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2022 National Medal Winners

On June 7, 2022, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced six recipients of the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored 170 institutions that demonstrated extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service.

Libraries

Museums

2022 National Medal recipients
The 2022 National Medal recipients (left to right): Asheville Art Museum, St. Louis County Library, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Wilmington Institute Free Library, The Amistad Research Center, Oakland Museum of California.

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2022 National Medal Finalists

On April 7, 2022, the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced 30 finalists for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities. Since 1996, the award has honored 170 institutions that demonstrated extraordinary and innovative approaches to public service.

IMLS congratulates the 2022 finalists of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service and thanks all those who applied.

Libraries

  • The Amistad Research Center (New Orleans, LA)
  • Central Arkansas Library System (Little Rock, AR)
  • Copper Queen Library (Bisbee, AZ)
  • Dearborn Heights Libraries (Dearborn Heights, MI)
  • Glendale Library, Arts & Culture (Glendale, CA)
  • High Point Public Library (High Point, NC)
  • Independence Area Public Library (Independence, KS)
  • Kuskokwim Consortium Library (Bethel, AK)
  • Miami-Dade Public Library System (Miami, FL)
  • Neuse Regional Libraries (Kinston, NC)
  • Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library (Watertown, MA)
  • Pflugerville Public Library (Pflugerville, TX)
  • St. Louis County Library (St. Louis, MO)
  • West Warwick Public Library (West Warwick, RI)
  • Wilmington Institute Free Library (Wilmington, DE)

Museums

  • Asheville Art Museum (Asheville, NC)
  • Brookfield Zoo (Brookfield, IL)
  • Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Seattle, WA)
  • Children's Museum of Manhattan (New York, NY)
  • El Paso Museum of History (El Paso, TX)
  • ¡Explora! Science Center & Children’s Museum (Albuquerque, NM)
  • The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (Norwalk, CT)
  • Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, CT)
  • Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco, CA)
  • Museum of Discovery and Science (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
  • National Liberty Museum (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Oakland Museum of California (Oakland, CA)
  • Stax Museum of American Soul Music (Memphis, TN)
  • The Wild Center (Tupper Lake, NY)