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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. Learn more about the Institute

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Jeannine Mjoseth, 202-653-4632, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, 202-653-4630, mbittner@imls.gov

Recent Press Releases

Project Demonstrations Announced for 2010 WebWise Conference
February 3, 2010

President Requests $265,869,000 for Institute of Museum and Library Services
February 1, 2010

IMLS Calls for 2010 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grant Applications
January 29, 2010

NASA Invites Museums and Libraries to Apply for Second Round of Free Space Shuttle Artifacts
January 21, 2010

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Recent Project Profiles
 
February 2010 | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Michelle McKinney, assistant archivist, working on her first processed collection to the storage area. 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. Read more

January 2010 | L.C. Bates Museum

Exterior view of the L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, Maine. The L.C. Bates Museum is one of 2700 institutions that have received Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) awards during the past 20 years. This article describes the history and accomplishments of the program. Read more

December 2009 | Queens Museum of Art

A group of immigrant adults attending a tour at the Queens Museum of Art. When the Queens Museum of Art wanted to create an arts education program for immigrant adults, its location in the nation’s most diverse county played a big role in the process. To find a model program, it looked to the Queens Library, which had been providing cultural programming to new immigrants for 30 years. Read more

November 2009 | University of Tennessee

Conservation technician Ryan Ashley (right) and Randall Melton (far left) work on collection objects and explain their methods to a group of visitors during the “Caring for the Past” exhibit.  Photo courtesy of the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. Tennessee history abounds with major events—Civil War battles, the Scopes trial about the teaching of evolution, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and much more. Thousands of documents, photographs, and other items are held throughout the state, but they had never been assembled in one place. Read more

 
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