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Updated September 11, 2008

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IMLS Director Radice to Testify Before Congress on
Museums and Libraries’ Role in Strengthening Communities

Washington, DC—Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will testify on the role of museums and libraries in strengthening communities before the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

WHEN: Thursday, September 11, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
(Please note! Updated from previously posted starting time of 10:00)
WHERE: 2175 Rayburn House Office Bldg., in Washington, DC.

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