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Soldiers’ Children Throng to Literacy Programs of Project ExCELLS

The nomadic lifestyle of military families can take a toll on children’s education. To boost the school performance of 1,499 elementary school students at Fort Belvoir Military Post in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, three libraries in Fairfax County launched Project ExCELLS (Excellence Coalition for Education, Literacy and Library Services).
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 Family partipating in Literacy Program of Project ExCELLS
November 2008 | Steve Eases Online Searches of Museum Web Sites
Steve: The Museum Social Tagging Project   For museums seeking greater and more engaged audiences for their online collections, steve.museum may offer some answers. The concept is simple: individuals contribute descriptions about the art (and other collection objects) on museum Web sites using the steve tagger. Read more
October 2008 | IMLS 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
IMLS 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service   Five museums and five libraries have won the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. Read more
September 2008 | Florida African American Museum Exchange
The Afro-American Life Insurance Company, Jacksonville, FL, was founded in 1901 by four African Americans to provide affordable health insurance and death benefits to the state’s African Americans.   The Florida African American Museum Exchange (FAAME) is building a robust alliance of African American museums throughout the state of Florida to preserve and present historically significant documents, photos, artifacts, and buildings. Read more
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