[tblc-diversity] IMLS request...

[Carol Ann Borchert (REF)]

Here is the information about the IMLS request for libraries to send
information about what we've been doing in response to the Sept. 11
crisis.  This came up at the SIG meeting on Friday when Kurt passed around
some bibliographies that the Hillsborough Talking Books Library created.

Carol Ann

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IMLS Request

A primary focus of grant-making at the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) is supporting libraries and museums in their role as
community resources.   Lately there have been stories from museums and
libraries throughout the United States that underscore their importance as
centers for community engagement and support. If you have a story to tell
about a museum or library that has responded to our national crises in
some special way, IMLS would like to hear from you.

Using their special expertise to listen to communities and respond to
their needs, many museums and libraries are taking special action. These
responses include providing a safe haven where individuals and families
can connect with others, offering resources that give context for
understanding for children and adults, or providing environments where
people may retreat into work, beauty, literature, entertainment, projects
or hobbies.  Perhaps most importantly we have heard that an open museum or
library is a reassuring sign of normalcy and a stabilizing force in
communities across the country.

IMLS would like to be able to highlight ways in which libraries and
museums have responded.  Please send responses to Mamie Bittner, Director
of Legislative and Public Affairs at mbittner@imls.gov.

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Carol Ann Borchert                      phone: (813) 974-3901
Reference Librarian		        email: borchert@lib.usf.edu
University of South Florida		FAX:   (813) 974-9875
Tampa Campus Library			http://www.lib.usf.edu/~borchert

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