On May 18, 2021, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced six winners for the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored 170 institutions that demonstrated extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service.
The 2021 National Medal recipients are:
Libraries
- Cabell County Public Library (Huntington, WV)
- Highwood Public Library (Highwood, IL)
- Memphis Public Libraries (Memphis, TN)
Museums
- High Desert Museum (Bend, OR)
- Mississippi Children's Museum (Jackson, MS)
- Museo de Arte de Ponce (Ponce, PR)
On March 18, 2021, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced 30 finalists for the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored 170 institutions that demonstrated extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service.
IMLS congratulates the 2021 finalists of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service and thanks all those who applied.
Museums
- Asheville Art Museum, NC
- Brookfield Zoo, IL
- Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
- COSI, Center of Science and Industry, OH
- Great Lakes Science Center, OH
- High Desert Museum, OR
- Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
- The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, CT
- Mississippi Children's Museum, MS
- New-York Historical Society, NY
- Orlando Science Center, FL
- Queens Museum, NY
- Taubman Museum of Fine Art, VA
- Thomas Cole Historic House, NY
- Virginia Museum of Natural History, VA
Libraries
- Cabell County Public Library, WV
- Chapel Hill Public Library, NC
- Dakota County Library, MN
- Gwinnett County Public Library, GA
- Haines Borough Public Library, AK
- Highwood Public Library, IL
- Kenosha Public Library, WI
- Long Branch Free Public Library, NJ
- Marathon Public Library, TX
- Memphis Public Library and Information Center, TN
- North Las Vegas Library District, NV
- Queens Public Library Langston Hughes, NY
- Redwood City Public Library, CA
- The Ferguson Library, CT
- West Warwick Public Library, RI