Creating a Nation of Learners

HIGHLIGHTS: OCT 1, 2012 – SEPT 30, 2013

FY 2013 

Annual Report
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It is a pleasure to present the 2013 annual report for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). 

As you will read, 2013 was a banner year for IMLS. Those who do not know this agency well are sometimes 

surprised and amazed to learn about all that we do.

We are the U.S. government agency charged with supporting all types of libraries: public, academic, 

research, and tribal, and all types of museums from art and history museums to botanic gardens, aquariums, 

science and technology centers, children’s museums and zoos. With support from the U.S. Congress and the 

Administration, we inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and 

civic engagement through grant making, research, policy development and national partnerships.

In 2013, the agency’s work was celebrated at the White House and on Capitol Hill. We drew national and 

international attention with reports and research. Working at the national level and in partnership with state 

and local organizations, we helped to further education, cultural preservation, early learning, and workforce 

development. And, we made grants in every state and territory to help libraries and museums better serve 

the American public. 

This report provides many examples of how we meet our high priority goals: helping museums and libraries 

offer engaging learning experiences, enabling them to be strong community anchors, aiding in the care of 

museum and library collections, and promoting use of technology to increase access to content.

We are fortunate that the U.S. is home to 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums, and at IMLS we are 

honored to help these institutions provide exemplary public service to millions of lifelong learners each year.

Sincerely,

Susan H. Hildreth

Director

From the Director

CONTENTS

Grants ....................................... 2

Learning.................................... 4

Community ................................ 6

Content ..................................... 8

Convening/Sharing................... 10

Celebration.............................. 12

Research................................. 14

Accountability ......................... 16

IMLS Team .............................. 17
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In addition to $150,000,000 in grants to every state for library services, 

IMLS awarded 590 grants totaling more than $53,000,000 through 

its competitive programs for libraries and museums. IMLS competitive 

grants are awarded in consultation with hundreds of library and museum 

professionals who review grant applications.

FY 2013 TOTALS

A complete list of grantees, descriptions of projects, 

feature stories, sample application narratives, and 

more can be found at www.imls.gov. 

Grants

FY 2013 MUSEUM GRANT DISTRIBUTION

Museum Grant Applications

Awarded

Not Awarded

Museum Grant Distribution

$0 – $10,000

$10,001 – $100,000

$100,001 – $1,000,000

$1,000,001 – $4,000,000
FY 2013 LIBRARY GRANTS TO STATES DISTRIBUTION

FY 2013 LIBRARY DISCRETIONARY GRANT DISTRIBUTION

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CA

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NV

NM

CO

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FL

ND

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WI

MO

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AL GA

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NY

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KY

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Grants to States Program Allotment

$0 – $1,500,000

$1,500,001 – $3,000,000

$3,000,001 – $6,500,000

$6,500,001 – $16,000,000 HI

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Library Grant Applications

Awarded

Not Awarded

Library Grant Distribution

$0 – $10,000

$10,001 – $100,000

$100,001 – $1,000,000

$1,000,001 – $4,000,000
IMLS places the learner at the center and supports 

engaging experience in libraries and museums that 

prepare people to be full participants in their local 

communities and our global society.

Learning

IMLS and the MacArthur Foundation announced a second round of 

grants in a national competition to design 21st century “learning labs” 

in museums and libraries. The 12 winners—five museums and seven 

libraries—received a total of $1.2 million in grants to plan and design the 

labs. Inspired by digital teen spaces in libraries and innovations in science 

and technology centers, these labs will help young people move beyond 

consuming content to making and creating it. 

Working with the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, IMLS published 

a ground-breaking report, Growing Young Minds: How Museums and 

Libraries Create Lifelong Learners. The report was unveiled at the 

Anacostia Library in Washington, D.C. with IMLS partners the Department 

of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The 

report calls upon policymakers, practitioners, and parents to make full use 

of libraries and museums, and the skills and talents of those who work 

in them, to close knowledge and opportunity gaps and give all children a 

strong start in learning. In 2013, IMLS made $4.3 million in grants for 

early learning programming in libraries and museums; this builds upon 

the $2.5 million announced in 2012.

