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IMLS PRESS RELEASES

"Save America's Treasures" Awards $14.5 Million in Federal Grants
- October 12, 2004
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PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Award-Winning Authors at National Book Festival's Pavilion of the States
- October 6, 2004
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Deadline Extended for Museums in Declared Disaster Areas: Conservation Project Support Program
- September 28, 2004
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IMLS Awards over $32 Million to Nation's Museums and Libraries in Third and Final Grant Round for FY2004
- September 28, 2004
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$479,947 Awarded for Library Service for Native Hawaiians
- September 24, 2004
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$13.8 Million Awarded to Advance Innovation and Public Service at Nation's Museums and Libraries
- September 21, 2004
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Largest Federal Funding Program for Museums Awards $16.4 Million in Grants to Museums from Art to Zoo
- September 21, 2004
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Native American Communities Receive $1.7 Million for Library Enhancements
- September 21, 2004
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CPB and IMLS Create Partnership for a Nation of Learners
- September 21, 2004
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IMLS Announces National Research Study on the Future of Libriarans in the Workforce
- September 21, 2004
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IMLS Director Robert Martin Leads U.S. Delegation to International Meeting of Government Cultural Leaders
- August 30, 2004
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IMLS Calls for Comments on New Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Grant Program
- August 19, 2004
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Heritage Health Index: A Historic Opportunity in Mailboxes Now
- August 5, 2004
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IMLS Calls for Comments on New Museum Grant Program
- August 5, 2004
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IMLS Launches Second Technology and Digitization Survey
- July 22, 2004
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IMLS Seeks Comments on Impact of Museum and Library Services Analysis
- July 15, 2004
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IMLS Awards over $19 Million to Nation's Museums and Libraries in Second Grant Round for FY2004
- July 15, 2004
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Over $1 Million in Federal Grants for Continuing Education and Training Programs for Librarians
- July 13, 2004
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Over $2.2 Million in Federal Grants to Museums Working with Community Organizations
- July 13, 2004
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Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Library Service for Native Americans
- July 13, 2004
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Over $14.7 Million to Recruit New Librarians for 21st Century
- July 13, 2004
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President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate Seven Citizens to Serve on National Museum and Library Services Board
- June 23, 2004
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IMLS Requests Proposals for Online Library and Museum Course; Course will train personnel to plan and evaluate outcomes-based projects
- June 2, 2004
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New Digital Library on Civil Rights Movement Launches on Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary
- May 17, 2004
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IMLS Happenings at ALA Orlando
- Updated June 15, 2004
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IMLS Director and key agency officials take part in Museum Association Meetings in New Orleans, May 3-9
- April 30, 2004
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NISO, IMLS Announce Update of Framework for Good Digital Collections
- April 30, 2004
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IMLS Awards More than $2 Million to Museums for Critical Conservation
- April 27, 2004
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144 Museums Receive Federal Grants for Improved Operations, Collections, and Community Relations
- April 27, 2004
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119 Museums Nationwide Receive over $800,000 in Federal Grants for Conservation of Resources
- April 27, 2004
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IMLS Updates National Leadership Grant Program
New structure helps libraries and museums better serve their communities

- April 26, 2004
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IMLS Offers New Funding Opportunity for Museums
National Leadership Grants will Support Museum Research and Demonstration Grants

- April 26, 2004
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IMLS Institutes New Deadline Dates for Fiscal Year 2005
- April 26, 2004
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Watch Your Inbox-Heritage Health Index Survey Begins in July
- April 13, 2004
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$15 million in Preservation Grants Available
Save America's Treasures 6th Year

- April 12, 2004
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Request for Proposals for National Study on the Future of Librarians in the Workforce
- April 6, 2004
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Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards over $157 Million to State Libraries: Libraries will use federal funds to create and sustain a nation of learners
- March 16, 2004
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Public Libraries Are Key to Providing Digital Opportunity for All
- February 25, 2004
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About the IMLS National Awards for Museum and Library Service
- February 24, 2004
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President Bush Requests $32 Million Budget Increase for Institute of Museum and Library Services
- February 5, 2004
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FY 2004 Appropriations Bill Increases Funding for Institute of Museum and Library Services
- January 30, 2004
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Laura Bush Presents National Awards for Museum and Library Service: Announces increase in President’s FY 05 budget for IMLS
- January 23, 2004
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Institute of Museum and Library Services Director Robert S. Martin
To Advance Role of Museum and Libraries at First Ever World Summit on the Information Society

- December 4, 2003
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IMLS Launches Online Project Planning Tutorial
- May 8, 2003
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Applicants for Federal Grants Need a DUNS Number Data Universal Numbering System
- Updated August 3, 2003
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spacer image used to assist interfaceMuseums, Libraries and Learning ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, "Charting the Landscape/Mapping New Paths: Museums, Libraries and K-12", Washington, DC, August 30, 2004
spacer image used to assist interfaceDeveloping Knowledge Societies: Empowering Culture and Strengthening Learning in the Digital Age” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, Organization of American States, Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities, National Arts Center, Mexico City, August 23, 2004
spacer image used to assist interfaceBuilding a Twenty-first Century Learning Society: Transforming Where, How and When We Learn ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Symposium: Learning and Libraries, Brookings Institution, April 13, 2004
spacer image used to assist interfaceLibraries, Museums, And Nations Of Learners: New Opportunities For The Knowledge Society ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, RSIS Education Session, December 9, 2003
spacer image used to assist interfaceBuilding Knowledge Societies ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, UNESCO High Level Symposium, December 9, 2003
spacer image used to assist interfaceKeeping Good Company: A Vindication of Collaboration.” Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, - "Consorting with the Future: Issues and Opportunities for Consortia of Academic, Research, and Special Collections Libraries," A Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Symposium, December 3, 2003
spacer image used to assist interfaceCultural Policies in Knowledge Societies: the United States of America ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, October 10, 2003
spacer image used to assist interfaceLibraries and Learners in the Twenty-first Century ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Cora Paul Bomar Lecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, April 5, 2003
spacer image used to assist interfaceBeyond Advocacy: Building Community Partnerships in the New Century ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, WHCLIST Preconference, Houston, April 1, 2003
spacer image used to assist interface25th Museum Services Act” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Capitol Hill, June 26, 2002
spacer image used to assist interface25th Museum Services Act” - Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Chairman, National Museum Services Board, Capitol Hill, June 26, 2002
spacer image used to assist interfaceBlurring the Boundaries of Cultural Institutions” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Washington, DC, June 26, 2002
spacer image used to assist interfaceThe Role of Libraries in Lifelong Learning” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island, April 19, 2002
spacer image used to assist interfaceCollaborating to serve a Nation of Learners” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, New England Archivists Conference, March 23, 2002
spacer image used to assist interfaceBlurring the Boundaries:Collaborating to serve a Nation of Learners ” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, OCLC Research Library Director's Conference Dublin, Ohio, March 4, 2002
spacer image used to assist interfaceThe 21st Century Learner Conference: Welcoming Remarks” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, The 21st The 21st Century Learner Conference, November 7, 2001
spacer image used to assist interfaceReturning to the Center: Libraries, Knowledge, and Education” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Colorado Library Association, October 29, 2001
spacer image used to assist interfaceThe Federal Role in Developing Libraries in the United States: Opportunities for Collaboration” - Dr. Robert S. Martin, Director, Second China U.S. Conference on Libraries, August 12, 2001

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