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each year the Institute of Museum and
Library Services recognizes the

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outstanding contributions of America's
libraries and museums the National Medal

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for Museum and Library Service the
nation's highest honor of its kind is

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awarded to five libraries and five
museums that have demonstrated

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excellence in their programs and
services these institutions open doors

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to enable lifelong learning they
increase access to information and ideas

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and they improve the well-being of the
communities they serve this year's

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national medal winners are using their
partnerships and resources to create new

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opportunities all across the country
IMLS is proud to honor the contributions

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of the ten organizations that embody the
power of museums and libraries to

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positively transform the lives of
individuals families and communities

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located in the Mile High City the
Children's Museum of Denver at Martha

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Coe campus creates extraordinary
experiences for Denver's youngest

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residents and their grown-ups the museum
offers educational opportunities to

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children of all ages as attendance and
programming has increased so has the

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museum's commitment to access for all
through strong community partnerships

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the museum has become accessible to
Colorado's most at-risk populations

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minimizing barriers to ensure all
families can enjoy the wonders and joy

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of play located in the thriving Midwest
metropolis of Rochester Minnesota the

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Rochester Public Library is a place
where aspiration ideas and knowledge

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converged to enrich lives the library's
caring culture is at the center of

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everything they do the library creates
safe spaces for marginalized youth and

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families and prepares people from
underrepresented populations to serve on

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community boards through its commitment
to dynamic and innovative programs the

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library champions all its residents and
sparks positive community change known

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as the pass
El Paso Texas is a unique border

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community that shares the u.s. border
with Juarez Mexico the only accredited

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art museum in a two
mile radius the El Paso Museum of Art

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promotes cultural cohesion by providing
an engaging forum for artistic dialogue

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across borders through its art school
the museum helps budding artists members

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of the military community children and
adults learn to express the realities of

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life on the border through art serving
the traditionally working-class

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neighborhoods of Reading Pennsylvania
the reading Public Library is a

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cherished and valued part of a community
the library is dedicated to meeting the

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informational educational and
recreational needs of library users

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today the library goes beyond its walls
holding community events to address

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issues that affect reading in this way
the reading Public Library continues

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serving as a library for the future for
its community members to prepare for the

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50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit
riots the Detroit Historical Society

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wanted to ensure that as many Detroit
stories as possible

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would be included in their commemorative
exhibit the resulting project Detroit 67

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looking back to move forward shifted
focus from a tumultuous time in

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Detroit's history to a community
engagement project representing the

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multi-faceted Detroit community the
project encouraged Detroiters to look

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back on a divisive time in history while
simultaneously urging the community to

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move forward together in promoting a
positive future the Pueblo City County

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Library District in Colorado is
experiencing of golden age the library's

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vision books and beyond Drive staff to
create innovative programming and

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services that respond to community needs
through its all Pueblo reads program the

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whole family is invited to celebrate
literacy the library also believes in a

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community librarianship approach to
service library professionals are

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embedded into the community helping to
serve pueblos populations and their

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diverse needs the history museum at the
castle preserves the history of Appleton

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and Fox Cities in northeastern Wisconsin
the museum strives to make local history

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more honest in
gauging by telling stories that include

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historically overlooked segments of the
community the museum and its staff

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tackles sometimes difficult chapters of
the Fox city's history

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helping today's residents better
understand themselves by understanding

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their past situated in the heart of
picturesque Georgetown Texas the

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Georgetown public library aspires to
engage enlighten and empower its

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community through a host of services for
patrons at all stages of life the

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library's Community Resource Coordinator
helps patrons get the social services

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they need to thrive by partnering with a
multitude of interracial multicultural

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and multi-ethnic groups the library
promotes civic dialogue that brings the

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community together through meaningful
conversation whether it's supporting

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college students or supplementing
elementary school curricula around the

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state the University of Oregon's Museum
of natural and cultural history has

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become a one-of-a-kind experience for
the Pacific Northwest in 2015

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the museum established a statewide
education outreach program that brings

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hands-on science learning into
classrooms and libraries this program

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has widened access and emphasized the
importance of stem to more than 19,000

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students and families across Oregon for
nearly 100 years

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the Orange County Library System based
in Orlando Florida has served as a safe

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haven and partner for its diverse and
dynamic population library staff prides

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themselves on their ability to serve the
urgent needs of their residents many of

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whom have emigrated from their home
countries to escape crisis in hopes of

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finding a better future with a goal of
lifting up the community and responding

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to its needs through education and
service Orange County Library doesn't

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just run a library they change lives the
Institute of Museum and Library Services

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congratulate these organizations on
their successes in transforming their

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communities and serving as catalysts for
positive change