NOVEMBER 2012

JUNE 2013

The IMLS-supported makerspace at the Chicago Public Library was 

unveiled during the annual meeting of the American Library Association. 

Interest in makerspaces is skyrocketing and casting libraries and 

museums as places where people young and old can pursue technical 

and engineering-oriented activities such as electronics, robotics, and 3D 

printing, as well as traditional metalworking, woodworking, and arts and 

crafts, in a creative, collaborative environment. 

JULY 2013

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The report, Growing Young Minds: How Museums and 

Libraries Create Lifelong Learners, provides dozens 

of examples and identifies 10 key ways libraries and 

museums are supporting young children.

AUGUST 2013 PROJECT PROFILE

PLAY THE PAST: REINVENTING THE 

FIELDTRIP FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

With IMLS funding, and in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–

Madison’s Games Learning Society, the Minnesota Historical Society is 

using mobile and web technology to create self-directed, personalized, 

responsive fieldtrip experiences.

Grantee: Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN

Grant Program: National Leadership Grants for Museums

JULY 2013

LEARNING GRANTS

In FY 2013, IMLS awarded $78.3 million in grants 

to support lifelong learning.

The winners of the National STEM Video Challenge were announced by 

the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. IMLS is a partner 

in this initiative, which is a response to President Obama’s Educate to 

Innovate Campaign. The Challenge is designed to motivate interest in 

STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural 

passion for playing and making video games, while at the same time 

developing such skills as systems thinking, problem solving, iterative 

design, and digital media literacy.

As part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Google+ Hangouts 

on Air, IMLS highlighted museum and library programs that support 

science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) learning for the 

U.S. Congressional STEAM Caucus.

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IMLS promotes museums and libraries as strong 

community anchors that enhance civic engagement, 

cultural opportunities, and economic vitality.

Community

IMLS and partner, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, launched an 

effort to analyze how museums and libraries contribute to comprehensive 

community revitalization efforts. We will be analyzing existing cases and 

reporting back on best practices and strategies.

MARCH 2013

JUNE 2013

MAY 2013

IMLS published What Works: Practical Tips for Let’s Move! Museums 

and Gardens. Visits to museums and gardens are high-impact learning 

opportunities with the power to make a difference in children’s lives and 

their futures. Museums and gardens in every state, more than 600 of 

them, are now part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative, providing 

exhibits, programs and food service options that support healthy eating 

and physical activity.

Recognizing that 28 million Americans used a library computer for health 

information in one year, IMLS partnered with the U.S. Health and Human 

Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to help libraries access 

the online resources and community connections they need to meet 

patrons’ health information needs. More than 1,000 library professionals 

participated in a series of webinars in 2013.

JULY 2013

IMLS Director Susan H. Hildreth and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas signed a memorandum of 

understanding to work together to support local libraries services to new 

immigrants. Recent research shows that more than 55 percent of people 

who immigrated to the United States within the last 15 years use the 

public library at least once a week. More mock naturalization interviews 

take place at public libraries than at any other community institution.
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and IMLS 

Director Susan H. Hildreth sign an agreement 

during the American Library Association meeting. 

FEBRUARY 2013 PROJECT PROFILE

AN AMERICAN FUTURE: LIBRARY SERVICE 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH

Liberty’s Promise, an immigrant youth service organization, teamed with 

the Fairfax County Public Library system to create an internship program 

that delivered benefits for the library, the interns, and the community.

Grantee: Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax, VA

Grant Program: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

AUGUST 2013

IMLS launched a partnership with the Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau to help libraries and museums access and use financial 

education tools. The IMLS partnership with the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training Administration continues to encourage 

partnerships between America’s Job Centers and public libraries to 

support workforce development and small business.

