The following press advisory is from the federal Institute of Museum and
Library Services. An HTML version of this advisory can be read on the
IMLS Web site at: http://www.imls.gov/about/board_agenda0306.shtm01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2006
Press Contact
202-653-4632
Eileen Maxwell, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]
7th Meeting of the National Museum and Library Service Board
WHO
* National Museum and Library Services Board Members
* Mary Chute, Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services and senior officials of the Institute
* Deborah Hess Norris, Chairperson, Heritage Preservation
* Lawrence L. Reger, Director, Heritage Preservation
* Kristen Overbeck Laise, Director, Heritage Health Index
* Lonnie Bunch, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of
African-American History and Culture
WHAT
7th Meeting of the National Museum and Library Service Board
WHERE
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street, N.W.
9th Floor
Washington, D.C.
WHEN
Monday, March 6, 3:00 p.m. - 4:45 pm
Tuesday, March 7, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm
Washington, DC-The 7th meeting of the National Museum and Services
Library Board will focus on the recently released report A Public Trust
at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's
Collections. This report is the first comprehensive survey ever
conducted on the condition and preservation needs of our nation's
collections. The results are both stunning and sobering- 4.5 billion
artifacts held by more than 30,000 archives, libraries, museums and
other repositories and visited 2.5 billion times a year are threatened
by lack of environmental controls, perilous storage conditions,
insufficient security and lack of emergency plans.
Lonnie Bunch, the director of the National Museum for African American
History and Culture, will extend a welcome to the National Museum and
Library Services Board members on Tuesday morning. He will share his
vision for the new Smithsonian museum.
National Museum and Library Board Members will also review and discuss
implementation of recently announced Administration policy to
consolidate into the Institute the activities of the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science and two library-related statistical
collections currently housed at the National Center for Education
Statistics: the state library data collection and the public library
data collection.
Concurrent meetings of the Policy and Planning Committee and the
Partnerships and Government Affairs Committee will take place on Monday,
March 6, 2006 from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45pm. The Board meeting will take
place from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 7, 2006. Please
review the agenda for details at
http://www.imls.gov/about/board_agenda0306.shtm01
The National Museum and Library Services Board is a policy advisory
board. It is chaired by the director of the federal Institute of Museum
and Library Service and consists of twenty Presidentially-appointed and
Senate-confirmed members, the deputy directors of the Institute, and the
chair of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
The members of the board are selected based on their expertise and
commitment to public service through the nation's libraries and museums.
For more information on board members see
http://www.imls.gov/about/board.shtm.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 15,000 museums.
Its mission is to grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because
life-long learning is essential to a democratic society and individual
success. Through its grant making, convening, research and publications,
the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide
leadership and services to enhance learning in families and communities,
sustain cultural heritage, build 21st century skills, and provide
opportunities for civic participation. To learn more about the
Institute, please visit: http://www.imls.gov.
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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