FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 4, 2009
IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
IMLS and Congressional
Offices to Hold Grant Workshops
for Museums and Libraries in Three Midwestern States
Washington, DC—The
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in conjunction
with members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,
will hold workshops for potential applicants to its grants
programs between August 24 and August 27, 2009, in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and Iowa.
Madison, Wisconsin
Hosts: U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and U.S. Representative
Tammy Baldwin
Co-hosts: U.S. Representatives Gwendolynne Moore and Thomas
Petri
Place: Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street,
Madison, WI 53706
Date and Time: August 24, 2009, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Hosts: U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and U.S. Representative
Ron Kind
Place: Chippewa Valley Museum, 1204 Carson Park Drive,
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Date and Time: August 25, 2009, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Host: U.S. Representative Betty McCollum
Co-hosts: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Representative
Keith Ellison
Place: Minnesota Children’s Museum, 10 West Seventh
Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Date and Time: August 25, 2009, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa
Hosts: U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and U.S. Representative
Dave Loebsack
Place: Old Capitol Museum (Senate Chambers) 21 Old Capitol,
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
Date and Time: August 27, 2009, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
All of the sessions will feature a member
of the IMLS staff, who will provide an overview of IMLS
programs and grant opportunities, and experienced IMLS
grant applicants and peer reviewers, who will provide
insights and advice on what makes a successful grant application.
Representatives of the state agencies with responsibility
for library services will also be on the panels.
There is no charge for any of these workshops;
RSVP by e-mailing koconnell@imls.gov.
The pool of eligible applicants for IMLS programs includes
not-for-profit, non-federal museums and libraries, and
Native American tribes that are conducting museum or library
activities.
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