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.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts Including New Members of the National Museum and Library Services Board.
Members
CHAIRPERSON
Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services*
MEMBERS
Althemese Pemberton Barnes, Florida
Charles Benton, Illinois
Julia W. Bland, Louisiana
Christie Pearson Brandau, Iowa
Bert Castro, Arizona
Jan Cellucci, Massachusetts
John Coppola, Florida
Vishakha N. Desai, New York
Claudia French, Institute of Museum and Library Services*
Paula Gangopadhyay, Michigan
William J. Hagenah, Illinois
Carla Hayden, Maryland
Luis Herrera, California
Mark Y. Herring, South Carolina
Eric Jolly, Minnesota
Susana Torruella Leval, Arizona
Mary Minow, California
Sandra Pickett, Texas
Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Alabama
Winston Tabb, Maryland
Suzanne Thorin, New York
Robert Wedgeworth, Illinois
*Nonvoting members