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Wow this is really on how are you all
tonight it's great to have you here I'm

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Kip Matthew the director of IMLS so
welcome on behalf of the Iowa staff and

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board I'm delighted to welcome you to
the celebration of the 2019 National

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Medal for Museum and Library Services
and what a lovely day I hope you enjoyed

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the walk over here if you walked the
City is in full bloom it reminds me I

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actually started my career in a Natural
History Museum and did quite a bit of

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field work in very tropical environments
both in the US and Central America and I

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remember a time which is not unlike
summer in Washington where it was

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incredibly humid and I was doing field
work in a forest and I could barely

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breathe you know that oppressive
humidity and I was fighting it and I was

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going why are there all these plants and
so I can't even walk you know and I

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suddenly remembered my first biology
teacher who by the way you know also

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worked in a museum said you know plants
actually we have a wonderful

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relationship with plants they take in
the carbon dioxide that we exhale and we

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take in the oxygen that they produce and
it's a wonderful symbiotic relationship

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in a sense that we have with plants and
in a way I think the community work that

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we come here to celebrate today is also
a type of inner dependency and symbiosis

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that enables us to thrive as individuals
as well as ecosystems or systems if you

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will and really you know as I reflect as
we gather here every year museums and

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libraries and their communities really
are stewards of our common narratives

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and diverse collections across America
whether we're in California Connecticut

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Florida Idaho Rhode Island wherever we
are and as we gather here tonight in

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Washington we
also want to acknowledge the people who

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are of stewardess stewardess land
throughout generations today we

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celebrate the accomplishments of 10
outstanding institutions from across

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America these 10 metal institutions join
more than 200 museums and libraries that

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have received this honor over the years
the 2019 medalists include public and

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tribal libraries an inner University
Research Consortium and Native American

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Museum a Children's Museum an aquarium
and museums of regional history and

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civil rights as different as they may
seem

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at first glance the recipients of the
nation's highest honor for museums and

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libraries have one thing in common they
are vital community hubs they offer

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excellent programs and activities and
they have truly transformed the lives of

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the people that they serve at this time
I'd like to take just a few moments to

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thank a few people we're honored to have
members of the National Museum and

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Library Services Board with us in the
audience I continue to be incredibly

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grateful for their guidance our board
was key in the selection of the

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medalists as they are every year helping
us to identify the exemplary

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institutions we recognize today I'd like
to ask our board members to stand and be

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recognized

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I'd also like to welcome our guests from
Capitol Hill we will be hearing from

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Senator Jack Reed shortly but I'd also
like to recognize staff from various

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offices that are very supportive of our
museum and library's work we have Elyse

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here from Senator Reid's office and more
as well

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staff from senator Lamar Alexander's
office somewhere

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Tina Hyde Smith Lindsey Graham's office
David representative David prices office

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Steve Cohen's office representative
charlie Crist's office representative

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Scott Peters Senator Pat Murray's office
and Senator Pat Leahy office so again

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thanks to all of you for working
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and I know it's an incredibly busy time
as it always does this time of year so

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thanks for taking time out to join us to
celebrate the outstanding work of

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American libraries and museums the
National Medal reflects the work not

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only of those individuals receiving
that's honored today but rather the

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achievement of entire communities and
some of those community members are

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actually here with us and others we'll
be celebrating back home all across the

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country so I'd like to ask the museum
and library staff the winners board

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members community members and public
officials thank you for your leadership

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and if you could stand and be recognized
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and finally I'd like to recognize the
IMO a staff team imls every year we look

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forward to this opportunity to celebrate
the excellence of libraries and museums

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of all sizes and types it's really a joy
to review the applications and see the

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diversity of work happening across the
country a lot of hard work goes into

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making this awards program a success so
I'd like to give a round of applause for

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the staff at IMLS
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so now I have the great honor to

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introduce senator Jack Reed of Rhode
Island senator Reed is known for years

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of work on a bipartisan basis to help
make the federal government more

