News
Release | Public
Service Announcement
News Release
For Immediate Release
Today’s Date
Contact: (insert your
institution’s contact name,
telephone number, and
email address)
IMLS Contact:
Jeannine Mjoseth,
202-653-4632 or
jmjoseth@imls.gov
(insert your
institution’s name) Awarded Prestigious Grant
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(insert your institution’s city)
- Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS), (describe how your institution
will use the grant money for the benefit of your community).
(insert a quote from your institution’s
director)
(insert the quote from the IMLS director
provided for you in the Fast
Fact Sheet for your grant program)
(use the “Program Statement”
and the “Vital Statistics” provided for you
in the Fast Fact
Sheet for your grant program).
The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s
123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's
mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute
works at the national level and in coordination with state
and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture,
and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support
professional development. To learn more about the Institute,
please visit www.imls.gov.
Sample Public Service Announcements
Radio and television stations often broadcast
free community announcements as a public service to the
areas they serve. You can submit written Public Service
Announcement (PSA) scripts to the public service directors
of your local radio and cable television stations. Public
Service Announcements are often written to be ten or thirty
seconds long when read aloud. When requested, some stations
will mail back a postcard to let you know the date and
time of the PSA broadcast.
Consider including a color image of your
museum or library when providing PSAs to cable stations.
You can also pitch the idea of a free display to the local
transportation authority to reach users of buses, subways
and the airport.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
USE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2006
:30 [Indicates that announcement runs for
thirty seconds]
DID YOU KNOW THAT ANYTOWN’S MUSEUM
IS SPONSORING A CONTEST TO IDENTIFY A CURRENT-DAY BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN? THANKS TO A $25,000 GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE
OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, THE MUSEUM IS HOSTING
A NUMBER OF VENUES CELEBRATING THE FIRST FOUNDING FATHER
TO TURN 300. STOP BY SOON TO SEE THE NEW EXHIBITION “FINDING
FRANKLIN” AND REGISTER YOUR VOTE! CALL 505-555-1234,
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
or
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES TO
SHARE WITH YOUR BABY IS READING. THAT’S WHY THE
BROWN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS OFFERING THE “BORN
TO READ” PROGRAM FOR TEEN PARENTS. TUTORS PROVIDE
COACHING, A VIDEO OFFERS TIPS, AND LIBRARIANS DISTRIBUTE
BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS. THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND
LIBRARY SERVICES. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BE A VOLUNTEER
CALL, 505-555-1234.
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