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IMLS Report: Libraries are a
Vital Community Resource in the Information Age
July 1, 2009
IMLS Publishes FY 2007 Public
Libraries Survey Report
June 30, 2009
IMLS
Director and Staff Participate in American Library Association
Annual Conference in Chicago, July 9-15, 2009
June 29, 2009
IMLS
Launches “Libraries to the Rescue” Podcast
Series
June 24, 2009
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The USS Constitution Museum in Boston is opening
a new exhibit, “All Hands on Deck: A Sailor’s Life in 1812” to bring to life a
sailor's
day-to-day existence aboard the world’s oldest commissioned seafaring vessel. Using
grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the museum spent more than three
years studying what engages school-age visitors and their parents. A Web site allows other
museums to adapt the USS Constitution Museum’s experience to their needs.
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Connecting to Collections: The National
Tour
The Institute of Museum and Library Services
has created Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action:
a multi-year, multi-faceted national initiative to raise
public awareness and inspire action. Visit the
Connecting
to Collections Web site to learn more about the four
National Tour forums planned for 2008-2009.
WebWise 2009: Digital Debates
The
10th annual WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums
in the Digital Age was held in Washington, DC, February
25-27, 2009. IMLS partnered with The Wolfsonian-Florida
International University and the John D. and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation to host this year’s signature
event. The theme of the 2009 conference was “Digital
Debates.” Sessions featured library and museum
leaders as well as experts outside of the cultural heritage
community who stimulated conversation and reflected
on the challenges posed by emerging technologies and their
effects on the roles that libraries and museums will play
in the next decade. The conference opened with a half-day
pre-conference workshop on the afternoon of February 25,
followed by the opening reception. The main conference
began on February 26 and concluded at noon on February
27. The conference was held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol
Hill. For other conference information,
and related events, please go to: http://webwise2009.fcla.edu.
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