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efficient effective and responsive to
the people it serves in Rhode Island and

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nationwide a former Army Ranger Senator
Reid serves as ranking member of the

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Senate Armed Services Committee and is
an influential and senior member of the

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Senate Appropriations and banking
committees with much of his career

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focused on education Senator Reid has
worked for years in support of libraries

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museums and children's literacy
initiatives on the Senate Appropriations

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Committee he has successfully led
efforts to provide resourced resources

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to support public libraries school
libraries and other children's literacy

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initiatives as well as museums in the
annual appropriations laws Senator Reid

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has also authored the last three I want
to say three reauthorizations of the

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Museum and Library Services Act most
recently the Services Act of 2018 which

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provided reauthorization for the agency
and was signed into law on the very last

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day of the year

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so I'd like to welcome you and ask you

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to make a few remarks thank you

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well thank you very much kit not only
for those kind words but for your work

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and for your great team at the Institute
of Museum and Library Services your

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extraordinary multiplier in terms of
efforts to educate and to provide

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opportunity to all Americans everywhere
so thank you

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IMLS is not among the federal
government's largest agencies in terms

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of staff for funding but it does reach
nearly every community in America it

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helps build the capacity of local
libraries

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it helps museums and aquariums and
nature centers all of these to engage

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and educate and inspire their citizens
I am LS helps ensure that all

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communities have accessed the vital
tools for lifelong learning and tonight

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I'm so pleased to join you in
celebration of some of our country's

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most exceptional museums and libraries I
extend my congratulations to all ten

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medalists and I want to recognize my
colleagues from the house who will come

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later their staffs and the staffs my
colleagues in the Senate these staff

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people in particular they're the ones
that do the work in fact we have a rule

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in my office they do the work I get the
credit it's a great rule try it try it

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someday but the individual institutions
were honoring this evening our testament

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to the shared belief of all of us here
in the power of museums and libraries to

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bring people and communities together
and change lives you have different

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missions and different addresses diverse
population and needs but what you all

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have in common
is the way you strive to touch the lives

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of individuals empowering them with
skills and knowledge while strengthening

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and enhancing entire communities again
the noblest aspiration I think of this

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country it is a place for opportunity
for all and that sense of opportunity is

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captured by libraries museums throughout
this nation and thank you for that as

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Khitan indicated I have been working
very hard to provide the funding and the

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authors
to support museum libraries because I

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sincerely believe they are critical to
our success as a nation into the success

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of our fellow Americans in Rhode Island
it's a remarkable collection of men and

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women who lead our libraries do
extraordinary work and make

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extraordinary contributions and they are
duplicated fortunately throughout this

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entire country we are celebrating the
recent enactment as Kidd indicated of

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the Museum and Library Services Act I
was proud to author it I worked closely

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alongside my colleagues on both sides
the aisle to make sure it became law

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this law continues our tradition of
supporting our communities through the

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museums and libraries while trying to
look ahead and provide flexibility to

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respond to evolving demands and missions
for these vital institutions and to the

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IMLS and administrating the museum and
library programs I remember as a little

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kid climbing up the steps the Auburn
Public Library and crayons are allowed

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to get a book well guess what my 12 year
old daughter is not climbing up the

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steps to get a book she's going in there
to get a DVD or get on the computer or

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to do something I have no idea it's a
changing world and you're helping us

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stay ahead of those changes in helping
promote those changes we're also we want

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to increase funding for IMLS because the
mission you do can be done more it's a

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great investment this is one of those
programs which I believe is an

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investment not just spending this is an
investment and we were able last year to

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push through an increase of 11 million
dollars for the agency in fact that's

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over two years and kids spent as well

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we want to build on that momentum
because as I said again I think every

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dollar we commit to museums to do
libraries is a dollar well-spent

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it is indeed an investment but let me
again congratulate all the winners and

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to thank you for all you do to educate
all of our citizens and to make

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opportunity not just a word but a
reality an American reality for all of

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our citizens thank you very very much

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thank you so much Center to read and I
know you have to run back to work thank

