By Craig Hadley Director/Curator, DePauw University Galleries & Collections When I arrived at my museum a little less than five years ago, I inherited a permanent collection of 3,500 objects that were divided between two storage areas across our university. The fragmented storage situation made...Read more
You are here
Blog
November 14, 2016
In California, where the number of veterans is the highest in the nation, libraries are connecting with former service members and veteran family members, becoming a pathway to their enrollment in eligible services. This is the latest in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums already play in the lives of veterans and military families.Read more
November 11, 2016
Launched with the help of an IMLS grant, the Veterans Make Movies initiative teaches veterans how to tell their stories in film. This is the latest in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums already play in the lives of veterans and military families.Read more
November 10, 2016
The West Virginia University Libraries’ received an IMLS SPARKS grant to create an outreach program for student veterans. This is the latest in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums already play in the lives of veterans and military families.Read more
November 9, 2016
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Veterans’ Internship Program (VIP) was made possible through a grant from IMLS. This is the latest in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums already play in the lives of veterans and military families.Read more
November 7, 2016
This is the latest in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums play in the lives of veterans and military families. A grant from IMLS to the Archive of Modern American Warfare at Texas Tech University is preserving digital collections from millennial veterans.Read more
November 2, 2016
Army Staff Sgt. Michael Davis Jr. is a proud member of the Maryland National Guard. This is the first in a series of Community Salute blogs highlighting the role that many libraries and museums already play in the lives of veterans and military families.Read more
October 26, 2016
This interview between two IMLS staff followed an August site visit to Maine State Library , which is part of the regular cycle of Grants to States monitoring efforts. Read more
October 25, 2016
As museums and libraries continue to expand their roles as critical components of sustainable communities, they can often provide accessible venues for citizenship education programs. On Thursday, November 3, at 2:00PM EST, IMLS will host a webinar with USCIS to share ideas for museums to engage with the resources of this government agency.Read more
October 25, 2016
The Office of Museum Services recently held a convening with several Museum Studies programs to engage in a conversation with individual experts from this field.Read more