Category Archives: Cultural Heritage/Sustainability

The Art of Kūkākūkā

Posted on October 26, 2011 by kmiller

By 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadband, Cultural Heritage/Sustainability, Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program | 2 Comments

Join the Conversation: Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

By 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 Salzburg Global Seminar to explore Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture. … Continue reading →

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R&D: Rip Off and Duplicate!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

By Connie Bodner Senior Program Officer, IMLS Several IMLS staff traveled to Richmond, VA on September 14-17 to attend the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting. Each fall, devoted and passionate members of this group, representing … Continue reading →

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Exhibit Booth Visits—ALA 2011!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Kevin Cherry Program Officer, IMLS One of the pleasures of being a program officer at IMLS is meeting with grant recipients. It is especially enjoyable, I think, when those grant recipients are scholarship students. Back in June of this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Heritage/Sustainability, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program | 3 Comments