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you for being here today and helping us
reflect on the important role that

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libraries and museums play and
communities across the country

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and now to better acquaint you with our
medalists we've prepared a short video

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highlighting the fantastic work of our
winners this year so I'd like to ask you

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to enjoy them each year the Institute of
Museum and Library Services recognizes

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the outstanding contributions of
America's libraries and museums the

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National Medal for Museum and Library
Service the nation's highest honor of

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its kind is 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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as San Diego County's first museum on an

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Indian Reservation dedicated to the
perpetuation and presentation of the

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local Kumi Ida cameo native culture the
Barona museum offers a unique

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educational journey for visitors of all
ages the museum's collection represents

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thousands of years of history some
objects dating as far back as 10,000

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years and it demonstrates the artistry
and skill of the hemispheres first

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inhabitants located in Gulfport Florida
the Gulfport Public Library serves a

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diverse community providing materials
information and services in order to

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support lifelong learning and the
sharing of resources the library is made

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serving that community a top priority
through its LGBTQ Resource Center the

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only of its kind in the state last year
alone the library hosted 17 LGBTQ

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related programs with 1,400 attendees
the library's excellent event and

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program attendants are a testament to
the strategic thought that goes into its

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program

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founded in 1962 the inter University
Consortium for political and social

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research icpsr in Ann Arbor Michigan is
one of the world's oldest and largest

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social science data archives icpsr is
housed within the University of

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Michigan's Institute for Social Research
and has almost 800 member institutions

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worldwide icpsr s mission is to advance
and expand social and behavioral

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research
acting is a global leader in data

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stewardship and providing rich data
resources and responsive educational

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opportunities for present and future
generations with an archive of more than

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a quarter million files and 10,000
studies in the Social and Behavioral

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Sciences icpsr holds the largest
collection of its kind everything from

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surveys and census data to social media
datasets geospatial data and crime

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statistics

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the rise of the Jamestown S'Klallam
library as a linchpin of the S'Klallam

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tribe social and cultural milieu began
hungry unlike many libraries whose role

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is to acquire materials for its
collection staff tribal families and

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other dedicated patrons helped create
large parts of the collection the

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Jamestown S'Klallam tribe library
specializes in materials by and about

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American Indians with a special focus on
the people of the northwest coast the

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library also offers programs to the
tribal community to grow

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self-sufficiency and digital literacy
and to enhance the general public's

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understanding of Native American issues
from robotics classes to ethnobotany

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the libraries program offerings aim to
bring the tribes history into the

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present and the future
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serving the fastest-growing city in
southern Idaho Meridian Library District

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focuses its efforts on enriching lives
igniting curiosity and cultivating

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connections from a shipping container
turned tiny library to a bicycle lending

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program a bookmobile and a full-featured
makerspace the library's branches are

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dynamic community centers that allow
Meridian residents to come together

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around shared goals and interests the
operating budget for the district isn't

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large but the collaborative energy of
its staff far exceeds its limited

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resources many know Memphis Tennessee is
Lorraine Motel as the location of one of

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the most tragic events in US history the
assassination of dr. Martin Luther King

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jr. from the ashes of this tragedy rose
the National Civil Rights Museum at the

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Lorraine Motel which chronicles key
episodes of the American Civil Rights

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Movement and examines today's global
civil and human rights issues provokes

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thoughtful debate and serves as a
catalyst for positive social change

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since opening in 1991 millions from
around the world have come including

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90,000 students annually
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the new Children's Museum is a new model
of Children's Museum whose mission is to

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stimulate imagination creativity and
critical thinking in children and

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families through inventive and engaging
experiences with contemporary art

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located downtown the museum collaborates
with contemporary artists to design and

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create art installations and educational
programs for children the museum brings

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families together in a rich educational
environment that fosters creativity

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blending the best elements of Children's
Museum's Contemporary Art Museum's

