WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 1 00:00:00.740 --> 00:00:01.740 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service video transcript 2 00:00:01.740 --> 00:00:05.340 Voiceover: The Institute of Museum and Library Services honors ten of the nationís museums 3 00:00:05.340 --> 00:00:09.969 and libraries for their extraordinary contributions to the communities they serve. 4 00:00:09.969 --> 00:00:15.870 IMLS is the nationís primary source of federal support for museums and libraries. 5 00:00:15.870 --> 00:00:21.880 We congratulate the winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. 6 00:00:21.880 --> 00:00:24.330 Graphic: Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY 7 00:00:24.330 --> 00:00:29.140 Voiceover: Located in the heart of a dynamic and diverse community, the Brooklyn Museum 8 00:00:29.140 --> 00:00:34.800 greets some 400,000 visitors each year who explore the connections between the collections 9 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:38.080 and their lives, traditions, and cultures. 10 00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:43.940 Through exhibitions such as American Identities, a multicultural view of American origins, 11 00:00:43.940 --> 00:00:49.820 and fun, interactive programs like First Saturdays, which invites visitors to enjoy music and 12 00:00:49.820 --> 00:00:52.680 dance surrounded by great art, and Click! 13 00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:59.160 A Crowd-Curated Exhibit, the Brooklyn Museum is a community engagement innovator. 14 00:00:59.160 --> 00:01:02.560 Graphic: EdVenture Childrenís Museum Columbia, SC 15 00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:07.140 Voiceover: Children learn a lot of things about their world when at playóa concept 16 00:01:07.140 --> 00:01:11.770 thatís employed at EdVenture Childrenís Museum in every exhibit and program and one 17 00:01:11.770 --> 00:01:14.680 that extends to parents, caregivers, and museum partners. 18 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:18.100 From learning anatomy by scrambling through EDDIE, a 40-foot high molded plastic child; 19 00:01:18.100 --> 00:01:22.700 to practicing a possible future career on a full-size fire engine or John Deere tractor; 20 00:01:22.700 --> 00:01:28.460 to learning practical money management using EDDIE bucks, children run, climb, slide, laugh, 21 00:01:28.460 --> 00:01:33.500 and play all the while learning important skills they can use now and when they grow 22 00:01:33.500 --> 00:01:34.500 up. 23 00:01:34.500 --> 00:01:38.140 Graphic: Alachua County Library District Gainesville, FL 24 00:01:38.140 --> 00:01:43.270 Voiceover: For the staff and community partners of Alachua County Library in Gainesville, 25 00:01:43.270 --> 00:01:49.280 Florida, the concept of ìcommunity librarianshipî is all about thinking outside the book and 26 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:53.979 pooling resources to provide much-needed community services. 27 00:01:53.979 --> 00:01:59.749 Library staff parlay their E-Government expertise to assist visitors with job skill development, 28 00:01:59.749 --> 00:02:05.159 testing, resume writing, and basic computer skills, while library partners offer mobile 29 00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:12.110 health clinics and assistance with legal mattersóoffering a valuable one-stop service. 30 00:02:12.110 --> 00:02:15.350 Graphic: Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus, OH 31 00:02:15.350 --> 00:02:19.930 Voiceover: When customers canít get to the Columbus Metropolitan Library, staff from 32 00:02:19.930 --> 00:02:24.970 its Ready to Read Corps take the library to them, carrying out the libraryís mission 33 00:02:24.970 --> 00:02:30.670 to meet customers wherever they are and providing early literacy training for parents. 34 00:02:30.670 --> 00:02:35.640 From a base of solid community support, the library helps high school students improve 35 00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:40.770 reading, writing, and math scores through its Homework Help Centers and takes a proactive 36 00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:46.350 role in the local economy through its Job Help Centersóinitiatives that are having 37 00:02:46.350 --> 00:02:49.560 positive impacts on the lives of Columbus, Ohio, residents. 38 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:52.440 Graphic: Erie Art Museum Erie, PA 39 00:02:52.440 --> 00:02:58.260 Voiceover: Erie Art Museum embraces the artsóall of themóand through its innovative programs 40 00:02:58.260 --> 00:03:01.180 invites its community to do the same. 41 00:03:01.180 --> 00:03:07.290 Street art programs LeapFrog and GoFish are re-energizing and beautifying downtown streets 42 00:03:07.290 --> 00:03:14.120 and kindling new interest in public art forms; for the large refugee population, Old Songs: 43 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:19.880 New Opportunities provides both job opportunities and a way to share important traditions and 44 00:03:19.880 --> 00:03:25.230 culture; and Kids as Curators has middle-school children and their teachers seeing the museum 45 00:03:25.230 --> 00:03:26.950 like theyíve never seen it before. 