The FCC estimates that more than 60 million people lack the digital 

literacy skills they need. Our work on digital communities reached an 

important milestone when WebJunction released an IMLS-supported State 

Library Guidebook: Support for Digital Literacy in Public Libraries to help 

libraries explore potential state-level investments and partnerships that 

advance digital literacy efforts.

SEPTEMBER 2013

COMMUNITY GRANTS

In FY 2013, IMLS awarded $58.4 million in grants to 

support museums and libraries as strong community anchors.

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IMLS promotes exemplary stewardship of museum and 

library collections and promotes the use of technology to 

facilitate discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage.

IMLS awarded a grant to the Northeast Document Conservation Center 

(NEDCC) for a system to digitize audio recordings from obsolete formats. 

The new NEDCC service is expected to be available by spring of 2014. 

JUNE 2013

The Digging Into Data Challenge made big news when Lancet published 

the results of a supported study that revealed that ancient mummies had 

clogged arteries too! IMLS is one of ten research funders representing 

Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States 

supporting the Digging Into Data Challenge to explore how “big data” 

changes the research landscape for the humanities and social sciences.

IMLS and the Library of Congress announced 10 candidates for the 

inaugural class of the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) 

program. Residents will attend an intensive two-week digital stewardship 

workshop at the Library of Congress and work on a specialized project at 

one of 10 host institutions in the Washington, D.C. area, including the 

Library of Congress.

JANUARY 2013

MARCH 2013

Content
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U.S. Delegation at the Signing Ceremony for 

the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to 

Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, 

Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled

JANUARY 2013 PROJECT PROFILE

ANCIENT MAMMOTH, NEWFOUND 

PALEONTOLOGICAL PRIDE

Dee, a Columbian Mammoth, was 65 to 70 when he died approximately 

11,600 years ago. In 2010, Dee was reborn as the centerpiece of a major 

Ice Age exhibit at the Tate Geological Museum.

Grantee: Tate Geological Museum at Casper College, Casper, WY

Grant Program: Museums for America

JULY 2013

IMLS took an active role as part of the United States interagency 

delegation to WIPO, which negotiated a historic multilateral treaty that 

will oblige all nations to establish copyright exceptions for people with 

print disabilities. As importantly, the treaty will increase the international 

exchange of accessible-format copies of published works. This will be of 

particular interest to Americans seeking access to published works in a 

variety of languages

Also in July, IMLS announced an award to Heritage Preservation to 

conduct a second Heritage Health Index. The original survey, conducted 

nearly 10 years ago, was the first comprehensive study to assess the 

condition of U.S. collections. The study found that 4.8 billion artifacts 

held in public trust were at risk and that 190 million were in need of care. 

The second survey will explore digital preservation and particularly how 

creating digital surrogates may reduce the damage caused by the handling 

of paper, photograph, audiovisual originals.

CONTENT GRANTS

In FY 2013, IMLS awarded $58.4 million in grants to 

support exemplary stewardship of collections
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Three hundred library, museum, education and technology professionals 

gathered in Baltimore for the 11th annual WebWise Conference. The 

theme for 2013 was Putting the Learner at the Center. Keynoter Audrey 

Watters provided her insights on the shifting education technology terrain 

and the role of libraries and museums. 

MARCH 2013

IMLS launched its Facebook page with a “Share Your Story” campaign 

that invited the public to post comments about the difference that 

National Medal for Museum and Library finalists made in their lives. 

“Likes” grew from zero to 2,000 in just six weeks.

FEBRUARY 2013

In partnership with the American Institute for Conservation and Heritage 

Preservation, IMLS hosted the “From the Bench” blog series, highlighting 

IMLS-supported conservation work in 20 museums.

To help African American museums connect and tell their stories, we 

launched a nine-month-long blog series culminating with a convening in 

Washington, D.C., for our Museum Grants for African American History 

and Culture program grantees. 

Heritage Preservation hosted a year-long IMLS Connecting to Collections 

webinar series creating a vibrant community to share best practices in 

conservation.

