January 2013: Ancient Mammoth, Newfound Paleontological PrideRecipient Tate Geological Museum Grant Museums for America Pictured "Dee," the Columbian Mammoth, towers over the Ice Age exhibit at the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College in Casper, Wyoming. Contact Deanna Schaff Museum Director dschaff@caspercollege.edu 307-268-2077 Website: www.caspercollege.edu/tate Time-lapse video of Dee’s reconstruction With Help from IMLS Tate Geological Museum Helps...
December 2012: Multiplying Multiculturalism: One Museum Plots a Course to Promote Cultural Preservation StatewideRecipient: John G. Riley House and Museum– Tallahassee, FL Grant: 2010 Museum Grant for African American History and Culture Pictured: Marion McGee, the assistant director, and Althemese Barnes, the founder of the John G. Riley House and Museum. Contacts: Marion McGee, Assistant Director mmcgee@rileymuseum.org Phone Number: 850-681-7881 Website: www.rileymuseum.org With indomitable will and...
November 2012: IMLS Honors 10 Museums and Libraries for Outstanding Community ServiceLinks: Read the 2012 National Medal Winners brochure (PDF, 1.0 MB) Learn more about IMLS and StoryCorps Web site: Nominate a museum or library for a National Medal at www.imls.gov/medals Pictured: National Medal Award The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has selected five libraries and five museums to receive the 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal...
October 2012: Where to Learn English? A Museum Of CourseRecipient: Research Foundation CUNY - Queensborough Community College Grant: 2011 National Leadership Grant Pictured: Students from the Borough of Manhattan Community College CLIP program at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan Contacts: Patricia Lannes plannes@qcc.cuny.edu Kitty Bateman kbateman@qcc.cuny.edu Margot Edlin medlin@qcc.cuny.edu Website: www.calta21.org Reposted with permission from...
September 2012: Your Friendly Neighborhood Library: An Inviting Space, a Family PlaceRecipient California State Library Grant 2009 Grant to State Library Administrative Agencies Pictured The Family Place model in action at the Berkeley Public Library. Contact Stacey A. Aldrich State Librarian California State Library 916-654-0188 (phone) saldrich@library.ca.gov Website www.familyplacelibraries.org When an initiative known as Family Place introduced a new children’s programming...
August 2012: Keeping Oral History Alive in a Digital WorldRecipient Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI Grant 2009 National Leadership Grants for Libraries – Library-Museum Collaboration Contact Dean Rehberger Director, MATRIX Michigan State University (517) 355-9300 rehberger@mail.matrix.msu.edu Website: http://ohda.matrix.msu.edu Watch now: Doug Boyd's "Thinking Big" video How does a field that once considered cassette tapes and transcripts...
July 2012: Art Goes to SchoolRecipient Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA Grant 2009 Museums for America - Engaging Communities Photo Credit Catherine Anstett (caption below) Contact Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Kayla Skinner Deputy Director for Education & Public Programs & Adjunct Curator 206-332-1336 sandraj@seattleartmuseum.org Web Site: Seattleartmuseum.org/educator Since opening its doors in 1933, the Seattle Art Museum has...
June 2012: Accessible Libraries for AllRecipient University of Alabama Grant 2010 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program Pictured An ALFA fellow learns about digital Braille readers for people with visual disabilities. Contact Laurie J. Bonnici, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies 205-348-8824 lbonnici@slis.ua.edu Website www.projectalfa.slis.ua.edu Laurie J. Bonnici, Ph.D., is...
May 2012: Making Learning to Read Child’s PlayRecipient Minnesota Children's Museum Grant 2009 National Leadership Grant for Libaries Pictured Children build vocabulary while planting and harvesting vegetables at Hopkins Library. Photo by David Kern. Contact Kirstin Nielsen Exhibit Development Manager 651.225.6079 knielsen@mcm.org Web Site www.mcm.org An IMLS National Leadership Grant for Libraries gave the Minnesota Children's Museum an...
