The National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is an advisory body that includes the director and deputy directors of IMLS and twenty presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members of the general public who have demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or museum services. Informed by its collectively vast experience and knowledge, the NMLSB advises the IMLS director on general policy and practices, and on selections for the National Medals for Museum and Library Service.
Members
CHAIRPERSON
Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services*
MEMBERS
Katherine M. B. Berger, Virginia
Julia W. Bland, Louisiana
Karen Brosius, South Carolina
Jan Cellucci, Massachusetts
Mary L. Chute, Institute of Museum and Library Services*
John Coppola, Florida
Claudia French, Institute of Museum and Library Services*
William J. Hagenah, Illinois
Carla Hayden, Maryland
Mark Y. Herring, South Carolina
Ioannis N. Miaoulis, Massachusetts
Mary Minow, California
Douglas G. Myers, California
Christina Orr-Cahall, Washington
Jeffrey H. Patchen, Indiana
Lotsee Patterson, Oklahoma
Sandra Pickett, Texas
Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Alabama
Harry Robinson, Jr., Texas
Katina Strauch, South Carolina
Winston Tabb, Maryland
Robert Wedgeworth, Illinois
*Nonvoting members