Launched earlier this year, the Open eBooks initiative has garnered support and praise for its goal of helping children discover a love for reading through more open access to eBooks.
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The Open eBooks Initiative: Giving the Power of Reading to... -
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Reimagines Storage for...Gretchen Anderson and her team at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History upgraded storage solutions for some of the museum’s oldest vertebrate paleontology specimens. And she doesn’t want to keep her methods a secret.
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IMLS Congratulates the 2016 WinnersWe are delighted to announce the winners of the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
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Be a Maverick; Seek Out-of-the-Box Partnerships
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of blogs by IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew on the power of partnerships.
We like stories about mavericks. We like to hear about how with perseverance and perhaps a little luck, a lone individual followed her or his dreams and, to quote Steve Jobs, “put a ding in the universe.” We like these stories because they sound like us. We see ourselves as that maverick at the center of the universe. Each of us does. Read more
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The Open eBooks Initiative: Giving the Power of Reading to Those who Need it Most
Launched earlier this year, the Open eBooks initiative has garnered support and praise for its goal of helping children discover a love for reading through more open access to eBooks.
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By Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of blogs by IMLS Director Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew on the power of partnerships. We like stories about mavericks. We like to hear about how with perseverance and perhaps a little...
Imagine a summer reading kick-off event, with an array of partners in support roles. The library has signed on to be a meals distribution site, to fill the gap we know exists when students are out of school. There are AmeriCorps volunteers at the...
In 1934, founder Eli Lilly created Conner Prairie as a place that would “connect people with history in ways that books cannot.” Since then, Conner Prairie has endeavored to honor his legacy by creating exhibits, programs and interpretation methods...