From: Sandy Brooks <sbrooks@connix.com> To: Conntech <conntech@csuweb.ctstateu.edu> Subject: [CONNTECH] Community stories
Forwarded from another list - thought some of you might be
interested in participating.
Sandy Brooks
Eastern CT Libraries, the Cooperating Library Service Unit
for eastern CT, www.ecl.org
sbrooks@ecl.org
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A primary focus of grantmaking at the Institute of Museum
and Library
> > > > Services is supporting libraries and museums in their role as community
> > > > resources. In the past week, we have heard stories from museums and
> > > > libraries throughout the United States that underscore their
> > importance as
> > > > centers for community engagement and support. If you have a story
> to tell
> > > > about a museum or library that has responded to our national crises in
> > > > some special way, we would like to hear from you.
> > > >
> > > > Using their special expertise to listen to communities and respond to
> > > > their needs, many of our museums and libraries are taking special
> action.
> > > > These responses include providing a safe haven where individuals and
> > > > families can connect with others, offering resources that give
> > context for
> > > > understanding for children and adults, or providing environments where
> > > > people may retreat into work, beauty, literature, entertainment,
> projects
> > > > or hobbies.
> > > >
> > > > Libraries and museums have responded with other services as well:
> > > > developing lists of ways to contribute to relief efforts; establishing
> > > > list serves to help communities come together, and providing spaces for
> > > > civic engagement as well as contemplation.
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps most importantly we have heard that an open museum or library
> > is a
> > > > reassuring sign of normalcy and a stabilizing force in communities
> across
> > > > the country.
> > > >
> > > > We would like to be able to highlight ways in which libraries and
> museums
> > > > have responded. Please send your responses to Mamie Bittner,
> Director of
> > > > Legislative and Public Affairs at mbittner@imls.gov
> > > >
> > > > Mamie Bittner
> > > > Director of Legislative and Public Affairs
> > > > 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
> > > > Suite 510
> > > > Washington, DC 20506
> > > > 202-606-8339
> > > > 202-606-8591 (fax)
> > > > mbittner@imls.gov
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