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2010 National Medal for Museum and Library
Service

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Highlights Video

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INNOVATION.

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INFORMATION.

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IDEAS.

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THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
HONORS TEN OF THE NATION’S EXTRAORDINARY

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MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES THAT ARE HELPING CITIZENS
BUILD 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.

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THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
IS THE NATION’S PRIMARY SOURCE OF FEDERAL

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support FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES, SERVING
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

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WE CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS OF THE TWO THOUSAND
AND TEN NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY

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SERVICE.

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AT Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
IN INDIANA, VISITORS HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

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TO “WALK A MILE” IN THE SHOES OF PEOPLE
WHO LIVED IN THE 19TH CENTURY.

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WHETHER IT’S EXPERIENCING THE FIGHT FOR
FREEDOM AS A RUNAWAY SLAVE ON THE UNDERGROUND

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RAILROAD, OR CELEBRATING THE DIVERSE CUSTOMS
AND CULTURES OF THEIR MODERN-DAY NEIGHBORS,

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VISITORS ARE GIVEN NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT THE
PAST AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PRESENT.

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ON ANY GIVEN DAY AT Explora in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, A VISITOR MAY COME ACROSS CHILDREN

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MIXING COLORS, A FATHER SHOWING HIS CHILD
THE MECHANICS OF CONSTRUCTION, OR TEENAGE

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FRIENDS TINKERING WITH ELECTRICITY.

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WITH THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION, AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT, EXPLORA OFFERS ITS

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COMMUNITY MORE THAN 550 INQUIRY-BASED PROGRAMS
AND EXHIBITS THAT ENCOURAGE CRITICAL-THINKING

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AND FOSTER LIFELONG SCIENCE LEARNING.

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ESTABLISHED IN 1985, THE JAPANESE AMERICAN
NATIONAL MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES, EXPLORES AMERICAN

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HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN
EXPERIENCES.

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THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS LIKE “FIGHTING FOR
DEMOCRACY: WHO IS THE ‘WE’ IN ‘WE, THE

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PEOPLE’?”

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AND “ENDURING COMMUNITIES: THE JAPANESE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN ARIZONA, COLORADO,

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NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, AND UTAH, THE MUSEUM INTERPRETS
AND TEACHES THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF DEMOCRACY,

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PLURALISM, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.

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THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART IS NOT JUST
AN ART MUSEUM, BUT AN ART MUSEUM THAT EMBODIES

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THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF MISSISSIPPI.

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This distinction is the basis for all of the
work at the museum, FROM ITS PERMANENT “MISSISSIPPI

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STORY” EXHIBITION TO ITS “LIFE SHARDS”
ART PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES DISPLACED BY KATRINA,

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These programs CONTINUALLY GROUND THE MUSEUM
IN A SENSE OF PLACE AND COMMUNITY.

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IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, THE QUESTION ISN’T
IF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN

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NEW INITIATIVES—THE QUESTION IS HOW.

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DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE NEEDS OF ITS CITY,
THE NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY USES THIS SUPPORT

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TO IMPROVE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES,
HOST LITERACY-BASED MARIONETTE SHOWS FOR YOUTH,

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AND EDUCATES ITS COMMUNITY ABOUT CULTURES
CLOSE TO HOME AND FAR AWAY.

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IN THE HEART OF THE BRONX, THOUSANDS OF PLANTS,
HERBS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND TREES THRIVE

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ON TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES OF PRESERVED
GREENSPACE, CAREFULLY CULTIVATED AND MAINTAINED

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BY THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN.

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FIRST AND FOREMOST, An advocate FOR THE PLANT
KINGDOM, THE GARDEN USES ITS EXPERTISE AND

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UNPARALLELED FACILITIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY
LIFE AND REACH OUT WITH PROGRAMS, EVENTS,

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EXHIBITIONS, AND CLASSES THAT EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF environmental conservation,

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HEALTHY LIVING, AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.

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BASIC LITERACY, INFORMATION LITERACY, AND
LIFE SKILLS LITERACY DRIVE THE PROGRAMMING

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AT THE PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD LIBRARY, IN PATCHOGUE,
NEW YORK.

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TODAY, THE LIBRARY FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON
EDUCATING AND UNITING ITS SPANISH - AND ENGLISH-SPEAKING

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POPULATIONS WITH SHARED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

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“IF IT’S HAPPENING, IT’S HAPPENING HERE.”

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THIS IS THE sentiment shared by residents
of Marquette, Michigan about the Peter White

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Public Library.

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AND THEY HAVE THE NUMBERS TO PROVE IT!

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EVEN WITH A MODEST BUDGET, THE LIBRARY BOASTS
CIRCULATION AND ATTENDANCE FIGURES THREE TIMES

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THAT OF OTHER LIBRARIES ITS SIZE in Michigan.

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THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS THAT CHALLENGE PATRONS
TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN THEIR MINDS,

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THE LIBRARY HAS SECURED A SPECIAL PLACE IN
ITS COMMUNITY.

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THE “ANYTHINK” WAY OF OPERATING AT THE
RANGEVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT IN Adams County,

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COLORADO HAS NOT ONLY INCREASED PROGRAMS,
BUT also doubled ATTENDANCE AND tripled the

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CIRCULATION OF MATERIALS.

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KNOWN AS THE REVOLUTION OF RANGEVIEW LIBRARIES,
ANYTHINK throws out longstanding conventions,

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and encourages patrons TO JOIN IN INNOVATIVE
WAYS TO MAKE THE LIBRARY THEIR OWN.

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(Children) “I think it’s awesome!”

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ANYTHINK IS POSSIBLE!

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AT THE WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY,
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS, NON-PROFITS,

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AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GUARANTEE THAT—EVEN
WITH LIMITED FUNDS—THE LIBRARY IS ABLE TO

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MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MICHIGAN COMMUNITY.

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WITH INTERACTIVE SPACES FOR FAMILIES TO PLAY
AND LEARN, VERBAL DEVELOPMENT SCREENINGS FOR

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CHILDREN, AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMMING,
THE LIBRARY WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ENRICH THE

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LIVES OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

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THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
IS PROUD TO HONOR THE EXEMPLARY WINNERS OF

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THE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN NATIONAL MEDAL FOR
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.

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THIS PRESENTATION WAS CREATED FOR THE INSTITUTE
OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES BY THE HISTORY

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CHANNEL.