Category Archives: Early Learning

Caring about Kindergarten at the Long Island Children’s Museum

Posted on March 27, 2013 by mheintz

By Eleanor Greene Intern, IMLS You wouldn’t know it by the classrooms full of smiling kids, but at the Long Island Children’s Museum, in Garden City, N.Y., kindergarten is serious business. Community member Francisco Quijada was looking for a program to … Continue reading →

Posted in Afterschool/Out-of-School, Early Learning, Education Support, National Medal for Museum and Library Service | Comments Off

Growing a Strong Middle Class

Posted on February 20, 2013 by mheintz

By Susan H. Hildreth Director, IMLS The President’s State of the Union address focused on growing a strong middle class and it struck me, once again, how U.S. libraries and museums are part of the solution, whether the issue is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afterschool/Out-of-School, Civic/Community Engagement, Director's Messages, Early Learning, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) | Comments Off

Looking Ahead

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS October 1st is the start of the new year for federal agencies. At IMLS we are looking at the past year’s accomplishments and planning for the future. Last year we made 701 grants and awards … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Skills, Civic/Community Engagement, Collections Care/Preservation, Director's Messages, Early Learning, Workforce Development/Job Assistance | 2 Comments

Early Learning in the Pacific Region

Posted on August 3, 2012 by koconnell

By James Lonergan, IMLS Senior Program Officer Laurie Brooks (IMLS Associate Deputy Director for State Programs) and I recently returned from Honolulu, Hawaii, where we met with grantees from three U.S. Pacific Territories: American Samoa; Guam; and the Commonwealth of … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Learning, Grants to State Library Administrative Agencies | Comments Off

124 Communities Take up the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Challenge

Posted on July 18, 2012 by kmiller

By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS We know that more than 80 percent of children in poverty are not reading at grade level by the third grade, and many other children are falling behind as well; libraries and museums are taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Civic/Community Engagement, Director's Messages, Early Learning | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Early Learning

Caring about Kindergarten at the Long Island Children’s Museum

Growing a Strong Middle Class

Looking Ahead

Early Learning in the Pacific Region

124 Communities Take up the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Challenge

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