46 00:03:26.950 --> 00:03:30.530 Graphic: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Collegeville, MN 47 00:03:30.530 --> 00:03:35.940 Voiceover: Books and manuscriptsómany of them rare or ancientómeet high tech in complete 48 00:03:35.940 --> 00:03:41.660 harmony at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library where Benedictine monks work to preserve and 49 00:03:41.660 --> 00:03:44.920 catalog fragile collections using digital photography. 50 00:03:44.920 --> 00:03:49.810 Father Columba Stewart: The only way the past has come down to us is in the form of these 51 00:03:49.810 --> 00:03:50.810 writings. 52 00:03:50.810 --> 00:03:55.310 Voiceover: Through its website, the library offers digital copies of thousands of medieval, 53 00:03:55.310 --> 00:04:00.930 renaissance, and early-modern manuscripts from Europe, Africa, India, and most recently, 54 00:04:00.930 --> 00:04:06.760 the Middle East, working in partnership worldwide with local libraries and archives to preserve 55 00:04:06.760 --> 00:04:12.130 records from wars, political turmoil, and even fraud in some of the most-unsettled spots 56 00:04:12.130 --> 00:04:13.130 on the planet. 57 00:04:13.130 --> 00:04:15.230 Graphic: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA 58 00:04:15.230 --> 00:04:21.370 Voiceover: Visitors to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden love the peaceful refreshing atmosphere. 59 00:04:21.370 --> 00:04:26.330 Each visitor has the opportunity to learn more about the natural world and their role 60 00:04:26.330 --> 00:04:29.740 in helping to conserve precious resources. 61 00:04:29.740 --> 00:04:36.030 Beautiful and intriguing plantingsómuch loved by amateur and professional photographersóshare 62 00:04:36.030 --> 00:04:42.810 the 60-acre space with an education and library complex, greenhouses, a glass-domed conservatory, 63 00:04:42.810 --> 00:04:48.849 and a vegetable garden that annually supplies some 9,000 tons of fresh, nutritious food 64 00:04:48.849 --> 00:04:54.409 to community food banks, making these gardens a place that feeds both body and soul. 65 00:04:54.409 --> 00:04:55.939 Graphic: San JosÈ Public Library San Jose, CA 66 00:04:55.939 --> 00:05:01.030 Voiceover: With more than 15 million items checked out annually, San Jose Public Library 67 00:05:01.030 --> 00:05:05.919 has earned its title as one of the busiest libraries in the country and serves customers 68 00:05:05.919 --> 00:05:10.220 from richly diverse backgrounds in more than 19 branches. 69 00:05:10.220 --> 00:05:14.650 Library patrons are the focus of the design of its facilities, which welcome visitors 70 00:05:14.650 --> 00:05:20.120 to its programs like Stay and Play, which engages preschool and elementary children 71 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:22.870 and their caregivers to learn through play; and in its commitment to lifelong learning 72 00:05:22.870 --> 00:05:27.380 with programs in early literacy, online homework help, and hands-on science and math activities 73 00:05:27.380 --> 00:05:28.729 designed especially for use in libraries. 74 00:05:28.729 --> 00:05:30.080 Graphic: Weippe Public Library & Discovery Center 75 00:05:30.080 --> 00:05:31.080 Weippe, ID 76 00:05:31.080 --> 00:05:34.990 Voiceover: In this remote, mountainous region, the library is a valued community resource, 77 00:05:34.990 --> 00:05:39.630 which, through imaginative partnerships, brought high-speed Internet service to the tiny town 78 00:05:39.630 --> 00:05:44.379 of Wieppe and will soon expand the current library-centered cell phone service to the 79 00:05:44.379 --> 00:05:46.479 entire community. 80 00:05:46.479 --> 00:05:51.409 Offering employment assistance to residents; engaging children from preschool to teen years 81 00:05:51.409 --> 00:05:52.409 in projects ranging from high-tech computer games to team challenges using LEGOs bricks; 82 00:05:52.409 --> 00:05:56.900 or helping a resident learn basic computer skillsóitís all in a dayís work for the 83 00:05:56.900 --> 00:06:04.100 four staff members who though they work part-time, manage to make a big impact on their community. 84 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:06.743 Graphic: Madison Childrenís Museum Madison, WI 85 00:06:06.743 --> 00:06:08.650 Voiceover: Madison Childrenís Museum believes in local talent. 86 00:06:08.650 --> 00:06:13.809 Its historic building was redesigned by a local architect using local products, and 87 00:06:13.809 --> 00:06:19.430 some 15,000 local volunteers donated time, money, and even some of the objects used in 88 00:06:19.430 --> 00:06:20.430 exhibits. 89 00:06:20.430 --> 00:06:21.430 Young boy: Cool! 90 00:06:21.430 --> 00:06:25.960 Voiceover: In an overscheduled world, children, parents, grandparents, and caregivers are 91 00:06:25.960 --> 00:06:32.479 encouraged to take part in open-ended play, a freewheeling experience that creates intergenerational 92 00:06:32.479 --> 00:06:38.669 conversations, provides fertile ground for learning, and sparks the imagination in sometimes 93 00:06:38.669 --> 00:06:42.279 unpredictable but always delightful ways. 94 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:47.680 Voiceover: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is proud to honor the outstanding 95 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:53.249 winners of the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. 96 00:06:53.249 --> 00:06:58.110 This presentation was created for the Institute of Museum and Library Services by HISTORY.