Third party posting -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Maxwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:06 PM To: Eileen Maxwell Subject: Media Advisory for November 1: IMLS to Launch Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth Initiative
The following is a media advisory from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of the advisory can be read on the IMLS Web site at: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/102505.htm MEDIA ADVISORY IMLS Contact: Eileen Maxwell, 202-653-4236; [email protected] IMLS to Launch Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth Initiative WHO: Mary Chute, Acting Director of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will present a new agency initiative: Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth. WHAT: 6th Meeting of the IMLS National Museum and Library Services Board WHERE: IMLS, 1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor, Board Room, Washington, DC, 20036 WHEN: Tuesday, November 1, 2005 10:45 a.m. National experts will brief the audience about the challenges facing America's youth: J. Robert Flores, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice Karen Pittman, Executive Director, Forum for Youth Development NOON Presentation of the IMLS Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth Initiative Mary Chute, Acting Director, IMLS 12: 30 p.m. Question and Answer Session (Committee Room) Mary Chute and other senior IMLS officials will take questions from the audience about the IMLS Museums and Libraries Engaging America's Youth Initiative. We know that youth face tremendous challenges to succeed in school and in life. As a nation we are increasingly aware of the value of effective community institutions in engaging youth, both in school and out of school. Serving youth is core to the mission of most museums and libraries, and IMLS has a long history of grant-making, research, and convening experts to support this mission. This initiative will examine what works, share best practices, encourage more and better practices, and build bridges among libraries, museums and public policy makers. About the Institute of Museum and Library Services: 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. To learn more about the Institute, please log onto: 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) [email protected] Subscribe to Primary Source, the IMLS monthly e-mail newsletter, for important museum and library news: http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscribe.htm. The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]