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and community resources

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steeped in local history the New Haven
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Connecticut became an anchor along with
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New Haven as envisioned by renowned
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Law Olmsted jr. the Ives memorial
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historic New Haven Green was dedicated
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city's most practical assets the
people's University from within those

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venerable walls and a tall branch
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opened in 2000 the Orange County
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formal Orange County Courthouse in the
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that historic space provides the
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dedication to telling the history of a
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itinerant nature of the tourism industry
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engaging its diverse community in local
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Center's important role in memorializing
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by exhibiting and caring for animals and
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thousands of species almost all are
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aquarium a chance to educate the public
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replicate native aquatic ecosystems in
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educational outreach with a series of
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organizations devoted to taking on tough
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erosion due to sea level rise the
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congratulate these organizations on
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communities and serving as catalysts for
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and institutions and communities and how
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happening is is really impressive so at
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of the 2019 IMLS national medals for
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welcome to the stage Saeed showed Murray
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our board who will introduce the
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thank you I'm sorry chattering and I'm
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National Board of Museum and Library
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medals to the 10 museums and libraries
represented here today the National

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Medal of Museum and Library Service
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of museums and libraries it showcases
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able to make a profound difference in
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have invited members of each medalists
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showcase the value and impact of these
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recipient this evening is the Barona
cultural center and Museum located on

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the Barona banded Mission Indians
reservation in San Diego County the

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museum is dedicated to the preservation
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de gallo language and culture by sharing
artifacts photographs and stories the

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borona museum educate visitors about the
history and the living cultures of the

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indigenous populations of southern
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is a tribal elder and one of less than a
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the native language he pea which means
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language classes at the museum and
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committee Patrick has been crucial in
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dictionary working with a linguist to
document this endangered language for

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future generations accepting the award
for the Burano culture center and museum

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our director and curator Laurie Egan
Headley and community member

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dr. Cora
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our next Mount national medal recipient
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Florida one of the little art library's
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ports large LGBTQ community unique in
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Resource Center provides a large and
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hundreds of attendees and a cohort of
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LGBTQ Resource Center has become an
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libraries have always been a central
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susan serves as a chair of the library
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Resource Center committee susan says
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dedicated commitment of staff to the
library's programs and patrons the

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Gulfport Public Library gave me a
familiar place to connect with others

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who care deeply about books literacy and
their community accepting the award for

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the Gulfport Public Library our
librarian director Dave Mather

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community member Susan gore
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our next medal winner is the inter
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social research at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor icpsr it's a

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national leader in the collection
preservation and curation of large data

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sets and empowers people to explore its
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summer program in quantitative methods
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for rigorous hands-on training in
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methodologies and data analysis
John Lovato has served as an icpsr

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intern and a dated curator for the
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justice data and Resource Center from
minority data he credits icpsr and its

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many programs for helping him pursue his
passion in sociology John is currently a

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PhD candidate at the University of
Washington where he specializes in crime

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law deviance and gender John's research
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sociological and a criminal logical lens
accepting the award for icpsr our

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director Margaret levenshtein and
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we are now pleased to recognize the
Jamestown S'Klallam tribe a library in

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Sequim Washington the library is a key
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cultural environment thus qalam our
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lost so the library engaged with
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aspect of the tribes culture in weekly
classes participants play cards cart

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play card games and take plant walks
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celeste de Becque is a Jamestown
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raised in Sequim the traditional
territory of her tribe celeste has been

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involved with the slalom tribe since
1985 serving on the Higher Education

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Committee and Economic Development
Authority board celeste has extensively

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used and promoted the resources at the
Jamestown S'Klallam tribe Elle tribal

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library in her work with tribal staff
and the local community her current

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project the Cheech Mahon interpretive
trail is a walking cycling and driving

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trail through Port Townsend that will
tell the story of the relationship

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between early settlers and the slalom
people in the mid 19th century accepting

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the award for Jamestown S'Klallam tribe
rail library our tribal vice-chair Liz

