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The Institute of Museum and Library Services
honors ten of the nation's museums and libraries

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for their extraordinary contributions to the
communities they serve.

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IMLS is the nation's primary source of federal
support for museums and libraries, working

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toward achieving a democratic society where
communities and individuals thrive with broad

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public access to knowledge, cultural heritage,
and lifelong learning.

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This year, IMLS celebrates the 20th anniversary
of the National Medal for Museum and Library

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Service.

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Including the 2014 winners, 142 museums and
libraries have received this honor.

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We congratulate the winners of the 2014 National
Medal for Museum and Library Service.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a green sanctuary
in the heart of a densely-populated community

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of over two and a half million residents.

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It inspires the next generation of environmental
stewards and leaders through educational programs

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in the Garden, hands-on lessons with local
schools to help students meet national, state

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and city science standards, and its partnership
with the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the

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Environment.

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It is a critical entry point where the community
can gain a deeper understanding about the

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importance of plants and the environment.

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The Chicago Public Library serves a city of
2.7 million residents, and offers dynamic,

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hands-on programs to promote lifelong learning
and skills development for all ages.

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Its Maker Lab is designed to promote critical
thinking and offers patrons an introduction

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to the latest technology.

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The library's Summer Learning Challenge goes
beyond books to encouraging early learners,

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teens, and even parents to advance their creativity
through art, engineering, and interactive

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experiences.

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Step through the doors of The Children's Museum
of Indianapolis and you'll quickly realize

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what 1.2 million visitors already know—it
is an extraordinary place for intergenerational

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learning and fun.

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With five floors of premier exhibits, a planetarium
and a professional children's theater, it

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is the world's largest children's museum.

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Here, children and family members of all ages
can discover immersive hands-on learning in

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the sciences, arts and humanities while exploring
ancient cultures and new worlds with the help

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of professional actor-interpreters who bring
each of the museum's galleries to life.

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The Las Vegas Clark County Library District
is committed to helping people come together

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to pursue their individual and group aspirations.

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A web-based community assessment tool, CommunityConnect,
allows the library to target neighborhoods

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in need and tailor services to combat illiteracy
and remove barriers to education.

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The library's Teen TechArt Studios program
introduces fun, digital technology to youth

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in workshops, and inspires new career pathways.

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Mid-Continent Public Library is the largest
public library system in the state of Missouri

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and serves a diverse mix of communities spanning
three counties and neighborhoods both urban

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and rural.

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The library focuses on providing access to
all though digital delivery systems, and its

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summer reading program stimulates young residents'
imaginations while preparing them to read

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at grade level.

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Adults take part in learning too, in 2012
they hosted a year-long reading challenge

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called 6-in-12 that encouraged adults to read
six books in 12 months.

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Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut is
home to one of the nation's largest outdoor

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beluga whale habitats and maintains a diverse
collection of more than 4,000 aquatic animals.

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The aquarium aims to inspire its 700,000 annual
visitors to care for and protect the ocean

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planet.

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Community based youth initiatives at Mystic
Aquarium offer hands-on and technology-rich

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STEM learning and training to meet workforce
demands.

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Live feeds of exhibits provide access to virtual
visitors from all over world.

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
is the state's most visited museum and the

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largest institution of its type in the southeastern
region of the U.S.. Visitors can observe real

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scientists at work through floor-to ceiling
glass walls, and take part in an extensive

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range of exciting programs.

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Each year, more than 35,000 visitors attend
the museum's BugFest, the nation's largest

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family-friendly event exploring the world
of insects and other arthropods.

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The Octavia Fellin Public Library in Gallup,
New Mexico is a bastion for free access in

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its region.

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The library provides services to meet the
unique needs of its community, which is 75%

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Native American.

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It provides strong education and cultural
programs for preschoolers and school children

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, Native American history speakers and artisans,
teens and adults.

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The library also provides the tools necessary
to empower visitors through computer access

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and training and workforce skills development
programs.

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The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
offers learning experiences that inspire visitors

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to better understand the world.

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Its exhibits reflect the biological, cultural,
paleontological and geological history of

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Oklahoma.

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Programs such as ExplorOlogy partner students
with scientists to experience real science

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in the field while Native American language
programs aid in the preservation and education

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of indigenous languages.

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The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts
rescues, translates and disseminates Yiddish

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books and broadens understanding of modern
Jewish literature and culture.

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The Center has saved more than one million
Yiddish volumes, often recovered at the last

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minute from homes, demolition sites and dumpsters,
and it has made its collection available online

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at no cost.

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This valuable resource, together with innovative
educational programs for students of all ages,

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is helping to introduce this once endangered
literature and culture to new generations.

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is proud to honor the outstanding winners

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of the 2014 National Medal for Museum and
Library Service.

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This presentation was created for the Institute
of Museum and Library Services by HISTORY.