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Category Archives: National Medal for Museum and Library Service
Connecting Worlds Through Internet and Imagination
By Eleanor Greene Intern, IMLS Libraries often connect people to other worlds by lending books, movies, and other resources that let people imagine worlds outside their own. But Naturita Community Library in Naturita, Colo., connects people to their own world by … Continue reading
Posted in Civic/Community Engagement, National Medal for Museum and Library Service
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Change is What This Library Does Best
By Eleanor Greene Intern, IMLS When the Shaler North Hills Library in Glenshaw, Pa., opened in 1942 it had only two rooms. In the past 70 years, the library has grown with the community and has constantly supplemented and adapted its … Continue reading
Posted in Civic/Community Engagement, National Medal for Museum and Library Service
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The Power of Nature in Garfield Park
By Eleanor Greene Intern, IMLS They may not have super-human strength or x-ray vision, but the staff and visitors at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Ill., believe in the power of nature. For community member Tiara Livingston, the conservatory gave … Continue reading
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Caring about Kindergarten at the Long Island Children’s Museum
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
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