ONGOING

IMLS is a hub of ideas for and from museums 

and libraries.

Convening/

Sharing
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JUNE 2013

IMLS worked with WebJunction to convene library organizations in

preparation for a report on the state of continuing education for library

professionals.

Museum leaders tap their inner artist to 

share ideas at grantee convening.

John Franklin, Director of Partnerships at the National Museum of African

American History and Culture, leads IMLS grantees on a tour of Changing 

America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on 

Washington, 1963, at the National Museum of American History. 

FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

AUGUST 2013

The IMLS UpNext blog celebrated its second birthday. Its focus is sharing 

“what works in museums and libraries” and more than 100 museum and 

library professionals have provided guest posts.

SEPTEMBER 2013

Museums Take the Lead brought together National Leadership grantees 

for a high energy exchange of insights and ideas. Hearing directly from 

grantees helps IMLS continue to develop programs that help museums 

stay ahead of the curve and meet changing societal needs. 
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First Lady Michele Obama honored twelve outstanding afterschool arts 

and humanities programs for youth. Recipients of the National Arts and 

Humanities Youth Program Awards foster the creative and intellectual 

development of America’s youth through education and practical 

experience in the arts. The program is supported by IMLS, the President’s 

Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH), the National Endowment 

for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). 

Sundance announced the 2013 selections for FILM FORWARD, an 

initiative of the Sundance Institute and PCAH in partnership with NEA, 

NEH, and IMLS. The international touring program is designed to enhance 

greater cultural understanding, collaboration, and dialogue around the 

globe by engaging audiences through the exhibition of films, workshops, 

and conversations with filmmakers.

Associate Justice Ruth Ginsburg administered the oath of office to eight 

new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, and in 

May, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer welcomed five additional members 

to the board.

OCTOBER 2012

NOVEMBER 2012

IMLS shines a national spotlight on museums and 

libraries to honor great achievements.

Celebration

First Lady Michele Obama presented the IMLS National Medal for 

Museum and Library Service in a White House ceremony; the medal is 

the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service 

to the community. Each year, ten extraordinary museums and libraries 

are selected for their inspiring work making a difference for individuals, 

families, and communities. Medalists receive an award of $5,000 and 

a visit from StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit whose mission is to 

provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to 

record, share, and preserve the stories of their lives.

MAY 2013
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IMLS grantees visit Capitol Hill for workshop 

on museum funding programs.

JUNE 2013

The White House honored twelve library and museum professionals as 

Champions of Change who are making a difference for their neighborhoods 

and for our nation. They are leading programs that bridge the digital 

divide, support literacy development for the youngest learners, create new 

opportunities for teens to explore science and deliver services that help 

new Americans succeed.

SEPTEMBER 2013

IMLS, together with the President’s Committee on the Arts and 

Humanities and in partnership with the Alliance for Young Artists & 

Writers, announced the second annual class of the National Student Poets 

Program, the country’s highest honor for youth poets whose original work 

exhibits exceptional creativity, dedication to the craft, and promise. Each 

year, five outstanding high school poets serve as literary ambassadors for 

poetry, encouraging a wide range of youth to explore and develop new 

creative capabilities.

IMLS was a charter sponsor of the National Book Festival and its Pavilion 

of the States saluting the literary traditions of the 50 states, the District 

of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Thousands of book lovers attend the 

festival each year.

One hundred and twenty enthusiastic participants, including 

representatives from 40 congressional offices, met in the Capitol Hill 

Visitor Center to celebrate IMLS museum program grantees and attended 

a workshop for congressional staff.
IMLS data collection and analysis helps build 

knowledge about library and museum impact.

Research

IMLS released the 2010 Public Library Survey report. Now in its 23rd 

year, the Public Library Survey report provides the most comprehensive 

data from the nation’s 17,078 public library outlets. For the first time the 

report went beyond national-level analysis to look at trends at the local, 

regional, and state levels and provided profiles for each state. Findings of 

the report included the following:

•	 Public libraries served 297.6 million people. 

