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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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as San Diego County's first museum on an
Indian Reservation dedicated to the

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perpetuation and presentation of the
local Kumi Ida Gallo native culture the

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Barona museum offers a unique
educational journey for visitors of all

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ages the museum's collection represents
thousands of years of history some

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objects dating as far back as 10,000
years and it demonstrates the artistry

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and skill of the hemispheres first
inhabitants located in Gulfport Florida

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the Gulfport Public Library serves a
diverse community providing materials

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information and services in order to
support lifelong learning and the

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sharing of resources the library has
made serving that community a top

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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

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Consortium for political and social
research icpsr in Ann Arbor Michigan is

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one of the world's oldest and largest
social science data archives icpsr is

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housed within the University of
Michigan's Institute for Social Research

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and has almost 800 member institutions
worldwide icpsr s mission is to advance

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and expand social and behavioral
research

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acting is a global leader in data
stewardship and providing rich data

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resources and responsive educational
opportunities for present and future

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generations with an archive of more than
a quarter million files and 10,000

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studies in the Social and Behavioral
Sciences icpsr holds the largest

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collection of its kind everything from
surveys and census data to social media

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datasets geospatial data and crime
statistics

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the rise of the Jamestown S'Klallam
library as a lynchpin of the score alum

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tribes social and cultural milieu began
humbly

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unlike many libraries whose role is to
acquire materials for its collection

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staff tribal families and other
dedicated patrons helped create large

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parts of the collection the Jamestown
S'Klallam tribe Oh library specializes

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in materials by and about American
Indians with a special focus on the

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people of the northwest coast the
library also offers programs to the

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tribal community to grow
self-sufficiency and digital literacy

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and to enhance the general public's
understanding of Native American issues

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from robotics classes to ethnobotany the
libraries program offerings aim to bring

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the tribes history into the present and
the future

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serving the fastest-growing city in

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southern Idaho Meridian Library District
focuses its efforts on enriching lives

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igniting curiosity and cultivating
connections from a shipping container

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turned tiny library to a bicycle lending
program a bookmobile and a full-featured

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makerspace the library's branches are
dynamic community centers that allow

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Meridian residents to come together
around shared goals and interests the

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operating budget for the district isn't
large but the collaborative energy of

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its staff far exceeds its limited
resources many know Memphis Tennessee is

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Lorraine Motel as the location of one of
the most tragic events in US history

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the assassination of dr. Martin Luther
King jr. from the ashes of this tragedy

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rose the National Civil Rights Museum at
the Lorraine Motel which chronicles key

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episodes of the American civil rights
movement and examines today's global

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civil and human rights issues provokes
thoughtful debate and serves as a

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catalyst for positive social change
since opening in 1991 millions from

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around the world have come including
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
free public library in New Haven

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Connecticut became an anchor along with
the train station in the 1910 plan for

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New Haven as envisioned by renowned
architects Cass Gilbert and Frederick

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Law Olmstead jr. the Ives memorial
library strategically situated on the

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historic New Haven Green was dedicated
in 1911 and recognized as one of the

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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
locations patrons encounter library

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staff and services that are relentlessly
forward-thinking

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opened in 2000 the Orange County

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Regional History Center occupies the
former Orange County Courthouse in the

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heart of downtown Orlando operating in
that historic space provides the

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foundation for the History Center's
dedication to telling the history of a

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region that can seem dominated by the
itinerant nature of the tourism industry

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community members and visitors who make
their way into downtown Orlando

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encounter an institution devoted to
engaging its diverse community in local

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culture past and present the History
Center's important role in memorializing

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the 2016 pulse nightclub shooting has
also helped to instill trust from the

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community

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the South Carolina Aquarium in

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Charleston South Carolina seeks to
inspire conservation of the natural

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world
by exhibiting and caring for animals and

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through education and research among its
thousands of species almost all are

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native to South Carolina giving the
aquarium a chance to educate the public

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about the biodiversity of the region and
replicate native aquatic ecosystems in

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addition the aquarium extends its
educational outreach with a series of

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partnerships with conservation
organizations devoted to taking on tough

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environmental issues such as coastal
erosion due to sea level rise the

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Institute of Museum and Library Services
congratulate these organizations on

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their successes and transforming their
communities and serving as catalysts for

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positive change
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