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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Public Libraries: Powerful Community Conveners for The Big Read
By Abby Swetz IMLS program specialist in the Office of Strategic Partnerships from March 2004 until September 2011. IMLS engages in partnerships to help build the capacity of libraries and museums to better serve their communities. One such partnership was … Continue reading
Posted in Afterschool/Out-of-School, Civic/Community Engagement, Global Awareness, Lifelong learning/ Intergenerational
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Vision for the Walters Art Museum – A 21st Century Skills Challenge
By Gary Vikan Director, the Walters Art Museum My participation on the IMLS 21st Century Skills Task Force was at once intense and transformative. Intense, insofar as nearly two dozen museum and library professionals from around the nation – with … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Skills, 21st Century Skills Series, Afterschool/Out-of-School, Economic/Community Development
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Children’s Services at Public Libraries: A Port in the Storm
By Deanne W. Swan and Carlos A. Manjarrez Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, IMLS The public library is the one place that offers all children, rich or poor, equal access to information. Libraries provide resources and experiences that support … Continue reading
Children’s Museum of Houston – Strategic Planning for 21st Century Museums
By Tammie Kahn Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Houston In the summer of 2009, the board and staff managers at the Children’s Museum of Houston decided to use IMLS’s 21st Century Skills report as a planning framework for our strategic … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Skills Series, Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills
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