•	 Children’s materials comprise a full one-third of the 2.46 billion 

materials circulated and 61.7 percent of libraries’ 3.75 million public 

programs are designed for children.

•	 The number of e-books in public libraries has tripled since 2003.

•	 In the last ten years the number of public access computers has doubled.

•	 Total operating revenue and expenditures for public libraries decreased.

IMLS data is used in the Department of Labor’s American Job Center 

Locator Service. The data is also used for a variety of local, regional, 

and national community indicator initiatives, including the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Performance-Based 

Planning Measures developed by the Office of Sustainable 

Housing and Communities.

JANUARY 2013

MARCH 2013

IMLS released a statement to support increasing access to federally 

funded scientific research and improving management of research data.

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JUNE 2013

IMLS took part in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking. The event 

brought together techies, entrepreneurs, developers, and activists to use 

publicly available data to develop innovative solutions to civic problems 

large and small. 
Kindergarten Children’s Visitation to Libraries 

and Museums, Class of 2010-2011. Source: Early 

Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 

of 2010-11 (ECLS-K: 2011). Analysis by IMLS.

AUGUST 2013

IMLS released findings about kindergarteners’ use of libraries and 

museums. The good news is that use is strong with about half of all 

parents reporting that they had visited libraries and/or museums. However, 

the most powerful predictor of visitation was socioeconomic status. 

Children living in the most affluent households were three times more 

likely to visit a library or a museum than children living in the most 

impoverished households. A complete report is due out next year.

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SEPTEMBER 2013

IMLS launched data collection for the first ever Public Demand for Library 

and Museums Services national household survey. Designed to monitor 

public expectations for and satisfaction with library and museum services, 

this collection will determine attitudes, assess awareness of issues related 

to library and museum services, and track trends in visitation and use.

IMLS released The State of Small and Rural Libraries. The brief provides 

distinctions in definitions of small and rural libraries. (Not all small 

libraries are rural.) One surprising and important finding is that small 

and rural libraries make up the majority (80.5 percent) of public library 

systems in the United States.

ONGOING

IMLS was an advisor to the Pew Center for the Internet and American Life 

on a series of reports. The reports explore how technology is changing 

expectations about how to find and use information, particularly among 

younger generations, and how libraries are changing along the way. 

4.6%

Gallery/

Museum

20.2% 

Library

15.8%

10.2%

Zoo/Aquarium

14.5%

8.4%

5.3%

20.3% 

of children did 

not visit any 

of these
IN 2013

The Office of Government Ethics 

(OGE) recognized IMLS leadership 

and commitment to ethics and 

promoting an ethical culture. 

The Department of Justice made 

IMLS one of just fifteen agencies 

to be awarded “green lights” for 

the effectiveness of its operations.

IMLS is a careful steward of taxpayer dollars and 

maximizes public value through strategic management.

Accountability

FY 2013 GRANT OBLIGATIONS

FY 2013 NET FINANCIAL POSITION

IMLS FY 2013 APPROPRIATIONS

Net Financial Position FY 2013 FY 2012 Change ($) Change (%)

Assets $298.8M $335.8M ($37.0M) -11.0%

Liabilities $53.0M $52.7M $.3M 1.0%

Net Position $245.8M $283.1M ($37.3M) -13.2%

Net Cost $254.5M $249.4M $5.1M 2.0%

$68.0

33%

$58.4

29%

$78.3

38%

Goal 1: Learning

Goal 3: Content

Goal 2: Community

Library – State Program

Library – Discretionary Programs

Museum – Discretionary Programs

Research and Evaluation

$150,000,000 Administration

68%

$29,245,034

13%

$25,043,918

12%

$13,745,000

6%

$1,787,250

1%

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Total FY 2013

Appropriations:

$219,821,202
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The National Museum and Library Services Board is a twenty-three-member advisory body that includes 

Presidentially appointed individuals with expertise in, or commitment to, library, museum and information 

services. Informed by its collectively vast experience and knowledge, the board advises the Institute’s director on 

general policy and practices, selections for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, and coordination 

with other federal agencies and offices.

