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Two Hennepin County Library volunteers
Everyone is Welcome: How a Minnesota Library is Reaching Its Somali Residents
More Somalis live in Minnesota than in any other state. Here’s how the Hennepin County Library is connecting with its diverse community.
Digitized photo of Davis and Fitzgerald
How the National Jazz Museum in Harlem is Bringing Music to the Masses
Limited by small museum space, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem embarked on a one-year project to digitize two of their cornerstone collections and create two exhibition kiosks.
Library worker inspects a tower garden
How Library Gardens are Growing Communities in Georgia
Gwinnett County Public Library launched a gardening program with STEAM programming that changed the way its 15 branches engaged with their communities.
A family gets creative at museum workshop
Aging Creatively at the Columbia Museum of Art
When faced with an increasing senior population, the Columbia Museum of Art used a grant from IMLS to modify its culture and programming to make arts participation more inclusive for seniors.
Performers wearing traditional regalia for tribal dance
Digitizing 30 Years of Alaskan Tribal Heritage
For 30 years, the Celebration event of Southeast Alaska encapsulated the pride of three tribal communities. Sealaska Heritage Institute digitized over 250 videotapes, ensuring that a record of these events would be accessible for future generations.
Pair of volunteer hands wearing gloves replicate water damage and salvaging techniques using paper and bowls
Best Practices in Preparing for the Worst: Florida's Connecting to Collections
The Florida Association of Museums answered a call for help in improving collections policies and emergency plans of collecting institutions of many disciplines across Florida.
All American Boys authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Sharing the Love of Literature: Book Clubs and Author Tours Unite Marylanders
For 10 years, the Maryland State Library, Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities, along with other nonprofit and corporate partners, have explored what happens in communities when everyone reads one book at the same time.
Kathryn Matthew, Director of IMLS
Outstanding Libraries and Museums Honored with Nation's Highest Award for Dedication, Commitment to their Communities
IMLS awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to ten museums and libraries at a July 17 ceremony at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C.
Children standing outdoors looking at nature
Detroit Zoo Offers STEM-based Career Exploration Program to City's Underserved Youth
The Detroit Zoological Society knows the importance of training students for STEM-based careers. Their Tomorrow’s Leaders Today program engages Detroit’s underrepresented youth with hands-on workshops that encourage exploration of STEM-related career pathways.
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Assistive Technologies Close Digital Divides for People with Visual Impairments
The Talking Book & Braille Center, a division of the New Jersey State Library, uses assistive technologies to improve reading access to individuals with visual impairments. With a focus on veteran services, the center is closing the digital divide created by visual impairments and disabilities that prevent reading.

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