The
Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums
that connect people to information and ideas. Read
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Director's Message
On Monday, January 18, communities around the nation will come together to improve lives,
bridge social barriers, and move our nation closer to the “Beloved Community”
envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King. In honor of his birthday, people of all ages
and backgrounds will volunteer to make a real difference in your community during the
2010 King Day of Service. Read
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The Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills
initiative underscores the critical role our nation’s
museums and libraries play in helping citizens build such
21st century skills as information, communications and technology
literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity,
civic literacy, and global awareness. Read
more.
From October 28 – November 1, 2009, IMLS co-hosted
“Connecting to the World’s Collections: Making
the Case for Conservation and Preservation of our Cultural
Heritage” with the Salzburg Global Seminar. Read
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Now available: Libraries to the Rescue podcast
series. Read
more. Also, watch the webcasts from IMLS events and view
video highlights from IMLS initiatives and more on the Multimedia
page.
Newly Reorganized Archives Benefits Museum, Community
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in
Detroit, the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American
experience, holds a collection of more than 30,000 artifacts and archival
materials. African textiles and sculptures, items from the diaspora, Malcolm
X’s papers, fine art, music recordings, and many manuscripts, books, and
photographs are housed in a facility the size of two football fields. Read more
International Strategic Partnership Initiative
We live in a global society and American libraries and museums
have so much to share with, and learn from, people engaged
in library and museum work throughout the world. Read
more about our international strategic partnership initiative.
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