The following is a press release from the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Services. An HTML version of this press release with images
can be accessed on the IMLS Web site at:
http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/071405.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2005
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
IMLS Presents Grants Workshop with Congresswoman McCarthy (NY-04)for
Nassau County's Museums and Libraries
Washington, DC-At the invitation of U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy
(NY-04), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) presented a
workshop on July 11, 2005 to help museums and libraries in Nassau County
learn about government funding opportunities. Over 50 museum and library
professionals from Nassau County attended the workshop at the
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library.
"Libraries are more important today than ever. Seniors use them;
children use them; they're gathering places. The whole community uses
them," remarked Congresswoman McCarthy. "There is federal funding
available to libraries. It's very competitive though. That's why I asked
the Institute of Museum and Library Services to hold this workshop, to
make sure Nassau County libraries and museums are equipped to compete
with their counterparts across the country."
Caption: Schroeder Cherry, IMLS Deputy Director of Museum Services,
Congresswoman McCarthy, Mary Chute, IMLS Acting Director and Deputy
Director of Library Services, and Kevin O'Connell, Congressional Affairs
Officer.
The workshop highlighted federal funding opportunities as well as state.
Presenters included Mary Chute, IMLS Acting Director and Deputy Director
of Library Services; Schroeder Cherry, IMLS Deputy Director of Museum
Services, Jackie Thresher, Director of the Nassau County Library System;
and Kristen Herron, Director of Museum Programs for the New York State
Council on the Arts. "The coming together of federal and state
government funders under one roof provides an excellent opportunity for
Nassau County's museums and libraries to learn of the many government
resources available to them," said Mary Chute. "We are so pleased
Congresswoman McCarthy has made this opportunity possible."
Also on hand to provide a perspective from successful IMLS grant
applicants were Lawrence Jennings, Human Resources Director and Jerome
Myers, PULSE Project Manager, with the Brooklyn Public Library. The two
demonstrated the IMLS funded Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online
<<http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/>>, a free online
repository of the newspapers the Eagle published from 1841 - 1902 that
provides the public access to fascinating first hand accounts of seminal
events in our nation's history such as the Civil War and the
assassination of President Lincoln. They also spoke on the success of
PULSE, an innovative recruitment program to attract students to library
careers by providing work and training opportunities in every facet of
the profession.
An animated question and answer session followed the presentations that,
as one participant characterized, "really got down to the 'nuts and
bolts' of what makes a successful IMLS grant application." To learn more
about IMLS grants, visit the IMLS Web site at http://www.imls.gov.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal
grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of
learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities. The
Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by
supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries. The
Institute also encourages partnerships to expand the educational benefit
of libraries and museums.
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Officer
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
202-653-4632
202-653-4600(fax)
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