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Did you know one in five adults
in the US has limited

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information literacy skills?

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This means they have trouble
finding, judging and using

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information in their daily
lives.

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The Institute of Museum and
Library Services Information

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Literacy Initiative wants to
change that by providing

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resources and training to
support library and museum

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professionals in their work to
close information literacy gaps

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in their communities.

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I'm excited to tell you more
about the many new tools and

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resources created for this
effort, But first, I think it's

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important to highlight the
journey that has LED us here.

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The United States Congress and
the White House, in a bipartisan

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effort, asked IMLS to explore
ways to improve information

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literacy in our country.

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Guided by an Information
Literacy Task Force comprised of

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federal agencies, we set out to
help confront the challenges

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faced by people of all ages of a
lack of information literacy in

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many areas, from health and
finance to civic engagement and

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public safety.

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Library and museum professionals
play a key role in advancing

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information literacy in the
United States.

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After all, they are trusted
educators in communities, and

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they have a deep understanding
of community needs and

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priorities.

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That is why IMLS is teaming up
with local libraries and museums

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to offer financial, health, and
digital learning opportunities

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for communities.

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The resources range from simple,
shareable pieces like a

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checklist on how to recognize
real versus fake information

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online to comprehensive lesson
plans for facilitating in person

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or virtual trainings.

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There are also tips on how to
recruit local experts for

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trainings.

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We know the critical role
Library Museum professionals

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have in closing information
literacy gaps in communities,

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and this initiative is meant to
support them in the important

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work that they do every day.

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By fostering information
literacy, we are empowering

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people to find, evaluate, and
use information and apply

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skillful judgments to make
decisions as they address their

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daily needs.

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So please join us in this
information literacy journey

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toward building strong, healthy,
and more equitable communities.