Chairperson: Susan H. Hildreth, Director, IMLS

Members:

Althemese Pemberton Barnes, 

 Florida

Charles Benton, Illinois

Christie Pearson Brandau, Iowa

Bert Castro, Arizona

John Coppola, Florida

Vishakha N. Desai, New York

Claudia French, IMLS

Susan H. Hildreth, Director

Maura Marx, Deputy Director for Libraries

Claudia French, Deputy Director for Museums

Mamie Bittner, Director of Communications and Government Affairs

Michael D. Jerger, Chief Operating Officer

Carlos A. Manjarrez, Director of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Nancy E. Weiss, General Counsel

IMLS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Paula Gangopadhyay, Michigan

William J. Hagenah, Illinois

Carla Hayden, Illinois

Luis Herrera, California

Eric Jolly, Minnesota

Tammie Kahn, Texas

George Kerscher, Montana

Susana Torruella Leval, New York

Maura Marx, IMLS

Mary Minow, California

Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Alabama

Jacquelyn K. Sundstrand, Nevada

Winston Tabb, Maryland

Suzanne Thorin, New York

Robert Wedgeworth, Illinois

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

Cover and p. 8, top: photo by Laurie 

Pasteryak Lamarre, courtesy of the 

Mashantucket Pequot Museum & 

Research Center.

Cover and p. 5, bottom: courtesy of the 

Minnesota Historical Society.

P. 2: photo by Cunningham Charlowe, 

courtesy of the Columbus Museum of Art. 

p. 4, top: photo by Paul Spect, courtesy 

of the Boston Children’s Museum. 

P. 4, bottom: Susan H. Hildreth, 

Deb Delisle, Assistant Secretary for 

Elementary and Secondary Education, 

U.S Department of Education, and 

Richard Gonzales, Senior Advisor for 

Early Childhood Development, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services at the Anacostia Library in 

Washington, D.C.; IMLS photo.

P. 5, bottom: courtesy of the 

Minnesota Historical Society.

P. 6: courtesy of the 

Marshalltown Public Library. 

P. 7, top: courtesy of the American 

Library Association.

P. 7, bottom: courtesy of the Fairfax 

County Public Library.

P. 8, middle: courtesy of the Northeast 

Document Conservation Center

P. 8, bottom: photo released by 

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart 

Institute in Kansas City, showing the 

sarcophagus of the mummy Hatiay 

(New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 

to 1295 BCE) in Cairo, Egypt (AP 

Photo/Dr. Michael Miyamoto). 

P. 9, top: photo by Jim Fruchterman. 

P. 9, bottom: courtesy of the Tate 

Geological Museum at Casper College.

P. 10: WebWise 2013, IMLS photo. 

P. 11, top: Museums Take the Lead, 

courtesy of Alchemy. 

P. 11, bottom: Photo by Michael R. 

Barnes, courtesy of the Smithsonian 

Institution, National Museum of African 

American History and Culture. 

P. 12, top: Representatives from 

the Delta Blues Museum receive the 

National Medal for Museum and 

Library Service, IMLS photo. 

P. 12, bottom: Mariachi Master 

Apprentice Program representatives 

perform at the National Arts and 

Humanities Youth program Awards 

ceremony, PCAH photo. 

P. 13, top: Museum representatives 

meet Susan H. Hildreth at the Capitol 

Hill workshop, IMLS photo.

P. 13, second from top: Champions 

for Change, IMLS photo.

P. 13, second from bottom: Courtesy of 

the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. 

P. 14, top: Photo by Chris Tumbusch, 

Courtesy of the Pierce County 

Library System. 

P. 13, bottom: IMLS staff at the 

National Book Festival, IMLS photo.

P. 16: Photo by R. Mickens, courtesy of 

the American Museum of Natural History.

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