-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beverley Shirley Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [texshare-users] FW: Congress to Hold Hearing Thursday,September 11, on how Museums and Libraries Strengthen Communities
Beverley Shirley, Division Director Library Resource Sharing Texas State Library and Archives Commission (512) 463-5433 FAX (512) 936-2306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congress to Hold Hearing Thursday, September 11, on how Museums and Libraries Strengthen Communities WATCH LIVE on Thursday morning: http://edlabor. house.gov The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities is scheduled to hold an informational hearing on museums and libraries at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, September 11, 2008. The Subcommittee will be examining how museums and libraries help to strengthen communities and will specifically focus on programs where museums partner with local government entities to solve community problems. One such program expected to be highlighted is a children's museum that uses an IMLS grant to support a collaborative initiative between the museum, the county's child welfare agency, and the family court system. "Museums and libraries are playing such a vital role in communities around the nation," said AAM President Ford W. Bell. "I commend Chairwoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Ranking Member Todd Platts (R-PA) for calling this hearing to explore the exceptional work that museums and libraries are doing to strengthen communities." He added, "I hope the museum field will be able to listen in on the Committee proceedings." The witness list includes Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, DC, Ms. Suzanne LeBlanc, Executive Director of the Long Island Children's Museum in New York, Ms. Mary Clare Zales, Deputy Secretary of Education and Commissioner for Libraries in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ms. Anna Nunez, Executive Director of the Arizona Health Science Library at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and Dr. Eric Jolly, President of the Science Museum of Minnesota in St, Paul, Minnesota. _______________________________________________ Tex-dig mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/tex-dig
