As we celebrate Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month, this IMLS project at Plimoth Patuxent Museums highlights “how intertwined the Wampanoag and colonial cultures were and how it is impossible to tell the story of one culture without including the other.” Read more.
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Since the original MOU was signed in 2013, IMLS has been helping museums and libraries to provide accurate and useful information for lawful permanent residents interested in becoming U.S. citizens. This agreement further solidifies the close partnership between USCIS and museums and libraries nationwide.
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The report details the health of the agency’s finances from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
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IMLS talked to the Director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners about understanding the needs of their communities when developing projects with ARP funding.
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This Veterans Day, we honor our nation’s approximately 19 million veterans and their stories. Museums and libraries have the unique ability to introduce us to these Americans and their experiences and perspectives. Across the country, these institutions are using IMLS grants to collect and share the stories of America’s military veterans.
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Native Language Memorandum of Agreement |
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In November 2021, the Departments of Education, Health and Human Service, and the Interior entered into a MOA that promotes the protection of Native languages through the establishment of a Native Language Working Group. Other participating agencies include the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation, the Council on Environmental Quality, the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The MOA promotes collaboration on programming, resource development, and policy related to Native languages.
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On Nov. 18, the working group released an updated briefing, prepared by Battelle, with reviews of research on COVID-19 vaccination, variant strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and ventilation that may affect building operations, policies, and procedures. Subscribe to receive updates by email.
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Conversations with Crosby
Watch the video recording of IMLS Director Crosby Kemper's discussion with Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch about the depth and diversity of American stories, what being a custodian of cultural heritage means today, and how museums and libraries can help strengthen the fabric of our communities at a critical point in the nation’s history.
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Dec 1: Partners for Public Good Webinar for the American Association for State and Local History – OMS Chief Administrator, Christopher Reich, will present “Strengthening Museums: Findings from the IMLS Report: Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment of Museum Capacity Building Programs.”
Dec 1: Rural Library Summit – IMLS Director Crosby Kemper will deliver welcoming remarks. Senior Program Officer Jill Connors-Joyner will be a panelist in Breakout Session II, “From the Funder’s Point of View.”
Dec 6 – 9: Coalition for Networked Information Virtual Fall 2021 Member Meeting – IMLS Director Crosby Kemper.
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About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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