers all children, rich or poor, equal access to information. Libraries provide resources and experiences that support children’s literacy development, such as arts and crafts, songs, drama, and story-telling. The link between public libraries and children’s literacy is exemplified by the many… Read more
Children’s Museum of Houston – Strategic Planning for 21st Century Museums
November 8, 2011By Tammie Kahn Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Houston In the summer of 2009, the board and staff managers at the Children’s Museum of Houston decided to use IMLS’s 21st Century Skills report as a planning framework for our strategic plan. We had just completed our capital campaign and opened our new facility which doubled the size of our museum in March, 2009-debt free.
From the Let's Move! Blog: First Lady Michelle Obama Talks Healthy Habits with Toddlers
November 3, 2011Cross-posted from the Let's Move! Blog. Update: View additional photos First Lady Michelle Obama shares a group hug with children at Royal Castle Child Development Center during her visit as part of her Let's Move!
A Place, A People, and A Time: Preserving Native American Heritage
November 1, 2011By Therese Chung Project Manager/Cataloguer, San Diego History Center Museum staff and tribal members collaborate for understanding and sharing of the region’s Native American history and culture. Carolina Leto & son sitting under granary basket, San Ignacio, San Diego County, April 9, 1904
Transforming Life After 50: Public Libraries and Baby Boomers
October 28, 2011By Suzanne Flint, California State Library Recognizing that many current adult and senior library services do not reflect the character or interests of today’s “boomer” generation, the IMLS Western Regional Fellowship: Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) helps to effectively position public libraries as a resource that can help adults (ages 50+) remain vital and contributing members of their… Read more
The Art of Kūkākūkā
October 26, 2011By Alison Freese Senior Program Officer, Native American/Native Hawaiian Library Services, IMLS Have you ever attended a keynote address where the speaker presents an idea and then says: “Now pair off with someone sitting near you and kūkākūkā about that for three minutes?” Excuse me? That was the beginning of the joint conference of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums,… Read more
Maine Memory Network — 21st Century Skills
October 21, 2011By Steve Bromage Assistant Director, Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society has supported multiple projects through IMLS National Leadership and Museums for America grants including a statewide "Community History Outreach Program," campaign to build public access to historical collections held by organizations throughout Maine. The 21st Century Skills framework has been a… Read more
Q&A with Chris Draft: Let’s Read. Let’s Move.
October 20, 2011By Natasha Marstiller Public Affairs Specialist, IMLS Last month former NFL Linebacker and children’s book author Chris Draft visited IMLS at the National Book Festival Pavilion of the States. Chris Draft has participated in Let’s Read/Let’s Move events and through his foundation supports a variety of family literacy and healthy lifestyle initiatives. The following questions and answers… Read more
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Join the Conversation: Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture
October 19, 2011By Mamie Bittner Director of Communications and Government Affairs, IMLS Today in Salzburg, IMLS, together with leaders from around the world, will take part in the
Connect to Compete: FCC Launches Digital Literacy Coalition
October 17, 2011By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS If all goes according to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s plan, libraries are going to have a lot of help closing “America’s digital skills gap.” On October 12, I participated in the unveiling of Connect to Compete, a public-private partnership to turn around the problem of digital exclusion in the US. According to the Pew Research Cent