INNOVATION.
INFORMATION.
IDEAS.
THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES HONORS TEN OF THE NATIONS EXTRAORDINARY MUSEUMS
AND LIBRARIES WHO ARE HELPING CITIZENS BUILD TWENTY FIRST CENTURY SKILLS AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.
THE INSTITUTE AWARDS THE NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE TO FIVE LIBRARIES
AND FIVE MUSEUMS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES IS THE NATIONS PRIMARY SOURCE OF FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES, SMALL AND LARGE, RURAL AND URBAN.
WE CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS OF THE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
SERVICE.
THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE LIBRARY SERVICES STANDS AS A GREAT EQUALIZER IN ITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY.
SERVING BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, READING-DISABLED, AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PATRONS, THE LIBRARY
RUNS BOOK CLUBS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, RECORDS DAILY READINGS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLISH
AND SPANISH, AND PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, LIBRARIES, AND SCHOOLS, CONTRIBUTING
SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE INDEPENDENCE THAT ITS COMMUNITY CONTINUALLY STRIVES FOR.
AT THE CHILDREN?S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A TOP PRIORITY.
FROM ITS CHARM BRACELET PROGRAM THAT GATHERS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO COLLABORATE ON COMMUNITY
BUILDING INITATIVES, TO ITS NEW GREEN BUILDING, TO PROVIDING A HOME FOR SIX CHILD-ORIENTED
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER UNDER THE MUSEUM?S ROOF, THE CHILDREN?S MUSEUM OF
PITTSBURGH HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A COMMUNITY LEADER IN ITS NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND.
THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER IN THE HISTORIC UNION TERMINAL IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
COMPLEX THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY MERGED FIVE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE HISTORIC UNION
TERMINAL?S GREAT HALF DOME.
THE CENTER OFFERS VISITORS A WINDOW INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, STATE AND NATION WITH
CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMAZING ARTIFACTS AND EXCITING EVENTS.
THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER IS THE HUB OF CULTURAL EDUCATION IN GREATER CINCINNATI.
ILLINOIS?
GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A PLACE TO BORROW BOOKS.
WITH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS SUCH AS SPACE: DARE TO DREAM AND GIANTS: AFRICAN DINOSAURS; CULTURAL
AWARENESS PROGRAMS LIKE THE TAPESTRY OF FREEDOM; AND INITIATIVES TO GET EVERY LOCAL CHILD A
LIBRARY CARD, THE GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS CEMENTED ITS ROLE AS A CENTER FOR LITERACY,
LEARNING AND EXPLORATION.
FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART HAS OPERATED UNDER THE PRINCIPLE
THAT ART SHOULD BE CULTIVATED, STUDIED, AND AVAILABLE TO ALL.
WITH THIS BELIEF IN MIND, THE MUSEUM INVESTS IN INDIANAPOLIS?
YOUTH THROUGH ITS VIEWFINDERS ART EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ITS MUSEUM APPRENTICE
PROGRAM FOR TEENS.
BEYOND ITS WALLS, THE MUSEUM?S ART BABBLE WEBSITE CONNECTS ART
TO ART ENTHUSIASTS, REINFORCING THE MUSEUM?S COMMUNITY ROOTS AND INTERNATIONAL REACH.
IN PORTLAND, THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY?S ENRICHING PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT
TO LITERACY AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.
FROM ITS ESL COURSES, TO ITS ?WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY?
MULTILINGUAL DVD SERIES, TO ITS ?RAISING A READER?
PROGRAM FOR YOUNG READERS, TO ITS ?LIFE-LONG ACCESS?
INITIATIVE FOR OLDER OREGONIANS, THE LIBRARY ENSURES THAT NONE OF ITS PATRONS ARE LEFT
BEHIND.
OVER ITS 50-YEAR HISTORY, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL TWO-ROOM
MUSEUM INTO A 74-ACRE FACILITY AND THE MOST VISITED MUSEUM IN FLORIDA.
WHETHER THE MUSEUM IS TEACHING AND AMAZING ITS VISITORS, OR WORKING WITH YOUTH FROM THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIATIVES LIKE THE NATIONAL HISPANIC SCIENTIST PROGRAM, THE
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY IS CULTIVATING THE NEW GENERATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LEADERS TODAY.
CHICAGO?S PRITZKER MILITARY LIBRARY IS FILLED WITH BOOKS, ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS THAT
TELL THE STORY OF THE CITIZEN SOLDIER IN AMERICA.
AS THE ONLY U.S. MILITARY LIBRARY THAT IS FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND NOT LOCATED ON
A MILITARY BASE, THESE STORIES OF SACRIFICE AND SERVICE REACH BEYOND THE LIBRARY?S WALLS
WITH WEEKLY TELEVISION BROADCASTS, WEBCASTS AND PODCASTS OF THE LIBRARY?S PROGRAMS; LIVE
EVENTS WITH MILITARY AUTHORS, SCHOLARS AND MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS HAVE BECOME A UNIQUE
RESOURCE FOR STUDYING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CITIZEN SOLDIER THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY.
STARK COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY BELIEVES IN ?INSPIRING IDEAS, ENRICHING LIVES, AND CREATING
COMMUNITY.?
THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND MOTHERS THAT EMPHASIZE LITERACY AND CREATIVITY, LOCAL
BOOKMOBILES FOR ADULTS AND KIDS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR JOB SEEKERS, THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO
REMAIN A CONSTANT IN THE LIVES OF ITS PATRONS, AS IT HAS FOR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE
YEARS.
THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM IS TEACHING AND LEADING
THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PIONEERS THROUGH ITS DEDICATION TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING
WILDLIFE.
THE AQUARIUM?S EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICAL
WELL-BEING OF THE SURROUNDING CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY.
THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES IS PROUD TO HONOR THE EXEMPLARY WINNERS OF
THE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICE.
THIS PRESENTATION WAS CREATED FOR THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BY THE HISTORY
CHANNEL.