Multimedia Story Project Gives Voice to Teens and Extends a Hand to Refugee CommunityGrantee Salt Lake County Library Services Grant IMLS Grants to States Program, Library Services and Technology Act Contact Nyssa Fleig, Acting Branch Manager nfleig@slcolibrary.org Website www.slcolibrary.org “This program targeted an underserved population, emphasizing the importance of their voice, their story, their world. Beyond giving the teens a voice, it gave them a positive place to be...
When Tradition Met Technology: The Chilkat Valley Fingerprints ProjectGrantee: Chilkoot Indian Association Grant: 2009 Native American Library Service Enhancement Grant Pictured: Jolanta Ryan, former education coordinator for the Haines Borough Public Library, stands in front of a display of Tlingit artwork on loan from community members. Contact: Patricia Brown Director, Haines Borough Public Library director@haineslibrary.org 907-766-3880 It feels like our culture...
Dialogues on Immigration: Empowering New VoicesGrantee: International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Grant: 21st Century Museum Professionals (now National Leadership Grants for Museums), 2007 and 2010 Pictured: Dialogue at a coalition member instituion, the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience Contact: Sarah Pharaon Program Director spharaon@ sitesofconscience.org 646-397-5255 Website: www.sitesofconscience.org We often...
Play the Past -- Reinventing the Fieldtrip for 21st Century LearnersGrantee Minnesota Historical Society Grant National Leadership Grants for Museums Contact Wendy Jones Museum Education and Public Programs 651-259-3411 wendy.jones@mnhs.org Exhibit Website www.minnesotahistorycenter.org/ exhibits/then-now-wow If they want to be vital education partners tomorrow, museums need to pull out all the stops to creatively engage 21st century learners today. Play the Past...
Building an Online Commons for Balboa ParkGrantee Balboa Park Online Collaborative San Diego, CA Grant National Leadership Grant Pictured From the San Diego Museum of Man: Historic image of Balboa Park, San Diego, 1931. Contact Christina DePaolo Director of Digital Media 619-331-1962 cdepaolo@bpoc.org Website www.balboaparkcommons.org This May, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) launched the Balboa Park Commons, a resource for...
STEM+M: Boosting Education and Library Participation through Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and MusicGrantee Gleason Public Library 22 Bedford Rd Carlisle, MA 01741 Grant Grants to States Program through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Contact Katie Huffman, Director khuffman@mvlc.org (978) 369-489 Website www.gleasonlibrary.org Pictured A youth music event at the library Our seismograph and related programs have been well received by our patrons. Young students learned how to...
May 2013: First Lady Michelle Obama Presents 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library ServiceLinks: Watch the 2013 Winners Highlight Video Produced for the Institute of Museum and Library Services by HISTORY Read the 2013 Brochure (PDF, 1.3 MB) Learn more about IMLS and StoryCorps Website: Learn more about the National Medal at www.imls.gov/medals Pictured: Mrs. Obama presents the medal to Travis Calvin and Shelley Ritter from the Delta Blues Museum On May 8, 2013, in a White House...
Built to Learn: A Model Community Engagement ProjectRecipient Children’s Museum of Manhattan Grant National Leadership Grant for Museums Contacts Tom Quaranta: tquaranta@cmom.org 212-721-1223, x247 Leslie Bushara: lbushara@cmom.org 212-721-1223 x250 Website www.cmom.org The Children’s Museum of Manhattan's focus is on communities and the best way to meet their needs. By working with the New York City Housing Authority to recreate exhibitions and...
Digital Storytime Means Serious Fun - and Vital Learning - for Arizona ToddlersRecipient Casa Grande Public Library, Arizona Grant IMLS Grants to States Administered by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Contact Amber Kent Library Director E-mail Website: Visit library website We’re grateful for the opportunity to put technology in the hands of children who otherwise wouldn’t have that exposure. ---Julie Martinez, Youth Librarian The Casa Grande (Arizona)...
An American Future: Library Service Opportunities for Immigrant YouthRecipient Fairfax County Public Library Grant Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Contact Erin Chernisky 703-324-8332 E-mail Website: Visit project website What community institution can help young immigrants develop employment skills and give them the confidence to interact directly with the English-speaking public? The local public library, of course. When Liberty’s Promise, an innovative...