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Muller and community members les tae
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our next winner is the Meridian Library
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develops its programming based on
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youth seniors small businesses and those
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the art of beekeeping the library
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philosophy through embedded
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services to the community within the
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visiting farmers markets and community
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programs to low-income neighborhoods in
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Greg Coons has used the resources at its
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use a large format color printer and
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reality
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has even changed his retirement planning
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ventures Greg says MLD has created an
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have been so inspired that I not only
bring my grandchildren often to let them

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play in the library but I have
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the MLD has altered the arc of my life
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of others and will may help make my
community a better place to live

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accepting the award for the Meridian
library district our library director

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Gretchen Cassidy and on behalf of Greg
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we now recognize the National Civil
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Memphis Tennessee located at the site of
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Dr Martin Luther King jr. the museum
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civil rights movement the National Civil
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present day
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rights issues with youth engagement as a
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Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges to lead
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children and educators can receive free
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and entertainment Memphis native and
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is a founding member in the chair of the
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306 which engages civic minded young
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preserving the legacy of dr. King she
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events that engage the next generation
in the history and future of social

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activism accepting the award for the
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Lorraine Motel our museum president
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traveese Chapman
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now we turn to the new Children's Museum
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the museum partners with contemporary
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that children can touch and play on and
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activities for families informed by the
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and education resort research the museum
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create Rahzel xavier is a san diego
artist that has been inspired by an

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inspirational to the new Children's
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workshops at the Museum as well in in
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places set the team the theme for mass
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as for a temporary installation in the
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Rahzel speaks of the museum as not just
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that is mindful all of children she says
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space of shared happiness
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skills and talents outside of her
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professor and to reflect on our goals as
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accepting the award for the new
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executive director and CEO and community
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our next national medal winner is a New
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steeped in local history the library has
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dedication over a hundred years ago
today visitors to the history historic

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main branch experience a bustling hub of
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featuring services and Technology for
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nonprofit leaders born and raised in
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Nilda a Pont de moved to New Haven with
her family in 2003 after visiting her

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brother there the library became a space
where Nilda and her children could come

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and participate in community events and
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credits the library for making her and
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Nilda now serves as a community
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neighborhood for the libraries
Partnership Program with the Long Wharf

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Theatre accepting the award for the New
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Brogan City librarian and director and
community member Nilda upon tank

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our next medal recipient is the Orange

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County Regional History Center in
Florida housed in a restored 1927

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courthouse in downtown Orlando the
museum is devoted to engaging its

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diverse community in local culture past
and present while telling the unique

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history of the region an annual exhibit
memorializing the victims of the tragic

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pulse nightclub shooting has gained the
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response collecting techniques when Dana
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with her family in 2006 she didn't
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History Center would have on their lives
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two daughters participate in the
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activities her eldest daughter loves the
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hopes to become a tour guide there one
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County Regional History Center our
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Michael Perkins and community member
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okay last but certainly not least we
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Charleston the aquarium teaches the
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through its native species collection
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loggerhead sea turtle named kureta or
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initiative for coastal education served
to educate communities about key

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environmental issues the aquarium has
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science education curriculum providing
resource kits for teachers and traveling

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around the state visiting schools with a
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Tammy Canada am I saying that right okay
Tammy Canada a third grade teacher at

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Mountain View Elementary School has
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chaperones through the aquarium she's
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partner since the aquariums opening
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Carolina aquarium inspires visitors and
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learners to share and multiply what they
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world she has seen firsthand the spark
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accepting the award for the South
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president and CEO and community member
Tammy Canada

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congratulations to all 10 of these
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National Medal for Museum and Library
Service

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[Applause]

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thank you so much - and Syed I
appreciate that and again one more round

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of applause that's truly impressive

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so thank you for joining us today to
celebrate the amazing work of these

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institutions and the communities that
they partner with across the country I'd

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like to join ask you all to join us for
a reception just through the doors and I

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will ask that the guests from our metal
winners would stay seated so we can do

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some group photographs and then you can
go out and enjoy the refreshments so

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thank you all I really again appreciate
your being here

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[Music]

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[Music]