See you in Anaheim
June 18, 2012By Susan Hildreth Director, IMLS Librarians from across the country will be gathering this week in Anaheim, California, for the annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). The library community faces big questions about how to keep their services evolving in the digital world.
National Leadership Grant Video: Colonial Williamsburg
June 14, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor In this video interview, Lisa Fischer of Colonial Williamsburg and Worthy Martin of the University of Virginia, talk about "Virtual Williamsburg," a 3-D model of the town showing how it looked in 1776. The project is funded by a National Leadership Grant from IMLS.
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National Medal Video: Alachua County Library District
June 12, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor The Alachua County Library District in Gainesville, Florida, was one of ten winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In this video interview, Director Shaney T. Livingston and frequent library user Lenor Krome discuss how the library has helped Lenor and her family and the sometimes surprising benefits the library brings to its… Read more
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National Leadership Grant Video: San Diego and Memphis Zoos
June 8, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor At a convening of IMLS National Leadership Grant (NLG) museum recipients in April, I spoke with several people about their NLG-funded projects. We will periodically post a video from this collection here on UpNext and on the IMLS YouTube channel. In this interview, researchers from the San Diego Zoo and the Memphis Zoo talk about their NLG-funded projects… Read more
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Is Getting People Online the “Secret Ingredient” Needed to Achieve Your Mission?
June 7, 2012Cross-posted from the Council on Foundations' RE: Philanthropy blog. The Council on Foundations is a national nonprofit association of more than 1,700 grantmaking foundations and corporations.
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National Medal Video: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
June 6, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was one of ten winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In this video interview, Director Frank Robinson and Lisa Watts, aide to Chris Corsello, discuss the mutual benefits that have resulted from Chris's volunteering there.
Collections Matter
June 1, 2012By Connie Bodner, IMLS Senior Program Officer Last month I was thrilled to have the chance to represent IMLS in Albuquerque at the 40th annual meeting of in the AIC Exhibit Hall.
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National Medal Video: San José Public Library
May 29, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, IMLS Senior Public Affairs Officer The San José Public Library was one of ten winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In this video interview, Director Jane Light and volunteer Vikram Kanth discuss the library's effect on the San Jose community and Vikram's efforts to raise funds for the library.
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Mark Your Calendars for WebWise Reprise! Live Webinars Coming in June
May 25, 2012IMLS, along with Heritage Preservation, is presenting two live webinar events based on the WebWise 2012 conference: Sharing Public History Work: Crowdsourcing Data Ben Brumfield and Sharon Leon Thursday, June 14, 2012, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT Oral History in the Digital Age Dean Rehberger and Doug Boyd Thursday, June 28, 2012, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT
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National Medal Video: Madison Children's Museum
May 22, 2012By Kevin O'Connell, Senior Public Affairs Officer The Madison Children's Museum (MCM) was one of ten winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In this video interview, Director Ruth Shelly, sits down with Benjamin Perreth, a Visitor Services Associate at the museum. They discuss the profound impact MCM has had on Ben's life, the effect Ben has had on the museum, and MCM'… Read more